Staying on Plan
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I struggle with straying from my meal plan between 4pm-6pm almost every night. My last 3 meals are at 1pm, 4pm and 7pm. I go to bed at 9pm. I already follow meal plan #2 and I’m 5’3.5″. I do stop and think about the choice I’m making before I do it. I know decision making is impaired when you’re tired/hungry, so how do I get around this “glitch”? BTW I can say “no” to anything before the witching hour of 4pm. Any advice would be appreciated! **I should note that I’m also responsible for feeding my 4 kids (2 teenage boys, an 11 y/o boy and 9 y/o girl) and hubby between 4pm and 7pm and our house is loaded with tempting snacks, which I keep out of sight in a closet/pantry.
I struggle with straying from my meal plan between 4pm-6pm almost every night. My last 3 meals are at 1pm, 4pm and 7pm. I go to bed at 9pm. I already follow meal plan #2 and I’m 5’3.5″. I do stop and think about the choice I’m making before I do it. I know decision making is impaired when you’re tired/hungry, so how do I get around this “glitch”? BTW I can say “no” to anything before the witching hour of 4pm. Any advice would be appreciated! **I should note that I’m also responsible for feeding my 4 kids (2 teenage boys, an 11 y/o boy and 9 y/o girl) and hubby between 4pm and 7pm and our house is loaded with tempting snacks, which I keep out of sight in a closet/pantry.
You could shift your meals around in a way that you double up on a meal later in the day so you are not hungry enough to be tempted. So maybe cut one of your earlier meals in half, then eat 1.5 meals for either your meal at 4pm or 7pm. does that make sense?
I usually struggle with my eating when I get home from work around 4.. I am a PE teacher during the day and once I get home, thats when I struggle with binging and eating all the things.. I have recently started eating my dinner at 4:00 when I get home- my biggest meal of the day instead of having a snack when I get home. and so far so good. Then I eat my snack later in the evening.
I appreciate this question and the posts, as I struggle with the same. I know it is more psychological, than physical hunger. I’m tired when I get home and I’m looking for something – whether it be comfort, more energy, decompression, etc. One thing I have not consistently implemented, is trying to have a transition between work and home. Trying to walk in the door, and meditate for 5 minutes, or go lie on the floor and rest for a few minutes to let that sense of urgency that I “need” to eat pass.
I look forward to hearing from others.
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