The Many benefits of one meal a day!!

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,523 Member
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    If the stomach truly "wears" out from consistent eating, shouldn't animals be dying who eat consistently? Like cows for instance.
    We're still animals. We just happen to have more intelligence than others, but our bodies pretty much work the same way it did THOUSANDS of years ago. All that changed was HOW we eat.

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  • jaroby
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    earlnabby wrote: »
    pbutter07 wrote: »
    Earl, I hear ya. Different strokes for different folks. But if you do a little bit of research the lining of the stomach gets severely worn out by eating so many meals a day. It causes a lot of health problems. So eating one meal a day is not only beneficial for losing weight. It benefits you overall.

    Actually, I HEALED the lining of my stomach by switching to 5 meals a day. Too much food in one meal was contributing to erosion of the stomach lining and anemia from the bleeding.

    That's AWESOME that you healed your stomach! The human body is just amazing. I think it's really incredible that for some people eating 5 meals a day HEALS them and for others eating that often keeps their insulin levels too high so an intermittent fasting schedule works for their body. It's so awesome (yet frustrating at times) that there's no blanket "fix all" approach!


    ninerbuff wrote: »
    If the stomach truly "wears" out from consistent eating, shouldn't animals be dying who eat consistently? Like cows for instance.
    We're still animals. We just happen to have more intelligence than others, but our bodies pretty much work the same way it did THOUSANDS of years ago. All that changed was HOW we eat.

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    I like where you're going with this. :smiley: did you know that cows have 4 stomachs? :smiley: I don't know the anatomy of other animals well enough to suggest one that proves where you were going, otherwise I would!! But cows eat alllll the time and actually regurgitate some of their food (it's called "cud") and chew it and digest it a second time before it passes onto the other stomachs. I think you're absolutely right that if cows tried to eat as much as they do with our digestive system they would be dying!!! But they're a bit out of our league what with the 4 stomachs and second pass at chewing their food and all :wink:
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    I don't think I could take in 2700-3000 calories per day in one meal..
  • PrincessMel72
    PrincessMel72 Posts: 1,094 Member
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    I can't do the one meal a day thing. I am hypoglycemic and start to feel shaky, get headaches and feel nauseated if I go more than 5 hours without eating (except overnight of course). I tend to space my meals out where I know I'll be hungry and have found that I have less issues that way. :)
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
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    I couldnt do OMAD either. I went from 3 meals and 2 snacks to 2 meals and 1-2 snacks a day.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I don't think I could take in 2700-3000 calories per day in one meal..

    Agreed, at 3800 calories per day (what I am currently consuming), that would be one hell of a meal.... No thanks.

    Glad the OP found something they believe to help them. I can't imagine eating such a small amount of food, whether one meal or 5.
  • YvetteK2015
    YvetteK2015 Posts: 653 Member
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    I do IF but I could never do OMAD @ 1000 calories. I think I'd pass out.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
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    jaroby wrote: »
    earlnabby wrote: »
    pbutter07 wrote: »
    Earl, I hear ya. Different strokes for different folks. But if you do a little bit of research the lining of the stomach gets severely worn out by eating so many meals a day. It causes a lot of health problems. So eating one meal a day is not only beneficial for losing weight. It benefits you overall.

    Actually, I HEALED the lining of my stomach by switching to 5 meals a day. Too much food in one meal was contributing to erosion of the stomach lining and anemia from the bleeding.

    That's AWESOME that you healed your stomach! The human body is just amazing. I think it's really incredible that for some people eating 5 meals a day HEALS them and for others eating that often keeps their insulin levels too high so an intermittent fasting schedule works for their body. It's so awesome (yet frustrating at times) that there's no blanket "fix all" approach!

    Actually, eating more frequent, smaller meals is better for the blood sugar because it keeps it more level rather than the peaks and dips people get from eating less frequent larger meals.

  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    earlnabby wrote: »
    jaroby wrote: »
    earlnabby wrote: »
    pbutter07 wrote: »
    Earl, I hear ya. Different strokes for different folks. But if you do a little bit of research the lining of the stomach gets severely worn out by eating so many meals a day. It causes a lot of health problems. So eating one meal a day is not only beneficial for losing weight. It benefits you overall.

    Actually, I HEALED the lining of my stomach by switching to 5 meals a day. Too much food in one meal was contributing to erosion of the stomach lining and anemia from the bleeding.

    That's AWESOME that you healed your stomach! The human body is just amazing. I think it's really incredible that for some people eating 5 meals a day HEALS them and for others eating that often keeps their insulin levels too high so an intermittent fasting schedule works for their body. It's so awesome (yet frustrating at times) that there's no blanket "fix all" approach!

    Actually, eating more frequent, smaller meals is better for the blood sugar because it keeps it more level rather than the peaks and dips people get from eating less frequent larger meals.

    True ^^

    Dr. Fung is generally considered a quack. Most of what he spews should be thrown out the window.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,523 Member
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    jaroby wrote: »
    earlnabby wrote: »
    pbutter07 wrote: »
    Earl, I hear ya. Different strokes for different folks. But if you do a little bit of research the lining of the stomach gets severely worn out by eating so many meals a day. It causes a lot of health problems. So eating one meal a day is not only beneficial for losing weight. It benefits you overall.

    Actually, I HEALED the lining of my stomach by switching to 5 meals a day. Too much food in one meal was contributing to erosion of the stomach lining and anemia from the bleeding.

    That's AWESOME that you healed your stomach! The human body is just amazing. I think it's really incredible that for some people eating 5 meals a day HEALS them and for others eating that often keeps their insulin levels too high so an intermittent fasting schedule works for their body. It's so awesome (yet frustrating at times) that there's no blanket "fix all" approach!


    ninerbuff wrote: »
    If the stomach truly "wears" out from consistent eating, shouldn't animals be dying who eat consistently? Like cows for instance.
    We're still animals. We just happen to have more intelligence than others, but our bodies pretty much work the same way it did THOUSANDS of years ago. All that changed was HOW we eat.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
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    I like where you're going with this. :smiley: did you know that cows have 4 stomachs? :smiley: I don't know the anatomy of other animals well enough to suggest one that proves where you were going, otherwise I would!! But cows eat alllll the time and actually regurgitate some of their food (it's called "cud") and chew it and digest it a second time before it passes onto the other stomachs. I think you're absolutely right that if cows tried to eat as much as they do with our digestive system they would be dying!!! But they're a bit out of our league what with the 4 stomachs and second pass at chewing their food and all :wink:
    We can go with animals that have one stomach too. Rodents, birds, apes, etc. look for food ALL the time. And eat A LOT more often than humans do. So not buying the pseudoscience of the stomach getting "worn" out at all. It's quack science just like akaline diets, blood diets, detoxing, etc.
    Think about this: what can hydorchloric acid destroy? Just about everything except your stomach due to mucus lining and sodium bicarbonate. If one does have an issue with either, they see a gastroenterologist and not some book by some MD who just happens to study something and have no doctorate in it.

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  • shans34
    shans34 Posts: 535 Member
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    I personally had a lot of success on one meal a day and one snack. It works well. To each their own
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,140 Member
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    OP is gone and this thread should too!
  • chelseajgilbert
    chelseajgilbert Posts: 8 Member
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    There's no hate here, because different methods work for different people. But upon reading this, I realized that I don't eat very often daily. I have insomnia and I am up late and wake late/ get up and start my day late. So I normally don't eat between 9 - 11 pm and 1-3pm. And I don't wake up starving. I'm not sure of the science behind it but eating 5-6 meals a day just doesn't work for me. Just putting in my info. :)

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