WHERE is it written!!! (Rant about honoring hunger!)

[Guest guest]

Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

" lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be at

precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

I get up at 5am and have breakfast shortly after rising. Even with a

" mid-morning " snack a couple hours later, by about 10:15 or so I'm ready

for LUNCH, darnit... not a " good snack, " not " something to tide me

over, " I want LUNCH... a MEAL. But at work, we're going through the

" Appetite Awareness Workbook, " and every time our group meets and I

mention how hungry I am at about 10 or 10:30 EVERYONE tells me I just

need to get a little snack... maybe a piece of fruit or something.

What, are the Food Police going to stampede my office door and remove

the fork from my lips if I dare to eat " lunch " at 10:30. How

ridiculous.

The larger issue here, I think, is that we're SUPPOSED to be all about

honoring our hunger, and coming to understand when you're hungry and

doing something about it. Is it more sane to eat lunch at 10:30 or to

push off your hunger until noon or so, at which time I have passed

hungry and gone straight to GET ME A SIDE OF BEEF?!

Anyway, this week I've been packing in my lunch bag some small

containers of 1/2 a can of tuna or some peanut butter, so that when I'm

hungry I have something there extra. I'm experimenting with both

realizing that I get hungry about every 3 hours and DOING something

about it instead of putting away the hunger because the clock doesn't

think it's the right time for me to deal with it. I was actually really

afraid that if I did this I would just pack in the calories, but to keep

myself from going insane I actually calculated what I'd taken in over

the course of several days of this experiment - even though I'm eating

something every 2-3 hours, I'm actually not eating any more calories

than I normally would if I just ate when the clock told me to eat a

meal. Does that make sense? I'm really trying hard to just recognize

and acknowledge my legitimate (versus emotional) hunger and give my body

some fuel when it signals it wants it.

Anyway, rant over... gotta run, it's 10:50am and I just ate my lunch in

my office!! I think I hear the Food Police approaching!!!!

[Guest guest]

Gym, you may consider that a rant, but it sure gave me a SMILE!! I so

know what you mean - our tummy's are NOT hooked up to a clock!!! I

tend to eat 'starchy' (toast, cereal) in the am which leaves me hungry

about 11 AM-ish. I now eat something 'protein' then if I am hungry for

that. My latest taste treat is about 2 oz. of salami (dry, low fat

which I find is more flavorful) and that satisfies me until 1-ish when

hubby starts grumbling about his hunger - lol. (he's slowly getting on

the IE path). So to answer your question I say NO, to 'lunch' being at

noon on the dot! If you want brunch - go for it or even lupper

(lunch/supper) at 2 or 3 (we sometimes eat our 'main' meal then)

that's kosher as far as I'm concerned. And tell the Food Police to

Back the FAT off!! (giggles)

>

>

> Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be at

> precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

>

[Guest guest]

Gym, you may consider that a rant, but it sure gave me a SMILE!! I so

know what you mean - our tummy's are NOT hooked up to a clock!!! I

tend to eat 'starchy' (toast, cereal) in the am which leaves me hungry

about 11 AM-ish. I now eat something 'protein' then if I am hungry for

that. My latest taste treat is about 2 oz. of salami (dry, low fat

which I find is more flavorful) and that satisfies me until 1-ish when

hubby starts grumbling about his hunger - lol. (he's slowly getting on

the IE path). So to answer your question I say NO, to 'lunch' being at

noon on the dot! If you want brunch - go for it or even lupper

(lunch/supper) at 2 or 3 (we sometimes eat our 'main' meal then)

that's kosher as far as I'm concerned. And tell the Food Police to

Back the FAT off!! (giggles)

>

>

> Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be at

> precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

>

[Guest guest]

I'm with ya sisters. I get up and go to work at 5 am. I can't eat right away, but am usually hungry around 7:00. by 10:30 I am ready for lunch, and 2:30 would love to eat dinner. Then, something light around 7 is ideal. I joke that I run on Eastern time. That would be 10:00 breakfast, 1;30 lunch, 5:30 dinner and 10pm snack. I don't always get to do that, because my family runs on Pacific time. But, right now, it is 11:00 am and I am making a moroccan pumpkin chicken stew for brunch, because we are going to the mall for dinner and I'm going to have a rice and bean bowl at 4:00. That'll probably do me for the day. Even God doesn't plan to judge a man till the end of his days, why should you and I?-Unknown __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Every time I try to eat yogurt and fruit for breakfast, I have a low

blood sugar attack less than an hour later...just an oatmeal packet

for BK will do that to me too. I've noticed if I eat " big " during

the first part of the day (before 3:00) I am hardly hungry at all at

night. There must be something to this!

