Idoha Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I finished my Whole30 forty five days ago. Since then I'm Whole30 with few sips of alcohol (maybe once a week watching sports or something like that). I keep losing weight, I keep feeling great, but this last week I really face 4PM hunger. It is a hunger and it is not a a crave. I would eat fish and broccoli. My diet is pretty much the same has it was the entire time since I started Whole30. until this week I didn't feel that hunger. For now I meanly "suck it up" and don't eat. But I do not feel it is a long time solution. what should I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted June 22, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 22, 2016 Your body develops over time and does not need the exact same amount of food every day. It sounds like you need more food currently, so eat more. Go ahead and have that fish and broccoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idoha Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Thanks Tom. when u say eat more, do u mean another meal or bigger meals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted June 22, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 22, 2016 Ideally you would experiment with eating more at meals until your meals get you 4-5 hours between again... that's the ideal for your digestive system to run its best. While you're figuring it out, if you're fish and broc hungry at 4 still, then eat a meal or a mini meal (at least protein and fat, ideally also veg, not fruit and nuts on their own) and then keep increasing your previous meals so that you can get past that 4pm slump till dinner. If dinner is always a long way from lunch, a mini meal daily is not out of the question... you don't need to 'suck it up'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idoha Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Thanks Sugercube. Nice name BTW. I work for tree nuts and dried fruit import company so those are always around... How about a dried pineapple (natural, not Suger added no preservatives) with few almonds? Can that be regarded as a mini meal? Because I can not know when this 4am hunger hits me so I can't have that protein ready in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted June 22, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 22, 2016 It's really not your best bet to eat fruit and nuts on their own... they're food without brakes for a lot of people and they spike your blood sugar. Can you keep some tinned fish and olives in the work fridge/your desk/your car? That's often what most of the experienced members and mods on here do,.. sometimes we're hungrier on some days and that's totally okay, so having something around that you can rely on that is not fruit and nuts is handy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idoha Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 I don't eat tinned fIsh. Can't stand the small. Olives I can do. Ok. I need to figure some frozen protein for the office fridge. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted June 22, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 22, 2016 To be fair, I think tinned tuna is the devil, but I can do water packed sardines....altho if the smell is the problem, not sure if there are ways around that... You could try taking a couple hardboiled eggs to work on the Monday, stick them in the fridge and they'll be good for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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