Questions from a newbie

[Junebaby]

Hello

I'm was on slim and save for a few weeks, i used it to get me started, but my ultimate goal is to lose weight eating "normal" food. After my first UD yesterday i really hope my eating habits change. One vice i have is late night snacking. So according to the website i need to have 2086 on my UD and 417 on my down day. By yesterday evening i had only had 1000 calories - so i went on a bit of a feast fest until 11.40pm, i still only managed another 600.
So my question is is that too low for my UD considering i have just come of a VLCD?
Is a day, midnight to 11.59? Or is there a certain number of hours you should fast for?
Sorry if this has been answered i did have a look on here and LowCarbfriends but i could not seem to find the answer to my questions.

Thanks in advance

 

[maccalenny]

Hello! I've been wondering the same re times of fasting. I know people on here seem to do a whole range of timings. I have tea at about 6.30, so My dd is from 7pm to about 7am the day after next ie 36 hours. Is that too long? I suppose we all fast for about 12 hours a day, tea till breakfast, so maybe the first night does not count, as I wouldn't be eating then anyway.

 

[hannata]

I would say don't make it complicated, have another proper up day, planned of course, and then move on to a down day on Monday. Will make it a lot easier and if you have a *good* well fuelled up day it will give you good momentum for the following dd. Hope that helps? Xx

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[Junebaby]

Hi Maccalenny - I guess my timings would be similar to yours because I don't tend to eat my first meal until 11am but I really have to stop the midnight feasts!
Thanks Hannata - I guess I'm thinking about this too rigidly, my body will let me know in due course what suits it.

 

[hannata]

It is hard to eat all your cals at the start but you will get into the swing of things. Try replacing some of your food for higher calorie versions. Full fat butter, muesli instead of cereal, etc x

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[JillyCornwall]

Welcome to both of you. You'll find on here that after a DD a lot of us are in bed by 9pm so that we CAN'T eat..... Personally on an UD I eat my main meal about 6pm and may have a treat during the evening..chocolate or some cheddars or whatever I fancy but I hate to go to bed with a full tummy, I can't sleep if I do. My DD officially begins at 12 midnight that day. If I'm working my breakfast can be as early as 6am D or U day. If not then I may not have breakfast at all...D or UD. Its all very flexible on JUDDD, you'll find when you've been on it a while it all just falls into place..some days you will be as hungry as a horse, others days just not bothered, but you'll work it out just fine.