When do you eat on a DD?

canadiangirl · 11-09-2012, 06:53 AM

Silly question but I am curious, do you tend to eat around the same time each day or do you eat later on a DD? I usually eat first thing in the morning but today is my first dd and without even planning to I find I am just sipping coffee this morning. I guess it puts into perspective when I am actually hungry as I rarely let myself get hungry! The advice I have never been able to abide by "only eat when hungry" With limited calories for the day I guess I just want to hold off until I am truely hungry.

Anyone else like this?

Gracie514 · 11-09-2012, 07:22 AM

I usually hold out as long as I can. I like to save the calories for later in the day/evening. I generally eat lunch around 2:00 and try to keep it simple. Then dinner around 6:00 so I'm not starving at night.

calichris · 11-09-2012, 07:32 AM

I just have coffee in the morning, then small lunch, bigger dinner, and maybe an evening snack.

mom23kids · 11-09-2012, 07:37 AM

My first DD too, and I'm just sitting down to eat and it's 10:30am. Usually I eat around 7:30am. I also want to save my calories for later in the day

sdjade · 11-09-2012, 08:11 AM

I typically wait until afternoon (sometimes 1pm, sometimes 3pm depending on how I'm feeling) On a DD. My husband is also JUDDDing and he eats all of his DD calories in one meal, usually around 6pm. On an UD we both usually have our first meal around 7 or 8am.

Since this is your first DD, you will just have to learn what works best for you. Sounds like you are off to a good start!

LoCarbGal · 11-09-2012, 08:19 AM

I almost always have coffee w/HWC in the morning, and very occasionally I'll have a FF greek yogurt. I try to have broth, or maybe just some raw veggies for lunch, and then I can enjoy most of my calories for a small but satisfying dinner. That way I'm not "munchie" during the evening and I can go to bed feeling satisfied.

I try real hard not to "wake the hungry monster" during the day. Once I start eating, I tend to want to eat more. That's safer at night, for me anyway.

Babsbabs · 11-09-2012, 08:32 AM

I also try to hold off eating much during the day as I feel better knowing that I still have calories left to eat if I get hungry in the evening.
I think that LoCarbGal and I have similar experiences with DD's in that eating too early tends to "wake up the hungry monster". I tend to have a DD plan of what I will have at the end of the day as that is the most difficult time for me to stay within my calories. I also went to bed early on a few of my first DD's, mostly because I wanted it to be UD again

It sounds like your DD is going good.

Zib · 11-09-2012, 09:30 AM

Initially I held off until 2pm and ate my calories in a 2 hour period, as this is what I'd read Dr. Krista Varady had her alternate day fasting study participants doing. She's the one featured in the BBC's "Eat, Fast, and Live Longer". And I want to TRY to achieve an 8 hour fast after waking. Anyway, there are days I start earlier, but I do finish my eating by 4ish regardless. Like others here, if I eat too early, I'm hungry all day. And knowing I can have a broth in the evening if I need it seems to keep me happy. I rarely have one.

I know some of the long-term JUDDD'ers here have said it doesn't seem to matter - eat small bits all day long, eat one big meal, eat 3 small ones spread throughout the day, eat early, eat late - as long as you stick to your calories. The host of EF&LL said he ate a small breakfast and a small dinner, and he had great results.

KeirasMom · 11-09-2012, 11:32 AM

Depends on my mood/hunger. I often just have coffee for breakfast on a DD, but will sometimes have greek yogurt or a protein shake. I usually have a moderate lunch, then a small dinner.

UDs, I eat breakfast, lunch, and a larger dinner.

Flossyliz · 11-09-2012, 12:32 PM

I usually try to avoid eating till 5pm, so I can have something at bedtime. Usually cups of tea keep me going through the day.

Recently, I've been trying a Bullet-proof coffee or cocoa at about 2pm and that seems to have given me very easy DDs.

I'm learning that appetite is very different from hunger. Eating early on a DD seems to trigger both!

canadiangirl · 11-09-2012, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Flossyliz

I usually try to avoid eating till 5pm, so I can have something at bedtime. Usually cups of tea keep me going through the day.

Recently, I've been trying a Bullet-proof coffee or cocoa at about 2pm and that seems to have given me very easy DDs.

I'm learning that appetite is very different from hunger. Eating early on a DD seems to trigger both!

How do you prepare your bulletprof coffee? I was drinking that religiously on strict L/C but was thinking it best to save the calories from the eggs and butter for a meal...It really does fill me up though.

Flossyliz · 11-09-2012, 02:06 PM

There's a whole thread about BP coffee. Worth a read.

