Today I told two clients that they needed to eat more . . . at meals. It seems logical that if you want to lose weight you should eat smaller meals. But that can backfire.
When your meals are too light, or you skip meals, then you can get really hungry later. What masquerades as sugar or carbohydrate cravings could be true hunger. The problem is that once you get really hungry, it is hard to make good choices and to stop eating when full.
If you are snacking too much or seem to always be looking for something to eat, check out your meals. They should be substantial enough to keep you satisfied for 2-3 hours.
There is a balance there. Not so much that you are stuffed or overfull, but enough to last you. Experiment to find out what works for you.
If you eat reasonably sized meals, snacking and all those extras are less tempting. Even emotional eaters snack less when eating good meals!
