I started a new job today. I was scheduled for five hours but ended up working seven hours. That doesn’t sound like a big deal but it was.

For someone with a food addiction, it is critical to eat the right foods at the right time and to eat on time. I had brought enough food for five hours but not for seven hours.

By the time I got home it had been over four hours since I had eaten. I made a turkey sandwich and left immediately to buy a box of Pure Protein bars so I won’t have the same challenge tomorrow and Sunday.

I know I’ve talked about this before, but I feel it is worth another reminder. Once the edginess starts, the starving feeling is right on its heels.

Next comes grabbing whatever is convenient, usually foods you don’t really want or need. By that time, you don’t know what you’re hungry for, and the hunger doesn’t seem to want to go away.

For instance, I’m still hungry, even though there is no reason why I should be. Had I eaten the same sandwich just ninety minutes earlier, it would be a whole other story.

So, eat on time. If you have to eat every 2 to 3 hours, you’ll be hungry at that time. Heed your body’s calling and eat when you’re hungry. It’s one of the best things you can do to ward off  food addictions and keep that energy blasting through.