> >

> >

> > Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> > " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be

at

> > precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

> >

> > I get up at 5am and have breakfast shortly after rising. Even

with a

> > " mid-morning " snack a couple hours later, by about 10:15 or so

I'm ready

> > for LUNCH, darnit... not a " good snack, " not " something to tide me

> > over, " I want LUNCH... a MEAL. But at work, we're going through

the

> > " Appetite Awareness Workbook, " and every time our group meets and

I

> > mention how hungry I am at about 10 or 10:30 EVERYONE tells me I

just

> > need to get a little snack... maybe a piece of fruit or

something.

> > What, are the Food Police going to stampede my office door and

remove

> > the fork from my lips if I dare to eat " lunch " at 10:30. How

> > ridiculous.

> >

> > The larger issue here, I think, is that we're SUPPOSED to be all

about

> > honoring our hunger, and coming to understand when you're hungry

and

> > doing something about it. Is it more sane to eat lunch at 10:30

or to

> > push off your hunger until noon or so, at which time I have passed

> > hungry and gone straight to GET ME A SIDE OF BEEF?!

> >

> > Anyway, this week I've been packing in my lunch bag some small

> > containers of 1/2 a can of tuna or some peanut butter, so that

when I'm

> > hungry I have something there extra. I'm experimenting with both

> > realizing that I get hungry about every 3 hours and DOING

something

> > about it instead of putting away the hunger because the clock

doesn't

> > think it's the right time for me to deal with it. I was actually

really

> > afraid that if I did this I would just pack in the calories, but

to keep

> > myself from going insane I actually calculated what I'd taken in

over

> > the course of several days of this experiment - even though I'm

eating

> > something every 2-3 hours, I'm actually not eating any more

calories

> > than I normally would if I just ate when the clock told me to eat

a

> > meal. Does that make sense? I'm really trying hard to just

recognize

> > and acknowledge my legitimate (versus emotional) hunger and give

my body

> > some fuel when it signals it wants it.

> >

> > Anyway, rant over... gotta run, it's 10:50am and I just ate my

lunch in

> > my office!! I think I hear the Food Police approaching!!!!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Every time I try to eat yogurt and fruit for breakfast, I have a low

blood sugar attack less than an hour later...just an oatmeal packet

for BK will do that to me too. I've noticed if I eat " big " during

the first part of the day (before 3:00) I am hardly hungry at all at

night. There must be something to this!

> >

> >

> > Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> > " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be

at

> > precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

> >

> > I get up at 5am and have breakfast shortly after rising. Even

with a

> > " mid-morning " snack a couple hours later, by about 10:15 or so

I'm ready

> > for LUNCH, darnit... not a " good snack, " not " something to tide me

> > over, " I want LUNCH... a MEAL. But at work, we're going through

the

> > " Appetite Awareness Workbook, " and every time our group meets and

I

> > mention how hungry I am at about 10 or 10:30 EVERYONE tells me I

just

> > need to get a little snack... maybe a piece of fruit or

something.

> > What, are the Food Police going to stampede my office door and

remove

> > the fork from my lips if I dare to eat " lunch " at 10:30. How

> > ridiculous.

> >

> > The larger issue here, I think, is that we're SUPPOSED to be all

about

> > honoring our hunger, and coming to understand when you're hungry

and

> > doing something about it. Is it more sane to eat lunch at 10:30

or to

> > push off your hunger until noon or so, at which time I have passed

> > hungry and gone straight to GET ME A SIDE OF BEEF?!

