Sugar Levels and lite night dining

[SUN123]

What is the deal level one with sugar level and the need to eat. I read this elsewhere. Without the carbs, my hunger is seriously low. I evolved from the set diet to the below

8am BREAKFAST
2 hard boiled eggs

10am SNACK
1 String Cheese
????: South Beach Diet Forums http://www.southbeachdietbulletinboard.com/south-beach-diet-forums-phase-1/1038-sugar-levels-lite-night-dining.html
1 can Vegetables

12pm LUNCH
fish, chick breast, low fat shaved turkey or low fat shaved roast beef
fresh veg

4pm SNACK
remaining protein from lunch
possibly veg

Sprinkled through this period are 3-4 sf jellos plus a sf popsicle late night.

The thing is if Im not particularly hungry after work I prefer to not eat much if possible.
If Im hungry, protein/veg dinner and possibly later a snack nuts or ricotta.
If not hungry, in place of 6pm "dinner" wait til later to have veggie, nuts or ricotta snack.
Now Im wondering if this sugar comment my late night lack of food could affect my weight loss. I need to lose 100-150 lbs so Im really trying to jump start with minimum 4 week on phase 1.

BTW- I am making effort to get dairy in my diet starting this weekend!

[nancy]

It does look like you're not eating enough now. If you're eating too few calories, you can lose muscle & bone mass, which will slow down your metabolism, and your weight loss will slow down. Also, it could come back to bite you and you're more likely to abandon SBD. And my guess is that if you're hungry at late night your blood sugar has gone too low.

Even if you're not hungry, it's important not to go too long without eating. The goal is to keep the blood sugar & insulin levels stable throughout the day by eating regularly.

It would be best to go back & follow, the best you can, the set plan in the Sticky, Meal Model For Phase 1 . http://www.sbdbb.com/showthread.php?t=527

Even if you're not hungy, try eat to at least something every 3 hours.

If you need to, you could have smaller portions.

The required protein, veggies, & oils are most important to concentrate on.
In Phase 1 all 3 meals & 2 snacks are called "required". Don't skip a meal.

It's also important to have at least some of your DAIRY, NUTS/SEEDS, and LEGUMES every day, to make it a well-balanced menu.

(Jello and popsicles don't exactly count-they count as sweet treats only.)

[luv2bike]

How did you do with getting your dairy requirements this week end?

I agree with Nancy. Try to follow the meal model as closely as possible. It's when we try to get too creative that we tend to mess up. And I'm a firm believer in "eating to lose weight". You could harm your metabolism by not eating enough of the right foods.

Most people are looking for a quick fix, but there just aren't any that will work out for the best in the long run. Slow and steady is the best course of action. After phase one, SB suggests a 1-2 pound loss per week. Studies have shown that people who lose at this rate have a much better chance of keeping the weight off. This should be a permanent life style change.

Also, SB doesn't recommend spending longer than 4 weeks on phase one. I did just read on their site where people with a significant amount of weight to lose could do one week of phase one after being in phase two for a few months. So that might be something to consider. But I have found that it's hard to go back to phase one after being able to eat all of the yummy foods in phase two. At least it was in my case.

Blessings!

[nancy]

Great post, Luv.

After reading it, I remembered to add to my post that it's important to have dairy, nuts/seeds, and legumes every day too.

Research has shown that people who follow the SBD as it is written are most successful.

[SUN123]

I was getting overly creative with my mini fastings at night. I was trying to take advantage of my lack of appetite but Im done taking chances and back on the posted day meal plan.

Im going to get yougart but in the mean time its a cup of lowfat milk before and after work.

Brought a can of almonds to work. Count them out, line them up, put away the can.

Im also getting my beans in as well. I had considered beans nuts and dairy as good ideas but now they are part of my daily (lot of bragging for just 3 days in :jester.