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[Jenny098]

Ok im on day 12 of atkins and im been clean all the way ( not to say i havent been temped) but in teh book he says to eat 3 meals a day or 5 little meals. But its at the point where some day I have to remind myself to eat and Ill go 10 hours sometime between meals does anyone have any good ideas what do do is it ok to go that long?
Jenny

[not2late]

There comes a point when the appetite suppressing characteristic of ketosis/lipolysis kicks in and you can go many hours without feeling hungry. It's a good thing, because unlike other diets, you don't feel hungry all the time. It's a bad thing because you forget to eat and your body needs to maintain a certain level of calories in order to function and in order to lose weight.

What you can do is put yourself on a feeding schedule. If you work at an office during the day, you can plan your "snacks" during your morning and afternoon coffee breaks. You don't have to make big plans either. For example:

Breakfast:
1/6 of a crustless quiche

AM Snack
Cheese crisps and Pepperoni chips

Lunch
Chicken with 1 cup lettuce, 1/4 cup cucumber, 1/2 cup sweet red peppers, 1 ounce cheese

PM snack
Devilled egg or slice of roast turkey spread with 1/2 ounce cream cheese and chopped olive spread

Dinner
Salmon steak
1 cup green beans sauteed in olive oil
1/4 cup jicama sticks

Your snacks are fat-protein combos, which help keep your blood sugar levels constant.

[2big4mysize]

yep what not2late said also Dr Atkins warns you in DANDR not to go more then 6 waking hours without eating.

DIdi you know eating reves up your metabolism too? So eat your Atkins to lose more weight.

Happy low carbing.