Insanity + weightloss

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,411 MFP Moderator
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    Meal timing does matter..it makes a huge difference whether you eat all your calories in one meal or spread them out over 5-6 meals a day. That's what he was saying. One big meal will put your body into starvation mode because your body isn't getting a constant flow of fuel.

    Meal timing has been proven a myth by a large portion of the fitness community regardless of what beachbody would suggest. Unfortunately, there are a lot of myth still preached by beachbody. .. when I get off my phone I will provide links.

    As promised, below is some science.

    Exercise and meal timing - http://www.jissn.com/content/pdf/1550-2783-10-5.pdf

    Meal timing/frequency - http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/873411-myth-eat-frequently-to-stoke-the-metabolic-fire

    Meal timing and weight loss - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943985



    Now some people do have variables; for example, those with medical conditions such as my wife... timing of nutrients is the biggest. She needs to have two packets of EmerengC and 3 nuun tablets a day to ensure her electrolytes are stable as she had a a medical condition called POTS which breaks down electrolytes. Some people, such as myself, cannot workout fasted. And some can't do low carb, such as myself. Seriously, if I dont' get 200g of carb a days , my workouts suffer.

    But having 5-6 meals vs 3 meals is completely irrelevant when it comes to training.
  • Gasset19
    Gasset19 Posts: 8
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    Next time your mind gets stuck on a certain food, call a friend and redirect your brain by asking how her day's going. Research shows that cravings only last about 5 minutes, so by the time you hang up, the urge to devour junk will have subsided.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
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    Meal timing does matter..it makes a huge difference whether you eat all your calories in one meal or spread them out over 5-6 meals a day. That's what he was saying. One big meal will put your body into starvation mode because your body isn't getting a constant flow of fuel.

    :huh:

    I know that's what he's saying....thinking about it a second time it makes even less sense.....

    So even though you meet your calorie goal for the day, you can still go into the dreaded "starvation mode". TBH, it looked like he made that one up on the spot.

    Please see psulemon's reply.

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