oner the 6 hour window of eating what happens to your body

[STRONG74]

i was just wondering what happens if you eat over the 6 hour timeframe. i just noticed that i eat lunch around 12:30 and by the time i get home and eat it is like 6- 6:30 ish and im cutting real close. what happens.

[2big4mysize]

Re: oner the 6 hour window of eating what happens to your body

Nothing really bad nor dangerous.

that is about the max time you have fuel from your previous meal still in your blood stream and after 6 hours blood glucose levels fall causing cravings. Cravings cause difficulty staying within the rules

[not2late]

Re: oner the 6 hour window of eating what happens to your body

For me, if I go over the 6 hours, I have a tendency to overeat the meal I have. And when I mean overeat---I mean overeat because I find that I am really hungry and I have a hard time stopping the eating once I get started.

When 2Big comes around she can go into the metabolic whys and why nots for you.

Editing to add....Curse this slow connection! 2Big beat me to the post!

[STRONG74]

Re: oner the 6 hour window of eating what happens to your body

ok i was worried that my body would do something like start to stall or something. so what would be a good little snack in between.

[Suzanne_H]

Re: oner the 6 hour window of eating what happens to your body

I'm hypoglycemic or however that's called. I usually eat lunch just after 11 am, then if I stay late it would be past the 6 hour point. If I go that long, I feel weak and shaky and have pretty fuzzy thinking. I don't want to risk grabbing the wrong thing, so I keep a stash of Atkins type foods in my desk just for such an occasion.

[2big4mysize]

Re: oner the 6 hour window of eating what happens to your body

ok i was worried that my body would do something like start to stall or something. so what would be a good little snack in between.

if you are not hungry then you don't need a snack. Atkins is about feeding our hunger and stopping.

if you have to use the 6 hr mark to eat and are not hungry then Dr Atkins says to ahve a small snack. eat some of your veggies with some fats and protein.