Three meals a day... No snacking!?

[kimikat3 150]

Was anyone else told to follow this for the long haul?

I was reviewing my bariatric surgery binder and noticed that stage IV (final stage) states to eat three meals a day, spaced out 3-4 hours from each other, without snacking in between.

I'm sure it's the old fat girl in me that finds this to sounds difficult. Are you guys able to carry on throughout your day without having food outside of your three standard meals? (When I say Snacks, I don't mean chips and candy... I mean nuts or cheese...)

[nsquared 232]

I was told 6 small meals even if one of those meals is simply a bite of something. I usually end up consuming about 4 teeny meals though, but I am only 32 days post op. (nn)

[lilbearzmom 584]

I do 5 small meals a day- and don't eat anything in between. I don't pay attention to timing- I eat when it's convenient or when I feel like I need to. I was told three meals and two Snacks, but my NUT looks at it like I do- 5 small meals. Helps keep your metabolism going- and we need that.

-Kendra

[notmeanymore 629]

Im 12 weeks out and I actually eat a couple of ounces of food (90% of the time its protein) every couple of hours. Breakfast Ill have a couple of ounces of lowfat cottage cheese or a 1/2 cup of skim milk then a couple hours later Ill have an ounce of soy nuts or a piece or 2 of turkey Jerky then a couple hours later its lunch time and Ill have a couple ounces of lean meat with a half slice of cheese then a couple hours later Ill have a very small handful of blackberries (I love my fiber) then for dinner I usually have a tilapia filet (it takes me about an hour to eat it) then if I want a snack Ill have a few bites of watermelon or an ounce of nuts. I think everyone's metabolism is different but my likes it when I keep it busy all day and as long as the scale move in the right direction, Im totaly good with it.

[sarahzamudio1091 185]

When I eat I can barely eat a couple bites because I get full. Then I go d myself hungry a couple hrs later. It's easier to eat 6 small healthy meals .

[kimikat3 150]

When I eat I can barely eat a couple bites because I get full. Then I go d myself hungry a couple hrs later. It's easier to eat 6 small healthy meals .

That's kind of what I was thinking.

[Takingcontrol 467]

I was told & follow, 3 small meals & 2 Snacks a day. Keep fueling your body to boost your metabolism to burn the fat

[kimikat3 150]

I was told & follow' date=' 3 small meals & 2 Snacks a day. Keep fueling your body to boost your metabolism to burn the fat[/quote']

Also makes sense! I know pre-surgery that was what I was always told to follow to keep my body burning. Now I'm being told three meals no Snacks. I was thinking maybe that would be sufficient to keep my fueled and still low enough to keep me burning the fat stored in my body.... ???

[Susie1226 138]

Was anyone else told to follow this for the long haul?

I was reviewing my bariatric surgery binder and noticed that stage IV (final stage) states to eat three meals a day' date=' spaced out 3-4 hours from each other, without snacking in between.

I'm sure it's the old fat girl in me that finds this to sounds difficult. Are you guys able to carry on throughout your day without having food outside of your three standard meals? (When I say Snacks, I don't mean chips and candy... I mean nuts or cheese...)

[/quote']

I was told the same thing. They said that that fasting periods between meals were essential to burning fat. They said if I keep giving my body fuel it won't turn to that stores fat to burn it.

[kimikat3 150]

I was told the same thing. They said that that fasting periods between meals were essential to burning fat. They said if I keep giving my body fuel it won't turn to that stores fat to burn it.

That is what I figured. How far out from surgery are you?

[Chris R 217]

I was told the same thing, mainly because the predominant culture and workplace doesn't support frequent meals/snacking. I have been doing 3 meals, but usually do have something when I get home from work between lunch and dinner, because my lunch break is at 11 am, (only 22 minutes long, since I'm a teacher), and we don't usually eat dinner until at least 6 pm. I don't have a problem with this. I need the time in between to get my minimum 8 cups of Water in!

[newgrandmother 725]

Susie weird bit makes sense also

[kimikat3 150]

I was told the same thing' date=' mainly because the predominant culture and workplace doesn't support frequent meals/snacking. I have been doing 3 meals, but usually do have something when I get home from work between lunch and dinner, because my lunch break is at 11 am, (only 22 minutes long, since I'm a teacher), and we don't usually eat dinner until at least 6 pm. I don't have a problem with this. I need the time in between to get my minimum 8 cups of Water in![/quote']

Yes! Three meals only does make it easy to time your Water intake. I didn't think of that.

[newgrandmother 725]

But the way the body works is think of a camp fire, the fire is burning( metabolism) you keep adding pieces of wood to keep it going(food) but you de id to put a bigger log because u r tired of feeding the fire. If u notice the log takes a long time to burn out( large meal). Do u see where im going with this. The small meal burn up quicly. Another way to explaine it, our bodies are made to go into survival mode if its not being fed it gets scared and holds the food for dear life (starving) but when you feed it every 2_3 hours it think ok I can burn this up because im getting more(weight loss)

[lessofmeismore 1,405]

I think it depends on how much you can eat for a meal. Most of our meals are not really meals as they are quite small. If that is the case then you might need a snack. If you can eat a reasonable size meal then a snack might not be necessary