> >

> > Anyway, this week I've been packing in my lunch bag some small

> > containers of 1/2 a can of tuna or some peanut butter, so that

when I'm

> > hungry I have something there extra. I'm experimenting with both

> > realizing that I get hungry about every 3 hours and DOING

something

> > about it instead of putting away the hunger because the clock

doesn't

> > think it's the right time for me to deal with it. I was actually

really

> > afraid that if I did this I would just pack in the calories, but

to keep

> > myself from going insane I actually calculated what I'd taken in

over

> > the course of several days of this experiment - even though I'm

eating

> > something every 2-3 hours, I'm actually not eating any more

calories

> > than I normally would if I just ate when the clock told me to eat

a

> > meal. Does that make sense? I'm really trying hard to just

recognize

> > and acknowledge my legitimate (versus emotional) hunger and give

my body

> > some fuel when it signals it wants it.

> >

> > Anyway, rant over... gotta run, it's 10:50am and I just ate my

lunch in

> > my office!! I think I hear the Food Police approaching!!!!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be at

> precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

>

> I'm eating

> something every 2-3 hours, I'm actually not eating any more calories

> than I normally would if I just ate when the clock told me to eat a

> meal. Does that make sense? I'm really trying hard to just recognize

> and acknowledge my legitimate (versus emotional) hunger and give my

body

> some fuel when it signals it wants it.

>

Good for you! That is an optimum time frame for keeping your blood

sugar levels balanced. " They " are actually starting to wake up to that

fact and basing " diets " on it now. (The 3 hour diet - for one) It

sounds to me like you are getting good signals and really listening to

what your body needs and when. I hope I can learn to do as well. I

know a LOT about how things are supposed to work and how to

be " healthy " but I have a really hard time doing what I know.

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be at

> precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

>

> I'm eating

> something every 2-3 hours, I'm actually not eating any more calories

> than I normally would if I just ate when the clock told me to eat a

> meal. Does that make sense? I'm really trying hard to just recognize

> and acknowledge my legitimate (versus emotional) hunger and give my

body

> some fuel when it signals it wants it.

>

Good for you! That is an optimum time frame for keeping your blood

sugar levels balanced. " They " are actually starting to wake up to that

fact and basing " diets " on it now. (The 3 hour diet - for one) It

sounds to me like you are getting good signals and really listening to

what your body needs and when. I hope I can learn to do as well. I

know a LOT about how things are supposed to work and how to

be " healthy " but I have a really hard time doing what I know.

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be at

> precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

>

> I'm eating

> something every 2-3 hours, I'm actually not eating any more calories

> than I normally would if I just ate when the clock told me to eat a

> meal. Does that make sense? I'm really trying hard to just recognize

> and acknowledge my legitimate (versus emotional) hunger and give my

body

> some fuel when it signals it wants it.

>

Good for you! That is an optimum time frame for keeping your blood

sugar levels balanced. " They " are actually starting to wake up to that

fact and basing " diets " on it now. (The 3 hour diet - for one) It

sounds to me like you are getting good signals and really listening to

what your body needs and when. I hope I can learn to do as well. I

know a LOT about how things are supposed to work and how to

be " healthy " but I have a really hard time doing what I know.

[Guest guest]

that stew sounds good

>

> I'm with ya sisters.

>

> I get up and go to work at 5 am. I can't eat right away, but am usually

hungry around

7:00. by 10:30 I am ready for lunch, and 2:30 would love to eat dinner. Then,

something

light around 7 is ideal. I joke that I run on Eastern time. That would be 10:00

breakfast,

1;30 lunch, 5:30 dinner and 10pm snack.

>

> I don't always get to do that, because my family runs on Pacific time. But,

right now, it

is 11:00 am and I am making a moroccan pumpkin chicken stew for brunch, because

we

are going to the mall for dinner and I'm going to have a rice and bean bowl at

4:00. That'll

probably do me for the day.

>

>

>

>

> Even God doesn't plan to judge a man till the end of his days, why should you

and I?

>

> -Unknown

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

That is what it's like for me, too. Low blood sugar will start cravings and

binges in a way

that nothing else, can, too. I do the same thing - eat heavier in the first half

of the day,

and the second half takes care of itself.

