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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 567281" data-source="post: 2578825"><p>I'm doing (trying to do) 12-8 intermittent fasting, so I skip breakfast and start eating at around mid-day (sometimes a bit sooner if I'm very hungry) - trying to keep the carbs as low as I can, but as I don't eat much meat, it's not that easy. Half an avocado with an egg on a thin slice of pumpernickel bread is a staple for my first meal, or a variation of salads with humous and tuna/cheese, olive oil etc. My problem is that I can't eat too much in one go and I get hungry within two hours of my first meal, so I tend to snack every two hours thereafter. My snacks are usually a handful of nuts, wholegrain crackers with peanut butter or cream cheese, fruit, etc and countless cups of tea (decaf after 4 pm) with milk. I'm trying to keep the carbs under 15-20g per snack/meal and aim for complex carbs from wholefoods, mainly plant-based. It adds up to about 100-120g carbs per day (maybe 150g on some days), so not keto. I'm not trying to lose weight, just want to stabilise my blood sugar. </p><p></p><p>So from a blood sugar point of view - am I doing the right thing by eating every two hours or would it be better to eat bigger meals less frequently? Most of the time even my evening meal is only snack sized and I often have a very small snack (like a few spoonful of plain yoghurt or kefir with flax seeds/chia seeds or nuts as an example) before going to bed at around 10pm - which obviously breaks the 12-8 pattern, but I pretend it doesn't count! </p><p></p><p>I guess my concern is that by eating so often I might negatively impact my metabolism trying to balance my blood sugar? Or is it a good thing as long as I keep my portions low carb?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 567281, post: 2578825"] I'm doing (trying to do) 12-8 intermittent fasting, so I skip breakfast and start eating at around mid-day (sometimes a bit sooner if I'm very hungry) - trying to keep the carbs as low as I can, but as I don't eat much meat, it's not that easy. Half an avocado with an egg on a thin slice of pumpernickel bread is a staple for my first meal, or a variation of salads with humous and tuna/cheese, olive oil etc. My problem is that I can't eat too much in one go and I get hungry within two hours of my first meal, so I tend to snack every two hours thereafter. My snacks are usually a handful of nuts, wholegrain crackers with peanut butter or cream cheese, fruit, etc and countless cups of tea (decaf after 4 pm) with milk. I'm trying to keep the carbs under 15-20g per snack/meal and aim for complex carbs from wholefoods, mainly plant-based. It adds up to about 100-120g carbs per day (maybe 150g on some days), so not keto. I'm not trying to lose weight, just want to stabilise my blood sugar. So from a blood sugar point of view - am I doing the right thing by eating every two hours or would it be better to eat bigger meals less frequently? Most of the time even my evening meal is only snack sized and I often have a very small snack (like a few spoonful of plain yoghurt or kefir with flax seeds/chia seeds or nuts as an example) before going to bed at around 10pm - which obviously breaks the 12-8 pattern, but I pretend it doesn't count! I guess my concern is that by eating so often I might negatively impact my metabolism trying to balance my blood sugar? Or is it a good thing as long as I keep my portions low carb? [/QUOTE]
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