Trouble Eating Enough

[pennylane14]

Hi all,

 

 Hoping some veterans can offer some advice.

 

On Day 7, and finding that I'm not hungry enough for three full meals some of the time. Mainly over the weekend.

 

A typical Saturday is waking late-ish (around 10 or 10:30). Having breakfast. That usually fills me up until 5 or so (not starving myself, just legitimately not hungry). Then I have dinner. So a typical Saturday is two (hearty) meals. 

 

So yesterday (Sunday), I woke at 10. Had a hearty Whole30 breakfast (three hardboiled eggs, sweet potato, coffee with coconut milk). Then I went out touring around with family in town. Got home at 5, was not hungry (hadn't eaten since 10:30 a.m. but again, it was a hearty meal). Had a large salad with avocado, eggs, and turkey. Still full at 8:30 where I hit a quandry: I hadn't had three meals that day (the Whole30 "minumum") but now it's too close to bedtime to eat a meal (another Whole30 rule). So I cooked a zucchini, had a little chicken (like a few forkfuls) a Larabar, and some cashews. But, still, it felt like I was forcing food down because I was not hungry (in fact, still fairly full) and was only eating b/c Whole30 said I had to.

 

So my question is in two parts--why should I force food down when I'm not hungry, doesn't that go against the psychological aspect of the Whole30, to gauge your hunger before eating, just to reach my three meals a day?

 

And the same thing goes for a post-workout meal. My post workout meals coincide with breakfast and dinner, so I'm essentially eating them together. Then I feel uncomfortably full/nauseous. 

 

Thanks for the insight!

[Megan Claydon]

the emphasis on 3 full meals is more important for those who are coming from a place of skipping breakfast because they just aren't hungry. Because you are eating a hearty breakfast first thing upon waking, I wouldn't worry about forcing down a third. I find this especially true on weekends when we are off of the normal week-day routine. If I wake up late on weekends and eat a late breakfast, it's not uncommon for me to just have 2 big meals. I wouldn't worry about it. 

 

For post workout, you can combine the PWO meal and a regular meal. Some people can't stomach the idea of a full meal right after a workout, but if you can than go for it. Certainly saves time! I will do this from time to time as well. It just depends on the workout and time of day. The only caution I have for combining, is that you could possible under-eat, so just keep an eye on energy levels throughout the day and going into the next workout. If you are dragging I would add in more food to your big meal, if not, then you are good to go!

 

Hope that helps! 

[pennylane14]

This does help! Thanks so much!

[misshannah]

This helps me too! Yesterday was my first day in 38 days when I didn't eat three meals, and it was the exact same scenario. Ate a very large breakfast late in the morning and then another large meal in the early evening. Too much stuff going on on the weekends!