My day when I do it right:
7:00am wake up B12
7:15am water
7:30/8am Breakfast
8:30am water
10:00am Snack
10:30am water
12:00pm Lunch
12:30pm water
2:30pm water
3:00pm Snack
4:30pm water
5:30pm Dinner
6:30pm water
8:00pm Snack
8:30pm water
10:00/10:30pm bedtime
This ensures that I have at least 8 cups of water in my day. It often works out to much more as my cup actually holds 2 1/2 cups and I don't limit myself to only the scheduled times. B12 is a morning kick in the rear! Without it, I feel sluggish and unmotivated. I've also found it important for me to get at least 1000 calories in by the time I finish lunch. It makes the second half of the day much easier to manage the remaining calorie needs. As a bonus, I don't find I want to eat my right arm off when it hits evening. There is nothing worse than finishing a huge dinner of 500+ calories but not feeling satisfied. It defies reason!! But if I'm short on my daily calories...my body lets me know! This can lead to evening binging in a snap. On workout days (which are becoming more often than not) I have a much higher kcal need. This means I'll aim for almost twice the norm by end of lunch. So far I'm fine having my last snack 2 hours before bedtime. This might be due to the fact that I often don't go to bed when I should! I'm working on that. As a general rule though, I think it's best to stop eating at least 2-3 hours before bed. I can't count how many times I've gained because I ate then went straight to bed even though I was within my calorie count. It may look like a busy and tedious schedule (amongst the rest of the things we all do in a day) but honestly, it's (mostly) second nature now.
Cheers
CAT
7:00am wake up B12
7:15am water
7:30/8am Breakfast
8:30am water
10:00am Snack
10:30am water
12:00pm Lunch
12:30pm water
2:30pm water
3:00pm Snack
4:30pm water
5:30pm Dinner
6:30pm water
8:00pm Snack
8:30pm water
10:00/10:30pm bedtime
This ensures that I have at least 8 cups of water in my day. It often works out to much more as my cup actually holds 2 1/2 cups and I don't limit myself to only the scheduled times. B12 is a morning kick in the rear! Without it, I feel sluggish and unmotivated. I've also found it important for me to get at least 1000 calories in by the time I finish lunch. It makes the second half of the day much easier to manage the remaining calorie needs. As a bonus, I don't find I want to eat my right arm off when it hits evening. There is nothing worse than finishing a huge dinner of 500+ calories but not feeling satisfied. It defies reason!! But if I'm short on my daily calories...my body lets me know! This can lead to evening binging in a snap. On workout days (which are becoming more often than not) I have a much higher kcal need. This means I'll aim for almost twice the norm by end of lunch. So far I'm fine having my last snack 2 hours before bedtime. This might be due to the fact that I often don't go to bed when I should! I'm working on that. As a general rule though, I think it's best to stop eating at least 2-3 hours before bed. I can't count how many times I've gained because I ate then went straight to bed even though I was within my calorie count. It may look like a busy and tedious schedule (amongst the rest of the things we all do in a day) but honestly, it's (mostly) second nature now.
Cheers
CAT
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