Eating more in the evenings...

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I have noticed that I also tend to eat more in the evenings (not at

work), than during the day. I've been thinking about it for a while

and this is what I've come up with: One of the first diets I made up

myself when I was about 15 consisted of not eating anything but

dinner. I didn't last one day, but it's been sort of a habit ever

since. When I counted calories, I would starve all day, then eat all

the calories (plus) in the evening when I got home, when no one was

looking. I can't sleep if I am hungry, so if I eat my one daily

ration at night, I can sleep.

Now, I am honoring my hunger during the day, but it doesn't take as

much to satisfy me in daytime. I'll eat sometimes twice as much in

the evening in order to feel the same satisfaction feeling as

daytime meals. Then again, I don't do much at work (desk job), but

at night, I have 5 dogs and a horse, a house and yard, barn, paddock

and dog lots, yard, fence, grass, etc. that I have to keep up by

myself. Not to mention dog and horse training, which takes from 1

hour on an easy evening to 4 hours on a hard working evening. So

basically I've come up with this: First, I think I need more energy

in the evening than during the day, and my body knows this. Second,

my body may need some time to rebalance eating patterns, since

they've been so screwed up for so long.

The bottom line I have come up with is this: Don't worry about it.

Maybe that's just how I am made. As long as I am honoring hunger and

satisfaction, why does it matter if I am hungry at 3am and not at 12

noon? I yam what I yam

Meg

IEing since 2/08