Do you snack between meals

We Filipinos eat five times a day. We love to eat. What you call coffee break is more of snack time for us. A sandwich or pasta is considered as snacks. We only consider it a meal if there is rice and viand. For a third world country, we certainly love to eat all day.

Hey jugs! Some diets allow and want you to "snack" between meals! If they are "healthy" snacks like fruits, veggies or even those pre-packaged "100 calorie" snacks of chips or cookies or health bars! Eating more small meals a day is supposed to help you lose weight rather than eating larger meals! I honestly couldn't tell you from personal experience because I have never been able to diet in my life! When I lose weight is because of stress and when I gain weight it is because of stress! So you see my problem!

jugjugs some people do eat six meals a day and are dieting but they do not eat a lot at any one meal. A lot of doctors now suggest six or five meals a day so that you are never hungry yet you stay within a certain calorie limit but people who just eat a anything all day that's a different story as they will not lose weight if they have not scaled back the amount of food they eat. I eat three meals a day and a light snack at bedtime only because lately have been having a problem with low blood sugar in the middle of the night. I am overweight and found out yesterday I had gained five pounds instead of losing. Too many carbs and too little exercise, and I have the problem that its hard for me to walk very far as have a bad foot with a brace. i need new orthopedic shoes ,one thousand dollars and my copay two hundred which I just do not have. I have no way of doing that small meals six times a day here as you need to have your own kitchen and do your own cooking, but I can cut out and cut back.

Making such a small change like drinking more water and taking more walks, is not going to show enough results.. and when your friend doesn't see results they're going to give up and say it's not worth it. Losing weight is not easy, it is something you have to work really hard for.. just like everything else in life that's worth having. I am not a doctor or nutritionalist so I cannot say if it's good or bad to snack between meals... some say it's good, others say it's bad..I don't know. Personally I try to avoid snacks and I get my daily calories in my meals, but if I get hungry I will not deprive myself.. because getting too hungry leads me to make bad choices. What I do know is that if your friend decides to snack, it's best to go for healthy options instead of junk food. Healthy eating would not hinder weight loss.

if she eats 3 good size meals a day then there is no reason for her to snack,coz the 3 meals will be giving her the calories,fat etc that she needs,anything extra she does'nt need,the most calories she's meant to have is 2000 per day,and about 45g of fat a day,if she sticks to that as well as walking the dog she'll lose weight,,also she needs to drink lots of water,preferably 1 glass about 15 minutes before every meal

Yes I also snack between meals. But the funny thing about it is that I am not getting fat and I am no where near fat. Am i just abnormal or something???

I do yes. I wouldn't say I do all the time, I generally do it when I'm still wanting to eat but choose to have something lite instead of making some big I may end up leaving. I don't see any harm in having snacks, as it's something I personally enjoy. I know some people feel you should be eating food for the right reason but why we can't just enjoy to do I don't know. I've never had a problem with eating too much or putting weight on, I'm very lucky.

When I get the munchies (I am one of the unfortunates, moment on the lips, lifetime on the hips) I fire up the popcorn air popper. If you don't put salt and butter on it, popcorn is very healthy and low in calories. That is because it is basically air and fiber. A quarter cup of corn kernels can fill a gallon bowl with puffy munchies.

Hi jugsjugs! Yes, I do have snacks between meals. But not regularly. There are times when I simply do not have the luxury of time to do so. There are also times when I do not have the appetite for snacks. Most of the time when I eat my snacks between meals, I make sure that it is light enough to get me through the next meal. Light and nutritious of course.

For me it is more like I have meals between snacks. I need to lose weight and have in the past, but I really love my snacks.

jugsjugs, I think this is both subjective and individual. As for me, due to my work and traveling schedules I am eating almost like 5 times a day my body just needs to adjust especially when I am crossing different time zones. So, people around me actually could see me eating every moment and I am very comfortable with it. My portions especially during main meals are literally quite small and I do not feel bloated or filled, which is important for me when I work. It is also through this that I am able to manage myself from becoming overweight.

I do that all the time I don't understand I could just get through eating breakfast lunch or dinner and 30 minutes later I will be hungry again, Do you know why this happens?

Definitions and times for meals vary. Every type of eating is more by habit. Medical advice says frequent eating in small quantities is always advisable. Generally main meals lunch and dinner are heavier. Taking snacks, in my opinion comes out of habit. I have my break fast and lunch and light dinner/supper. I do not go for any snacks in between. Maybe I am forced into this because I hardly exercise. Well, it keeps me fit.

I don't really snack between meals, but it could be because of my current living situation. I'm a college student and I'm on a very tight budget. So I only really buy food to make meals with and I only really eat meals. Sometimes I actually only eat lunch and dinner and skip breakfast entirely. I'm never really hungry and still satisfied with the amount I am able to eat while on this budget.

I do the wii fit, so I know that my BMI is average actually in the lower average, so I am not worried about getting fat. BUT I still have developed a little bit of fat around my tummy because I am 15 pounds heavier ( i was underweight before) so I watch my calories burned and calorie intake, with an exercise plan, the way to lose way is to every day cut out a little bit of calories in your diet.

The trick is to eat healthy snacks and smaller portions at meals. If you're eating full meals and then snacking on candy, you're not going to do too well...

Actually, I've heard that when you are trying to lose weight you should eat between four and six times each day, our have something to eat about every four hours while you are awake. That said, I do typically snack between meals and I don't think it is a harmful thing as long as you are snacking on the right things. That said, typically when I am snacking I will munch on fruit, nuts or yogurt. I believe if you are eating a lot of junk then you will never be able to lose weight.

hi jugsjugs, i want to have snack..but I can't, my company do not allow to eat anything at the work time, i could only drink some water if feel hungry..

Rejecting snacks and having meals on time is the best and basic way of losing weight to the exclusion of doing exercises and eating diet pills. I also plan to lose weight,so I start this plan from keeping farm away the snaks,such as cakes,candy and sweet bread and I try my best to make myself full when I have the three meals everyday so as to I will have no will to eat snack between meals. A period of time later,I found this is effective and I suggest people who want to lose weight adopt it as soon as possible.

according to the "professionals" eating in small portions frequently (about 5 to 6 times a day) I said SMALL okay... is better than eating once or twice in bigger portions... because if you eat in small portions it will digest faster so your metabolism increases eventually... and DONT skip meals... you'll just starve yourself... but of course you need to eat the "healthy food" dont expect to shred those unwanted pounds if you eat cakes, ice cream, burgers and chocolates included to those meals... you can cheat once or twice a week at the most... hey... no pain no gain... or lose wait... have fun all day!!! :)