I've also found for me, that also means having ot just protein, but fats early

in the day. I

have lots of butter on toast, cook eggs in coconut oil and butter, a glass of

whole milk,

(you already know about the butter and cream on my oats) or just put a blob of

Virgin

coconut oil in my morning hot cocoa.

> > >

> > >

> > > Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> > > " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be

> at

> > > precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

> > >

> > > I get up at 5am and have breakfast shortly after rising. Even

> with a

> > > " mid-morning " snack a couple hours later, by about 10:15 or so

> I'm ready

> > > for LUNCH, darnit... not a " good snack, " not " something to tide me

> > > over, " I want LUNCH... a MEAL. But at work, we're going through

> the

> > > " Appetite Awareness Workbook, " and every time our group meets and

> I

> > > mention how hungry I am at about 10 or 10:30 EVERYONE tells me I

> just

> > > need to get a little snack... maybe a piece of fruit or

> something.

> > > What, are the Food Police going to stampede my office door and

> remove

> > > the fork from my lips if I dare to eat " lunch " at 10:30. How

> > > ridiculous.

> > >

> > > The larger issue here, I think, is that we're SUPPOSED to be all

> about

> > > honoring our hunger, and coming to understand when you're hungry

> and

> > > doing something about it. Is it more sane to eat lunch at 10:30

> or to

> > > push off your hunger until noon or so, at which time I have passed

> > > hungry and gone straight to GET ME A SIDE OF BEEF?!

> > >

> > > Anyway, this week I've been packing in my lunch bag some small

> > > containers of 1/2 a can of tuna or some peanut butter, so that

> when I'm

> > > hungry I have something there extra. I'm experimenting with both

> > > realizing that I get hungry about every 3 hours and DOING

> something

> > > about it instead of putting away the hunger because the clock

> doesn't

> > > think it's the right time for me to deal with it. I was actually

> really

> > > afraid that if I did this I would just pack in the calories, but

> to keep

> > > myself from going insane I actually calculated what I'd taken in

> over

> > > the course of several days of this experiment - even though I'm

> eating

> > > something every 2-3 hours, I'm actually not eating any more

> calories

> > > than I normally would if I just ate when the clock told me to eat

> a

> > > meal. Does that make sense? I'm really trying hard to just

> recognize

> > > and acknowledge my legitimate (versus emotional) hunger and give

> my body

> > > some fuel when it signals it wants it.

> > >

> > > Anyway, rant over... gotta run, it's 10:50am and I just ate my

> lunch in

> > > my office!! I think I hear the Food Police approaching!!!!

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That is what it's like for me, too. Low blood sugar will start cravings and

binges in a way

that nothing else, can, too. I do the same thing - eat heavier in the first half

of the day,

and the second half takes care of itself.

I've also found for me, that also means having ot just protein, but fats early

in the day. I

have lots of butter on toast, cook eggs in coconut oil and butter, a glass of

whole milk,

(you already know about the butter and cream on my oats) or just put a blob of

Virgin

coconut oil in my morning hot cocoa.

> > >

> > >

> > > Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> > > " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be

> at

> > > precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

> > >

> > > I get up at 5am and have breakfast shortly after rising. Even

> with a

> > > " mid-morning " snack a couple hours later, by about 10:15 or so

> I'm ready

> > > for LUNCH, darnit... not a " good snack, " not " something to tide me

> > > over, " I want LUNCH... a MEAL. But at work, we're going through

> the

> > > " Appetite Awareness Workbook, " and every time our group meets and

> I

> > > mention how hungry I am at about 10 or 10:30 EVERYONE tells me I

> just

> > > need to get a little snack... maybe a piece of fruit or

> something.

> > > What, are the Food Police going to stampede my office door and

> remove

> > > the fork from my lips if I dare to eat " lunch " at 10:30. How

> > > ridiculous.

> > >

> > > The larger issue here, I think, is that we're SUPPOSED to be all

> about

> > > honoring our hunger, and coming to understand when you're hungry

> and

> > > doing something about it. Is it more sane to eat lunch at 10:30

> or to

> > > push off your hunger until noon or so, at which time I have passed

> > > hungry and gone straight to GET ME A SIDE OF BEEF?!