I posted this on the chat thread earlier:
I've been experimenting with Bullet-proof cocoa, thanks to Mrs S's suggestion. It's absolutely yummy, I prefer it to the coffee: 1 level tspn cocoa, about a tiny quarter level tspn sugar (you mght have sweetener) plus either 1 Tbs each CO and butter or 1 Tspn each, depending if it's a UD (240 cals) or a DD (95 cals). Whizz it up in a latte mug and sip slowly.

Carly · 11-09-2012, 05:10 PM

On a good DD (90% of the time) I fast till bedtime- 9pm and have a 150 calorie snack. I drink water or iced green tea during the day.

On other DDs I may have a cup of broth or half a cup of coffee with a Tbs of creamer (15 cals) then bed time snack.

Sometimes I'm really hungry and have some celery or cucumber late afternoon and of couse- bed time snack.

Demonica · 11-09-2012, 07:34 PM

I usually just exist on coffee till about 4 pm, sometimes later if I am really not hungry.

angie1 · 11-10-2012, 01:38 AM

I also don't eat anything but tea/gum/diet soda until about 4 pm, and then I have two mini snacks. I always save a snack before bed so that I am not going to bed with a rumbly tummy.

I find its easy to not eat anything while at work since I am so busy!

11-09-2012, 06:53 AM	#1
canadiangirl Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Barrie, Ontario Canada Posts: 397 Gallery: canadiangirl Stats: 162/134/125 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: June 12, 2012	When do you eat on a DD? Silly question but I am curious, do you tend to eat around the same time each day or do you eat later on a DD? I usually eat first thing in the morning but today is my first dd and without even planning to I find I am just sipping coffee this morning. I guess it puts into perspective when I am actually hungry as I rarely let myself get hungry! The advice I have never been able to abide by "only eat when hungry" With limited calories for the day I guess I just want to hold off until I am truely hungry. Anyone else like this? __________________ Cheers, Vanessa

11-09-2012, 08:32 AM	#7
Babsbabs Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 635 Gallery: Babsbabs Stats: HW203 SW163.8 CW145 5'8 1/2" Age 46 WOE: JUDDD Start Date: March 2012	I also try to hold off eating much during the day as I feel better knowing that I still have calories left to eat if I get hungry in the evening. I think that LoCarbGal and I have similar experiences with DD's in that eating too early tends to "wake up the hungry monster". I tend to have a DD plan of what I will have at the end of the day as that is the most difficult time for me to stay within my calories. I also went to bed early on a few of my first DD's, mostly because I wanted it to be UD again It sounds like your DD is going good. __________________ Babs

11-09-2012, 09:30 AM	#8
Zib Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: usually at home Posts: 2,552 Gallery: Zib WOE: JUDDD Start Date: August 2012 - Cholesterol down 70 points!	Initially I held off until 2pm and ate my calories in a 2 hour period, as this is what I'd read Dr. Krista Varady had her alternate day fasting study participants doing. She's the one featured in the BBC's "Eat, Fast, and Live Longer". And I want to TRY to achieve an 8 hour fast after waking. Anyway, there are days I start earlier, but I do finish my eating by 4ish regardless. Like others here, if I eat too early, I'm hungry all day. And knowing I can have a broth in the evening if I need it seems to keep me happy. I rarely have one. I know some of the long-term JUDDD'ers here have said it doesn't seem to matter - eat small bits all day long, eat one big meal, eat 3 small ones spread throughout the day, eat early, eat late - as long as you stick to your calories. The host of EF&LL said he ate a small breakfast and a small dinner, and he had great results. __________________ "I can never take for granted the euphoria produced by a cup of coffee. I'm grateful every day that it isn't banned as a drug, that I don't have to buy it from a pusher, that its cost is minimal and there's no need to increase the intake. And thanks to the magic in a cup of coffee, I'm able to plunge into a whole day's cheerful thinking." Anita Loos

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11-09-2012, 07:22 AM	#2
Gracie514 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 10,204 Gallery: Gracie514 Stats: 203.2/190/160 WOE: HCG- highest wt 250 lbs!!! Start Date: 1/4/2013 JUDD	I usually hold out as long as I can. I like to save the calories for later in the day/evening. I generally eat lunch around 2:00 and try to keep it simple. Then dinner around 6:00 so I'm not starving at night.

11-09-2012, 07:32 AM	#3
calichris Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,024 Gallery: calichris Stats: 273.7/209.3/135 5'3" 45yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: 5/26/12 carb cycling, 7/11/12 JUDDD (start 262.3)	I just have coffee in the morning, then small lunch, bigger dinner, and maybe an evening snack.

