Time-restricted eating window audit + sustainable earlier-window plan — Baton Rouge, LA.

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

• a 7-day eating log or timestamped meal photos (time of first and last calorie each day, including drinks with calories)
• a clock/phone to record window start and end
• note on any diabetes or glucose-lowering medication (insulin, sulfonylureas), pregnancy or breastfeeding, or a history of an eating disorder
• note on any clinician-directed meal schedule or nutrition plan

Steps

1. 1. Ask up front about diabetes on glucose-lowering medication (insulin or a sulfonylurea), pregnancy or breastfeeding, a current or past eating disorder, being underweight or an older adult at risk of undernutrition, or a clinician-directed meal schedule; if ANY is present -> do NOT coach fasting/window compression and route to a clinician or registered dietitian first (skipping meals on glucose-lowering medication can cause dangerous hypoglycemia; TRE can worsen disordered eating and undernutrition).
2. 2. Log 7 days: record the time of the first calorie and the last calorie each day (count any caloric drink), and note total protein/overall intake so the window change is not a covert calorie cut.
3. 3. Compute each day's eating-window length and overnight-fast length, and the day-to-day consistency (how much the window start/end drifts); note how late the last calorie falls relative to bedtime.
4. 4. Coach ONE sustainable change toward an earlier, more consistent window (e.g., finish eating ~3 h before bed, or bring a ragged 13–14 h window toward a steady ~10 h) while keeping protein and total nutrition adequate — a real, specific adjustment, not a maximal-fasting target.
5. 5. Record the 7-day average eating window, overnight fast, window consistency, the one coached change, and any medication/pregnancy/eating-disorder context; sign. Route any flag to a clinician or registered dietitian.

What counts as done

• 7-day eating window logged (time of first and last calorie each day) and the average eating-window and overnight-fast lengths recorded
• Window consistency (day-to-day drift) and how late the last calorie falls relative to bedtime described, as coached context not a prescription
• One concrete, sustainable earlier/more-consistent window change recorded with protein and total intake preserved (not a covert calorie cut)
• Any diabetes on glucose-lowering medication, pregnancy/breastfeeding, eating-disorder history, or undernutrition risk routed to a clinician or registered dietitian, with the referral recorded

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.