> > >

> > > Anyway, this week I've been packing in my lunch bag some small

> > > containers of 1/2 a can of tuna or some peanut butter, so that

> when I'm

> > > hungry I have something there extra. I'm experimenting with both

> > > realizing that I get hungry about every 3 hours and DOING

> something

> > > about it instead of putting away the hunger because the clock

> doesn't

> > > think it's the right time for me to deal with it. I was actually

> really

> > > afraid that if I did this I would just pack in the calories, but

> to keep

> > > myself from going insane I actually calculated what I'd taken in

> over

> > > the course of several days of this experiment - even though I'm

> eating

> > > something every 2-3 hours, I'm actually not eating any more

> calories

> > > than I normally would if I just ate when the clock told me to eat

> a

> > > meal. Does that make sense? I'm really trying hard to just

> recognize

> > > and acknowledge my legitimate (versus emotional) hunger and give

> my body

> > > some fuel when it signals it wants it.

> > >

> > > Anyway, rant over... gotta run, it's 10:50am and I just ate my

> lunch in

> > > my office!! I think I hear the Food Police approaching!!!!

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Coconut oil is good stuff! I've made a kind of bark out of it too

with a little sweetener or sugar and cocoa powder and chopped nuts,

it's so good for you! I've heard people put it on their skin as

well...

Women need fat!! Our bodies really need it to function correctly.

> >

> > Every time I try to eat yogurt and fruit for breakfast, I have a

low

> > blood sugar attack less than an hour later...just an oatmeal

packet

> > for BK will do that to me too. I've noticed if I eat " big "

during

> > the first part of the day (before 3:00) I am hardly hungry at all

at

> > night. There must be something to this!

> >

[Guest guest]

Coconut oil is good stuff! I've made a kind of bark out of it too

with a little sweetener or sugar and cocoa powder and chopped nuts,

it's so good for you! I've heard people put it on their skin as

well...

Women need fat!! Our bodies really need it to function correctly.

> >

> > Every time I try to eat yogurt and fruit for breakfast, I have a

low

> > blood sugar attack less than an hour later...just an oatmeal

packet

> > for BK will do that to me too. I've noticed if I eat " big "

during

> > the first part of the day (before 3:00) I am hardly hungry at all

at

> > night. There must be something to this!

> >

[Guest guest]

Coconut oil is good stuff! I've made a kind of bark out of it too

with a little sweetener or sugar and cocoa powder and chopped nuts,

it's so good for you! I've heard people put it on their skin as

well...

Women need fat!! Our bodies really need it to function correctly.

> >

> > Every time I try to eat yogurt and fruit for breakfast, I have a

low

> > blood sugar attack less than an hour later...just an oatmeal

packet

> > for BK will do that to me too. I've noticed if I eat " big "

during

> > the first part of the day (before 3:00) I am hardly hungry at all

at

> > night. There must be something to this!

> >

[Guest guest]

I've been doign the happy dance around here - I ordered a gallon the other day

and it just

arrived . I used to get it through a buying coop, but i haven't had a chance

to order from

them, so just decided to break down and order a big bucket myself . It's so

much better

than those little ones from teh store. They run out too fast!

I have some chocolates like that in my freezer - 'cept they are square cuz I

made them in

ice cube trays

I use it for everything - besides butter it's almost all I cook with. I'm too

lazy to make lard

or tallow, (though I may now taht it's cooler weather) though I do have some

goose fat for

potatoes. I also find it helps heal a lot of little scrapes and infections, too.

Ivy

> > >

> > > Every time I try to eat yogurt and fruit for breakfast, I have a

> low

> > > blood sugar attack less than an hour later...just an oatmeal

> packet

> > > for BK will do that to me too. I've noticed if I eat " big "

> during

> > > the first part of the day (before 3:00) I am hardly hungry at all

> at

> > > night. There must be something to this!

> > >

>

[Guest guest]

In England they have tea at 4:00, but it's not just the drink. It's

also sandwiches and/or cookies or pastries. It's basically a meal.

Then they eat dinner a bit later than we do. Seems to make sense.

But no one else can tell you when you're hungry; that's what the diet

industry tries to do!

