The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[saraak]

Hey Guys,

I find my pattern to be that I'm eating about every 2 hrs, not every three hours like everyone else. Is this OK as long as I'm still eating the recommended amount of food. I typically don't eat my first meal until 11am so it gets me off to a late start. My schedule looks a bit like this;

11am
1pm
330pm
530pm
730pm
10pm


Is this OK??? Thanks.

Sara

[Zazazu]

I'm glad you asked! I have the same question!

[Jan]

Hi Sara,
It largely depends upon what time you get up in the morning. It is important on this program to eat no later than one hour after climbing out of bed. Sooooo if you don't get up til 10:00 or so it's fine. But if your day is starting earlier and you are just waiting to eat until 11:00 you need to do some revising. We want you to start burning those calories!!
jan

[explorthis]

Not sure if I totally agree with having to eat no more than one hour after getting up. I think the goal here is to keep the body nourished, since we are basically treading water here, keeping the brain muscle alive with the bare minimum calories (500-600) per day, AND tricking it into believing we are not starving it!

I have never been an early eater (I am an eater – don’t get this confused) I have always got up at 5:00am (‘cept weekends of course) and my first shake is not till sometimes 7:30 or 8:00. I am not sure what time Sara gets up, but picturing myself, 5:00am (or even 6:00am) and waiting till 11:00 would be too late to get going.

Again, part of this process is to keep the brain tricked into not going into hoard mode, thinking it is being cheated (not getting food)

Additionally, Sara, that 10:00pm shake, is this just before you go to bed? Or since you get a late start, do you go to bed real late? (I am thinking of the typical schedule like 6:00-10:00 or 11:00) I have never been a 6 shake person, except on a rare occasion when I really need some additional sustenance. I could not have a shake that late and be in bed at 10:00, or 11:00, just too much for me, not to mention an additional RR “get up” in the middle of the night.

Nancy - do I need a slap here, or am I still on track?

My 5 cents.

-Mike

[Unca_Tim]

Nancy - do I need a slap here, or am I still on track?

Mike....you do need a slap here as far as following Medifast protocol, but you already know that and we've discussed it in several posts already. Just gotta add my "TSFL" 2 cents for any newbies that may stumble onto this thread.

Like you said, the "full fast" is 6 meal replacements, and should ALWAYS be closely monitored by your physician.

You're absolutely right about continually nourishing the body by evenly spaced meals throughout the day. This keeps the body a fat burning machine, helps reduce hunger and increases energy.

[DogMa]

If you don't have one close to bedtime, and you don't have one till a few hours after you get up, you're talking about maybe 12 hours with no fuel in your body. Definitely not a good idea, IMHO.

As for the RR problem, I usually stop drinking water three or four hours before bed, then have my last shake about an hour before. Seems to work for me.

[Nancy]

A catheter works, too, Mike.

(JK, Folks!)

When we start our day on a low fuel tank and then head out for the day without priming the pump, our metabolism is not in its best form.

To have the advantage of a steady energy source, eat a packet of Medifast within the first hour of crawling out of bed and then space them evenly throughout your day, ever more than four hours apart.

Many days I would not eat until 11am myself were it not for Terry who fixes my Oatmeal for me and serves it while I am fixing my face.

My old habit: eat nothing before 11 AM and then let the eating begin! By the time I hit the hay after midnight, I was so full from the continual carb and fat ingestion, I had to slug Pepto Bismol or have a Pepcid AC.

New habit: Medifast oatmeal or shake even if I am not hungry.

I treat it like my medicine - a few years ago I wouldn't think of leaving the bathroom in the morning if I hadn't taken my birth control pill!

If we consider our morning shake or oatmeal as our hunger control and flab prevention, we might prevent afternoon or evening cravings.

My 2 cents worth.

[Gwenski]

I would try to start a little earlier in the day or else you body will think it is never going to see fuel again. For you last meal of the say just make sure it isnt a bar right before bed.

Sometimes, I get behind and stay up late to chug right before I hit the hay and it seems to be fine with me. Depending on what I am doing that day, I generally do 3 hours sometimes a little earlier but anything past 3 1/2 hours and it starts to get UGLY. Four hours and forget about it.

You will find a schedule that works best for you, it will take some time and tweeking.

best of luck!

[Nancy]

Gwenski ~

re:

anything past 3 1/2 hours and it starts to get UGLY. Four hours and forget about it.

Hunny, have you been peeking in my window or listening at my gate?

I tell ya when I get close to the 4 hour mark or a teensy bit over, I am ready to stuff a houseplant in my mouth and Terry and Unca are looking for pillows!

Talk about ugly