Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I have been doing IF for a few days with the 16/8 format. I am at a work event away from home and while some meals are made up of meats and veggies, others are all wheat, sugar and grains. One concern of mine has been not getting enough calories during my eating windows, so I am hesitant to skip the lunches (breaking the fast), even if it is made up of wheat, sugar and grains. So my question is am I better off skipping lunch and waiting until dinner, or just chalk it up to a loss and look at it as a cheat? I am pretty hungry.

flag	asked Sep 23 2011 at 18:34 Mark 3●1

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If you can't get to a grocery store to stock up on supplies, see if the hotel can hook you up. Many hotels serve hard boiled eggs in the morning. Order two dozen a day if you have to. Don't go hungry. Don't use this as an excuse to eat crap. – Ryan Wilder Sep 23 2011 at 18:56

How long is the conference? I wouldn't think that going without food for a longer period of time would be particularly harmful. Lots of folks do a longer fast occasionally. Is there a hotel gift shop? Do they have dark chocolate? – Beth-WeightMaven Sep 23 2011 at 19:27

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If you told them you were allergic to wheat, they would have to figure something out. Gluten free is getting pretty popular. If they are serving sandwiches, eat the meat/veggies, if they are serving pizza eat the toppings. I have been to a lot of these corporate type events and there is usually at least a fruit platter or salad or SOMETHING edible. I would not eat grains because of no other options. I would skip the meal. – sherpamelissa Sep 23 2011 at 19:42

Good suggestion. It worked out that way. – Mark Sep 23 2011 at 20:16

sherpamelissa, why wouldn't you write that down as an answer? – Wozza Sep 23 2011 at 21:46

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Sunshine · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-23 18:42:34Z UTC

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bring your own food?

answered Sep 23 2011 at 18:42

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This doesn't even need to have a question mark. BRING YOUR OWN FOOD. – sherpamelissa Sep 23 2011 at 18:47

I guess I wasn't clear. I am already here and didn't bring my own food :( Sorry I wasn't clear about that. – Mark Sep 23 2011 at 18:48

And we are in the middle of nowhere. The lunches provided are really the only option. – Mark Sep 23 2011 at 18:50

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Seriously. Bring your own food. I went with a group of friends to see a rock show this week. I wasn't at all ashamed to bust out my sack of emergency pistachios and hard boiled eggs at the pizza parlor. Mangia! Mangia! – Ryan Wilder Sep 23 2011 at 18:51

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Where in Tahoe are you that there are no grocery stores? I lived there for 6 years and there should be Raley's or Lucky's there somewhere, even if you have to go there late in the evening to buy stuff for the next day? – Sue R. Sep 23 2011 at 20:18

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barefeet · Answer 2 · 2011-09-23 18:52:31Z UTC

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Save something edible from breakfast or dinner for the next day's lunch.

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Austin · Answer 3 · 2011-09-24 00:34:34Z UTC

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shift your eating window to something more convenient when you can eat the foods you want. don't be so strict about 16/8 when it becomes inconvenient. food quality is MUCH more important than meal timing.

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Good point. Thanks. – dubpluris Sep 24 2011 at 0:42

Jeff Rowe · Answer 4 · 2011-09-23 20:24:56Z UTC

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if there are any grocery stores you can get eggs cheese spinach - nuke them in tupperware... not great but better than your options

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