> >

> >

> > Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> > " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be at

> > precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Good for you! I think you are on the right track with this! I can't stand

all these rules about when we should eat. I worked with a school teacher

who would eat early before she left home and by lunchtime she was ready

to pass out. So now she eats her lunch at her 10am break (that's about

3.5 hours after she ate in the morning) and has a snack at lunch. It

works out perfectly for her. There are no rules and since I work at home

(yes, I'm very lucky and grateful!), I never know when I'm going to eat,

just whenever I'm hungry. That is, unless I have a full day of clients,

then I plan a little more. I think it's kind of rude to chew in a

client's ear! :-)

Thanks!

Gillian

Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM

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At 08:53 AM 10/23/2007, you wrote:

Okay, this is a rant, but here

goes: WHERE is it written that

" lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner

time " must be at

precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

I get up at 5am and have breakfast shortly after rising. Even with a

" mid-morning " snack a couple hours later, by about 10:15 or so

I'm ready

for LUNCH, darnit... not a " good snack, " not " something to

tide me

over, " I want LUNCH... a MEAL. But at work, we're going through

the

" Appetite Awareness Workbook, " and every time our group meets

and I

mention how hungry I am at about 10 or 10:30 EVERYONE tells me I

just

need to get a little snack... maybe a piece of fruit or something.

What, are the Food Police going to stampede my office door and

remove

the fork from my lips if I dare to eat " lunch " at 10:30.

How

ridiculous.

The larger issue here, I think, is that we're SUPPOSED to be all

about

honoring our hunger, and coming to understand when you're hungry and

doing something about it. Is it more sane to eat lunch at 10:30 or

to

push off your hunger until noon or so, at which time I have passed

hungry and gone straight to GET ME A SIDE OF BEEF?!

Anyway, this week I've been packing in my lunch bag some small

containers of 1/2 a can of tuna or some peanut butter, so that when

I'm

hungry I have something there extra. I'm experimenting with both

realizing that I get hungry about every 3 hours and DOING something

about it instead of putting away the hunger because the clock

doesn't

think it's the right time for me to deal with it. I was actually

really

afraid that if I did this I would just pack in the calories, but to

keep

myself from going insane I actually calculated what I'd taken in

over

the course of several days of this experiment - even though I'm

eating

something every 2-3 hours, I'm actually not eating any more calories

than I normally would if I just ate when the clock told me to eat a

meal. Does that make sense? I'm really trying hard to just recognize

and acknowledge my legitimate (versus emotional) hunger and give my

body

some fuel when it signals it wants it.

Anyway, rant over... gotta run, it's 10:50am and I just ate my lunch

in

my office!! I think I hear the Food Police approaching!!!!

[Guest guest]

I forgot to share this - my IE mentor uses the term " feedings "

instead of " meals " or even lunch, dinner, etc. to get rid of

the mentality of large meals at certain times of the day. I like this

term but it kind of reminds me of feeding a horse or

something....

Thanks!

Gillian

Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM

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At 09:30 AM 10/23/2007, you wrote:

Gym, you may consider that a

rant, but it sure gave me a SMILE!! I so

know what you mean - our tummy's are NOT hooked up to a clock!!! I

tend to eat 'starchy' (toast, cereal) in the am which leaves me

hungry

about 11 AM-ish. I now eat something 'protein' then if I am hungry

for

that. My latest taste treat is about 2 oz. of salami (dry, low fat

which I find is more flavorful) and that satisfies me until 1-ish

when

hubby starts grumbling about his hunger - lol. (he's slowly getting

on

the IE path). So to answer your question I say NO, to 'lunch' being

at

noon on the dot! If you want brunch - go for it or even lupper

(lunch/supper) at 2 or 3 (we sometimes eat our 'main' meal then)

that's kosher as far as I'm concerned. And tell the Food Police to

Back the FAT off!! (giggles)

>

>

> Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner

time " must be at

> precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

>

[Guest guest]

Being a British family, we have tea. We don't have sandwiches - just the

pastries, cakes,

crumpets, scones, muffins...that kinda thing and have dinner a couple of hours

later.

I know a lot of people for whom dinner 'tea' and dinner are the same thing. But

they don't

necessarily have tea with it

> > >

> > >

> > > Okay, this is a rant, but here goes: WHERE is it written that

> > > " lunchtime " must be at precisely 12 noon or " dinner time " must be at

> > > precisely 6pm? Here's the deal:

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I feel on the verge of a breakthrough here for me,

personally.

