1 meal per day Plus Fruit/veg as required (overweight, system, weight loss)
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Thats the weight watchers way. I have found it works well. Thats NOT the same as giving in to every craving - or listening to your MENTAL anxieties, fears, etc. Its simply asking yourself - am I reallly STILL hungry, or am I pleasantly sated? I have found it works well, and has helped me even when for one reason or another Im not tracking.
Your body is one of the last things to listen to. Most of us still have the survival instinct in full force when it comes to eating and we'll eat to survive "just in case". This is left over from the bad old days when many had to do without food because there just wasn't anything. That is obviously not the problem anymore with grocery stores and a never ending supply of fast food.
As stated earlier, fruit can be/is good, but in moderation. A two banana breakfast isn't a good idea at all.. How about one banana and an Egg Beater with some lean ham and vegetables?
Your body is one of the last things to listen to. Most of us still have the survival instinct in full force when it comes to eating and we'll eat to survive "just in case". This is left over from the bad old days when many had to do without food because there just wasn't anything. That is obviously not the problem anymore with grocery stores and a never ending supply of fast food.
As stated earlier, fruit can be/is good, but in moderation. A two banana breakfast isn't a good idea at all.. How about one banana and an Egg Beater with some lean ham and vegetables?
Listening to what your body tells you (hunger pangs vs. no hunger pangs, functioning better with a larger meal in the AM or PM, etc.) isn't the same as listening to what your mind is telling you (I really really feel like I should have a second helping of that!)
I do agree with having fruit and a little protein for breakfast rather than a double serving of fruit.
You should listen to your body. IF this does not leave you feeling hungry much of the day, and IF it doesnt leave you feeling stuffed after your one big meal, it might work, and could fit into the WW approach. I myself prefer 3 meals (which may or may not be mostly fruits and veggies, but almost always include SOMETHING else) plus an occasional snack. I know someone who tries to skip breakfast and lunch, and just a big dinner, and they have had uneven weight loss, but that could be them and not you.
I would note that on WW (In weight loss mode), eating 3 meals a day, I was usually able to squeeze in a beer or glass of wine or two on the weekend, using my weekly points.
Weight watchers and those other diet plans that call for low calories are done over the entire day with foods that help you feel fuller longer as to keep you from, one, binge eating because you feel starved, and two, keep your body from feeling it is starving and going into that fat-saving mode.
The key to WW (aside from tracking, variety, etc, etc) is listening to your body. Eat to a feeling of satiety, but not beyond. Don't go around feeling hungry much less starving, but also dont keep eating after you are sated, till you are stuffed. How that fits with different temporal patters of eating can vary for different individuals, though WW tends to lean towards eating several meals a day.
I typically have a two to five point breakfast (a single high fiber WW yogurt is two points, a cup of cheerios with a cup of skim milk and berries would be 5 points) but my wife prefers a heartier 7 or 8 point breakfast.
I have enjoyed eating chinese food in a restaurant, and mexican food without worrying too much about the calorie total . eating these with lunch and breakfast already eaten would have mean't a fairly small portion to stay within a weightwatchers calorie total - but these are exceptions - mostly will try to eat healthy type dinners.
Also one other - because I am eating less carbohydrates - Less Bread and Less Breakfast Cererals - therefore I notice just eating less carbs you that bit less hungry, and you don't crave carbs much.
Added Carrots and Celery as a Snack, pretty low in cals and nutritous
Energy levels are ok - feeling more alert, sharper but maybe a little less like exercise.
I find drinking plenty of tea, coffee and some diet cokes helps - plus fizzy water as well for curbing appetite.
Experimenting with Just eating one Lunch time meal or an Evening Meal - in order to lose weight. I have tried to lose weight before and its always a struggle- but this is the only way I think which will work for me
Before you scream "starvation mode" - I intend to eat Fruit for breakfast, and fruit or veg in the evening or at lunch time - not huge amounts perhaps two bananas for breakfast, and apples and pears - Plus might use celery and carrots for snacking. This way it keeps the calorie total down. I think it manageable with fruit and water.
So far I feel fine - as long as I have fruit available, about 4 to 5 per day on top of the meal - Ok course I was a little hungry, and fruit does not give the feel good feeling like pizza. But you can have teas, coffee, diet cokes etc
The benefits are :
When you go out to eat a meal - you can eat a decent meal, not have to order a salad, or small portion - and then you get everyone asking are you on a diet or something.
As I lose weight - and my stomach shrinks - then the size of the evening meal will decrease - even now I feel a little bloated if eat something to big.
Its more natural to have one good feed, this eating little 6 times per day, and not having a decent meal - is not enjoyable and boring - of course its equally important not eat too much at the meal.
This feels for me a natural weight loss method - not a contrived, calorie counting, or avoiding one type of food, - all not sustainable.
You can drink an a few beers at the weekend - without worrying about the calories too much.
I know everyone hates this but I think it's not a bad idea. I mean, don't people keep saying, "cut the amount of calories you consume"? Well!
The only thing I would do differently is that I would have that main meal earlier in the day so that I was able to burn that off throughout the day rather than have it sit in my stomach at night time.
But having a good meal, and then having pieces of fruit and veggies the rest of the day...uh, that IS eating all these little small meals per day.
I see nothing wrong with this although I would try to drink more water and less pop. (Although I do agree, pop can quell those hunger pangs when you just don't have the time.)
"I have enjoyed eating chinese food in a restaurant, and mexican food without worrying too much about the calorie total . eating these with lunch and breakfast already eaten would have mean't a fairly small portion to stay within a weightwatchers calorie total - but these are exceptions - mostly will try to eat healthy type dinners."
yes, my experience on WW is that if you are going to have a dinner like that (esp the mexican - chinese you can something high in veggies and maybe light on the sauce, depending on where you go) you need to either eat a small portion for dinner, skimp earlier in the day, or use up your weekly/activity points.
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