11-09-2012, 07:37 AM	#4
mom23kids Established Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: The Library Posts: 2,491 Gallery: mom23kids Stats: Maintenance WOE: JUDDD for WL/5:2 IF for maintenance	My first DD too, and I'm just sitting down to eat and it's 10:30am. Usually I eat around 7:30am. I also want to save my calories for later in the day

11-09-2012, 08:11 AM	#5
sdjade Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Southern California Posts: 191 Gallery: sdjade WOE: JUDDD Start Date: LC 10-2011, JUDDD 04-01-2012	I typically wait until afternoon (sometimes 1pm, sometimes 3pm depending on how I'm feeling) On a DD. My husband is also JUDDDing and he eats all of his DD calories in one meal, usually around 6pm. On an UD we both usually have our first meal around 7 or 8am. Since this is your first DD, you will just have to learn what works best for you. Sounds like you are off to a good start!

11-09-2012, 08:19 AM	#6
LoCarbGal Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,858 Gallery: LoCarbGal Stats: 318.5/207.5/140 5'4" 46 yrs WOE: Atkins 1/27/12 - 54.5 lbs: JUDDD 9/4/12 - 56.5 lbs	I almost always have coffee w/HWC in the morning, and very occasionally I'll have a FF greek yogurt. I try to have broth, or maybe just some raw veggies for lunch, and then I can enjoy most of my calories for a small but satisfying dinner. That way I'm not "munchie" during the evening and I can go to bed feeling satisfied. I try real hard not to "wake the hungry monster" during the day. Once I start eating, I tend to want to eat more. That's safer at night, for me anyway.

11-09-2012, 11:32 AM	#9
KeirasMom Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 7,316 Gallery: KeirasMom Stats: 277.6/155-159/165, 5'9", 40 y.o., Hypothyroid WOE: In Place of a Roadmap Start Date: Maintenance 1/23/13	Depends on my mood/hunger. I often just have coffee for breakfast on a DD, but will sometimes have greek yogurt or a protein shake. I usually have a moderate lunch, then a small dinner. UDs, I eat breakfast, lunch, and a larger dinner.

11-09-2012, 12:32 PM	#10
Flossyliz Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: England Posts: 930 Gallery: Flossyliz Stats: start 150 now 126 WOE: JUDDDD Start Date: August 27 2012	I usually try to avoid eating till 5pm, so I can have something at bedtime. Usually cups of tea keep me going through the day. Recently, I've been trying a Bullet-proof coffee or cocoa at about 2pm and that seems to have given me very easy DDs. I'm learning that appetite is very different from hunger. Eating early on a DD seems to trigger both!

11-09-2012, 02:06 PM	#12
Flossyliz Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: England Posts: 930 Gallery: Flossyliz Stats: start 150 now 126 WOE: JUDDDD Start Date: August 27 2012	There's a whole thread about BP coffee. Worth a read. I posted this on the chat thread earlier: I've been experimenting with Bullet-proof cocoa, thanks to Mrs S's suggestion. It's absolutely yummy, I prefer it to the coffee: 1 level tspn cocoa, about a tiny quarter level tspn sugar (you mght have sweetener) plus either 1 Tbs each CO and butter or 1 Tspn each, depending if it's a UD (240 cals) or a DD (95 cals). Whizz it up in a latte mug and sip slowly.

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Carly Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4,181 Gallery: Carly Stats: 199/123.2/126.8 5'2" 36yrs Size 20/4P WOE: 5:2 to maintain Start Date: 2/21/12- Low carb (199lbs) 3/28/12 JUDDD (189lbs)	On a good DD (90% of the time) I fast till bedtime- 9pm and have a 150 calorie snack. I drink water or iced green tea during the day. On other DDs I may have a cup of broth or half a cup of coffee with a Tbs of creamer (15 cals) then bed time snack. Sometimes I'm really hungry and have some celery or cucumber late afternoon and of couse- bed time snack.

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Demonica Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Eastern Indiana Posts: 1,001 Gallery: Demonica Stats: 210/155.9!!!/140 WOE: low to moderate carb JUDDD Start Date: February 2010	I usually just exist on coffee till about 4 pm, sometimes later if I am really not hungry.

11-10-2012, 01:38 AM	#15
angie1 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 455 Gallery: angie1 Stats: 185/182.8/155 - 5'5	I also don't eat anything but tea/gum/diet soda until about 4 pm, and then I have two mini snacks. I always save a snack before bed so that I am not going to bed with a rumbly tummy. I find its easy to not eat anything while at work since I am so busy!