I feel like if I ate my lunch at 10:30 or even 11

coworkers would say, " Oh, poor . She's so hungry

she can't even wait until lunchtime. " Now, no one

would ever say those exact words but I wouldn't put it

past them to make some remark about how I must be

hungrier than normal/before lunch/etc.

I, too, get up between 5:30 and 6. I'm at work around

7:30 when I eat my yogurt (haha), granola, and piece

of fruit (hahaha!). Around 9:30 I'm hungry for a

little snack but by 10:30 or so I need something

substantial.

Maybe I need to experiment and learn to ignore all

those naysayers!?

--- Gillian Hood-son

wrote:

---------------------------------

Good for you! I think you are on the right track with

this! I can't standall these rules about when we

should eat. I worked with a school teacherwho would

eat early before she left home and by lunchtime she

was readyto pass out. So now she eats her lunch at her

10am break (that's about3.5 hours after she ate in the

morning) and has a snack at lunch. Itworks out

perfectly for her. There are no rules and since I work

at home(yes, I'm very lucky and grateful!), I never

know when I'm going to eat,just whenever I'm hungry.

That is, unless I have a full day of clients,then I

plan a little more. I think it's kind of rude to chew

in aclient's ear! :-)

Thanks!

Gillian

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I feel on the verge of a breakthrough here for me,

personally.

I feel like if I ate my lunch at 10:30 or even 11

coworkers would say, " Oh, poor . She's so hungry

she can't even wait until lunchtime. " Now, no one

would ever say those exact words but I wouldn't put it

past them to make some remark about how I must be

hungrier than normal/before lunch/etc.

I, too, get up between 5:30 and 6. I'm at work around

7:30 when I eat my yogurt (haha), granola, and piece

of fruit (hahaha!). Around 9:30 I'm hungry for a

little snack but by 10:30 or so I need something

substantial.

Maybe I need to experiment and learn to ignore all

those naysayers!?

--- Gillian Hood-son

wrote:

---------------------------------

Good for you! I think you are on the right track with

this! I can't standall these rules about when we

should eat. I worked with a school teacherwho would

eat early before she left home and by lunchtime she

was readyto pass out. So now she eats her lunch at her

10am break (that's about3.5 hours after she ate in the

morning) and has a snack at lunch. Itworks out

perfectly for her. There are no rules and since I work

at home(yes, I'm very lucky and grateful!), I never

know when I'm going to eat,just whenever I'm hungry.

That is, unless I have a full day of clients,then I

plan a little more. I think it's kind of rude to chew

in aclient's ear! :-)

Thanks!

Gillian

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

How about Fuel Stops? Or maybe that would be too much like getting

gassed up?!? (what a silly mood I'm in tonight!)

Gillian wrote:

my IE mentor uses the term " feedings " instead of " meals " or even

lunch, dinner, etc. to get rid of the mentality of large meals at

certain times of the day. I like this term but it kind of reminds me

of feeding a horse or something....

[Guest guest]

This reminded me of something that made me double take and then smile

about when we toured New Zealand - a mother turned to her small child

and told him to " Eat your tea! " Of course being a yank, I immediately

pictured someone chewing on tea leaves... lol

>

> Being a British family, we have tea. We don't have sandwiches - just

the pastries, cakes,

> crumpets, scones, muffins...that kinda thing and have dinner a

couple of hours later.

>

> I know a lot of people for whom dinner 'tea' and dinner are the same

thing. But they don't

> necessarily have tea with it

>

[Guest guest]

This reminded me of something that made me double take and then smile

about when we toured New Zealand - a mother turned to her small child

and told him to " Eat your tea! " Of course being a yank, I immediately

pictured someone chewing on tea leaves... lol

>

> Being a British family, we have tea. We don't have sandwiches - just

the pastries, cakes,

> crumpets, scones, muffins...that kinda thing and have dinner a

couple of hours later.

>

> I know a lot of people for whom dinner 'tea' and dinner are the same

thing. But they don't

> necessarily have tea with it

>