Hungry at 5pm..

[Scarlett]

What do you generally do when you get in from work at 5pm (or 6pm) when you are hungry but it's too early for dinner? Do you just wait? Eat? Drink? If so, what?! Just interested to see what everyone else does. At 5pm you have maybe gone 5 hours without eating, so will need to. Who snacks at this time?

[bazza26]

i am a chef so eat at really odd times so doesnt really affect me however when im off and my girlfriend works she gets back about 5 3o and i cook for 6 so dont really have an issue with it

[funnygirl]

Cup of coffee and a couple of choccy biccies to keep me going!!

[pastafreak]

I don't get home til after 7pm, so I stave off the hunger pangs with a huge mug of Options hot choc-then I eat around 8.30ish.But I could never go for 5hrs without eating...low blood sugar strikes well before then!

[blu3wave]

Drink some soup, or have a cup of tea while I make dinner...... taste my cooking in between which kills off the hunger pangs a lil bit, then eat at 6.30 or 7pm

[beejaybee]

Why is 5/6pm to early for dinner?? We have our dinner whenever hubby comes in from work which could be any time between 5 & 8 pm.

[Scarlett]

5pm is early. By 9 or 10pm you would be hungry again and have to go to bed hungry! 6 or 7pm is more standard?

[WendyS]

Who is dictating that 6 p.m. is too early for dinner? I think the best idea is to eat when your body tells you it's hungry rather than allowing yourself to be dictated to by what is right or convenient for other people. Waiting until around 7.30 - 8 p.m. is a disaster for weight control if you're tempted to snack in the meantime. Over the course of a year these snacks could amount to an additional stone in weight being added. Also, it's not good for your digestion to eat a big meal late in the evening. If you're able to please yourself I'd start cooking as soon as you get home. You will snack less and probaly keep a better control of your weight if this is an issue.