Time of Meals

[atomic sagebrush]

I am eating only twice a day. I make myself wait until at least noon for lunch and at least 6 p.m. for dinner. Nothing in the mornings, afternoons or evenings except for caffeine-free Diet Coke or peppermint tea (I use only a single bag with two packets of Equal, and I try to pick the soda more often than the tea now that I'm taking Saw Palmetto ... but sometimes I'm both cold and hungry, so the hot tea helps).

I find that by not "spending" any of my calories on a snack, I feel like I get more food during the meals, so I'm not feeling as deprived.

I think that's fine too. It's all about what works for YOU. I find it easier when I lose weight, to eat larger meals less often because when I eat, there is always the risk that I go out of control and eat too much and I feel more satisfied with larger meals - I ahve no willpower to stop eating halfway thru a meal, yet I can easily resist eating between meals. But I know others do better with 3 meals rather than 2. Either way works.

[atomic sagebrush]

Re eating just cheese - you can certainly INCLUDE cheese in your day's diet (and I often eat all-cheese meals just because I love the stuff - I did conceive boys while doing so tho) but I do not think it is safe for you to eat NOTHING else. You will not get enough potassium that way - cheese does have potassium but I don't think you could eat enough before going over on protein and sodium.

You are not getting enough potassium anyway with your diet as you describe it, you need to be getting 2500-3500 mg of potassium a day or you can get really sick or even die (this is the same level as on IG and FGD, it is for your health and does not sway at this level - blue swayers get 5000-6000 mg potassium). Even if you have to eat a banana to get there, you need more potassium.

Weirdly, cheese does NOT always have Vit. D. Vit D is added to milk but some cheesemakers use milk straight from their cows that has not had the Vit. D added yet.

[Wishing4Princess]

AH man! I just am always sooo friggin hungry! lol...Thanks everybody!

[Curlyseuss]

I was thinking, if the purpose of skipping breakfast is to keep blood sugar low, would it not work if you ate only breakfast and dinner and skipped LUNCH? Thereby having two long periods of no eating ...one overnight and one during the day. I am just frustrated by the skipping breakfast thing because right now I am on antibiotics and I am supposed to have one in the morning and one at night, and to take them with food.

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes, there is nothing magic whatsoever about skipping breakfast, you could also skip dinner or lunch if that works better for you. It's just that most people find skipping breakfast the easiest option.