Atkins

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Prudence

I'm usually not hungry. Should I be eating something even if I'm not hungry? It's not like I put myself to bed starving or anything. I thought I was doing a good thing by adding in breakfast (used to not eat until lunch) but I didn't know I had to eat before bed, too.

I can't tell you for sure if you should be eating if you're not hungry. I'm sure everyone is different. If your last meal is at 4:30pm and you are awake until 11 a peice of fruit or some veggies around 9 (on your way home or when you get home) couldn't hurt.

I will tell you that I told the trainer I usually ate lunch, maybe a snack, dinner and thats it and the first words out of his mouth were "you need to eat more" and told me to start eating breakfast even if it's just fruit or yoguart about 8, a small snack, lunch, a small snack, dinner and a small snack. That's way more than I'm used to and it's taking some getting used to.

I usually do a small peice of fruit for breakfast, a salad with stuff (nuts, fruit, veggies) for lunch, try and eat something between lunch and dinner but I don't if I'm not hungry. I'll have leftovers or a frozen dinner for dinner before school or I'll cook something easy when I get home from work. I'll have fruit or a veggie to eat later in the evening if I'm hungry, but if I'm not I don't worry about it. But my dinner is around 6, not 4:30.

I also drink an insane amount of water every day. Usually several gallons. I don't force myself, it's something I've done for years and no, I don't have to run to the bathroom every 5 minutes... anymore.

I'm not following any sort of diet plan. I try and eat healthy. I don't like meat, eggs and dairy isn't too fond of me. I don't do fake sugar and I love carbs, sugar and caffienne and I will not give them up.

I believe everything in moderation is ok and I also now work out on a regular basis.