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hello and welcome to part three of our troubleshooting series

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uh for part three we’re going to be talking about fixing your meal timing issues

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so what may be happening here is that you’re not eating very consistently

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you don’t have very normal meal times you aren’t eating enough throughout the day

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um you’re eating too much at some meals

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so we’re going to talk about how to time out your meals

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um to get them to be more healthy for you and for your body

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so first we’re going to go over some issues with uh the consistent meal schedule

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so if you aren’t eating consistently um a few things can happen

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the first is that it can disrupt your body’s natural rhythm

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so your circadian rhythm it can affect your digestion and metabolism

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so thinking about that circadian rhythm we often hear about it in relation to sleep

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well food also is a part of that too

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it starts um you know between sleep and nutrition

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that’s where our hormone balancing comes from

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our healthy hormones making sure that everything’s just aligned

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so that our bodies are creating hormones and functioning properly

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um it can affect digestion and metabolism

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so if you’re not eating consistently

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that can mean that your metabolism is slowing down

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if you’re not eating enough or you’re not eating for long periods throughout the day

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that means your body is saying hey I don’t think food’s going to be here

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so it can slow down that metabolism

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that’s why maybe you might find that

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hey I’m not eating very much I don’t know why I’m not losing weight

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or I’m gaining weight

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it’s because your metabolism has slowed down

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I like to look at our metabolism like a bonfire

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so to be able to fuel it properly

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making sure you’re putting good consistent firewood on that bonfire

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so that your metabolism can burn bright and burn strong

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if you’re not putting enough firewood on that bonfire

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you can see that it might dwindle a little bit

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and same goes if you’re putting too much firewood on there

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it’s going to have to work really hard to get through and become a really big fire

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so from that perspective making sure we’re consistently fueling our metabolism

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looking at our digestion too if we’re undereating

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sometimes that leads to undereating and then eating really big meals

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that can cause some stomach issues

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it can cause gastric reflux

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there’s a lot of issues that can come with inconsistent eating

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and even with our sleep schedules too if we’re not eating throughout the day

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it means we can be hungry when we are trying to sleep

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or that we eat a lot before we go to sleep

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because that’s when we finally can rest

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so again focusing on that consistent meal timing

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skipped meals or inconsistent eating times can lead to nutrient deficiencies

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if we’re not eating enough throughout the day

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we might be missing out on vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fiber

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things that our body needs to function correctly

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so with that, we want to map out our timing problems

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we want to try to eat every 2 to 4 hours

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that might seem like a lot if you’re not used to it

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but hopefully I can break it down for you

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review your schedule and look at the time that works for you

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if you work a night shift

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let’s say you work from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.

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but you wake up at usually 8:00 p.m. and you go to bed at 6:00 a.m.

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that’s still a good amount of time to space your meals

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so maybe you eat around 8:30 p.m., then at 11:00 p.m.

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have your lunch or middle meal at 1:00 or 2:00 a.m.

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a snack at 3:00 or 4:00 a.m., then your last meal around 5:00 a.m.

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that way you are keeping a steady intake

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it may not be perfect or the same every day, and that’s okay

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the goal is to keep your body fueled and energy levels steady

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so that is all we have for meal timing

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please continue on to part four for our next section of the troubleshooting series

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thanks for watching!