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landog wrote:I'm not out of the house for that long during the day, but I have an observation.
I would say that perhaps you might need to up the starch during the day. You had 3 potatoes by 5 pm, and you were "starving." Since you have a refrigerator and a microwave at work, bring more potatoes to work and eat!
Don't fear the starch...
Plumerias wrote:A few questions and/or observations.............
How do you commute? As in, are you driving for two hours each way, or on some kind of public transportation?
You're going all day long on rather minimal starch/food and then eating a huge meal what seems to be shortly before bed. Is there any reason why you can't better balance your meals and eat lighter before bed? I ask this in part because if I waited all day to eat my major meal and then went to bed shortly thereafter, I wouldn't sleep well. Plus I'd likely be a very unpleasant person, as I'm cranky when hungry or improperly fueled. I need more of my calories much earlier in the day.
Eat some breakfast please. If you're out the door at 7 am and aren't eating until noon, no wonder you're hungry, you're playing catch up. It doesn't have be anything heavy. I like sweet potatoes, banana or pineapple, and tamarind chutney sometimes.
It's coming up on (or is) summer time in the northern hemisphere. Go someplace where they sell picnic coolers and see what there is available. If you drive, you have the space for a decent sized cooler, which can stay in the car. If you don't, find something smaller, more portable to use. We (DH and I) can travel by air and be well fed on the contents of two soft sided coolers, the size that fits six twelve ounce soft drink cans, and a few things that don't need to be kept cool. You can also look for the small ones where they stock the back to school items, as in children's sized lunchbox coolers.
Remember that last night's leftovers work perfectly well for today's lunch, reheated in that office microwave. There's also nothing wrong with cold salads. Remember that salads don't just mean spinach, a carrot, and some cabbage.
For some ideas, when you have time (?!), do a search here for some of the travel and travel by air threads, of which there are many. That will give you some other ideas.
One last thought, it takes time to understand what works well for you. So don't be afraid to experiment. Just always remember to do as dog and Vegankit suggest, keep some shelf stable back up items in your desk to keep you on plan.
Good luck.
SarahJay0809 wrote:landog wrote:I'm not out of the house for that long during the day, but I have an observation.
I would say that perhaps you might need to up the starch during the day. You had 3 potatoes by 5 pm, and you were "starving." Since you have a refrigerator and a microwave at work, bring more potatoes to work and eat!
Don't fear the starch...
Do you know how many I should have? For reference, I am female, 26, five foot and 176 pounds, down from 280.
amandamechele wrote:SarahJay0809 wrote:landog wrote:I'm not out of the house for that long during the day, but I have an observation.
I would say that perhaps you might need to up the starch during the day. You had 3 potatoes by 5 pm, and you were "starving." Since you have a refrigerator and a microwave at work, bring more potatoes to work and eat!
Don't fear the starch...
Do you know how many I should have? For reference, I am female, 26, five foot and 176 pounds, down from 280.
Congratulations on you great efforts and success so far! You've done amazing.
(I don't have any suggestions that would differ from what the others are saying. I just wanted to say Hi!)
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