Retirees trying new eating habits

Did you ever wonder how it is we eat at certain times of the day?  I know, I never did!  In the morning, I eat breakfast because I'm hungry.  Sounds logical to me!  Then, around noon, I have something to eat - usually a sandwich or soup with a side of fruit or a couple of veggie chips.  And then around 5 pm, the "time for dinner" response happens - after all, don't want to eat too late, right?

Well, last week I was viewing a program on TV where a discussion focused on changing the ways we eat somewhat.  The recommendation was to consumer 2/3 of the day's calories before 3 pm, and then have a light supper.  So I paid close attention, and wondered if this would work for my husband and me?  After all, we are two retired people who have had our mealtimes pretty deeply ingrained for some years now!  I approached him with the plan....then I asked, "what do you think, dear?".  At first, the idea was faced with great skepticism.  How could it possibly work?  Wouldn't we be hungry by bedtime?  And what about the middle of the night?  Wouldn't we wake up with awful food cravings?
After some further discussion, and weighing of the pluses and minuses, we decided to give it a try.  After all, one of the benefits of this change is the possibility of taking off a few pounds.  This is something we're always interested in!

The first day went well.  No issues with late night or middle-of-the-night hunger to report!  The same has held true for just over a week now.  I did lose one pound; but that's certainly not anything I'm crediting to the eating habit change or just coincidence quite yet!  We'll watch the progress and see how it goes!  We have noticed we feel better in the evening with the light meal.  We also aren't so focused on the hands of the clock and our schedule for eating.  Also, we're drinking more water!

While this is working well for us so far, I suspect it wouldn't be so easily done with families who have jobs which prevent the approach, or for families with children trying to have mealtime together while accommodating considerations such as homework completion and so on.  It will be interesting to see how this continues, and if we realize other benefits for our health in the long run!  At this point, we will stick with a new pattern for eating.
What do you think about this?