Why 3 meals a day doesn't work...

ilovemybuggy

Thanks everyone!

ilovemybuggy

Hey O.P.

awww, not nice!

MizSaz

I'm delighted that you've found a plan that works for you, but not everyone is the same. Eating when I wake up makes me physically ill. Also, if I've put any food into my body, regardless of how long I wait, I get terrible cramps while I'm exercising. I do an 18/6 intermittent fast, and I've lost over 30 pounds doing so, slowly and sustainably. In the time I've been on this plan I've learned a lot more about vitamins, minerals, and proper nutrition in general.

Please don't tell people that unless they are doing it your way, they are doing it wrong. You could politely suggest that it's a helpful method to someone who is struggling, but your diet isn't gospel.

devil_in_a_blue_dress

False.

Meal frequency does not increase or decrease metabolism.

:drinker: It does if you consume regular doses of broscience.

ShaunMc1968

What happens to your metabolism if you read Horse manure?

cordianet

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494

BrianSharpe

At this point you have not eaten in 12 hours. So, your metabolism is far passed shutting down. Right now your body is quite literally eating itself (it has gone into a catabolic state, and been this way for awhile). It is doing this because it has to eat to stay alive. Your body is going to eat whether you feed it or not, and in a catabolic state the body is going straight for your muscle not for your fat. It will actually be trying to store more fat b/c it is in survival mode and is preparing for the next time you starve it.

absolute nonsense..............:huh:

Bobby_Clerici

3 meals sure won't cut it for me...I need 5 or 6.
I am not sure about the metabolism question, but it makes sense.
Maybe it's true.
Who cares?
I like to eat, and I need to have great food about 5 times each day, or I go nuts.
And I have science to back me up :drinker:

MissFit0101

:laugh:

imthelobster

LOL

ZeroWoIf

I've always heard you're not supposed to go more than 6 waking hours without eating something...True or False?

This is a serious question.... i'm new to this dieting thing and trying to figure out the best way for me. I've been led to believe I should eat 4 to 5 small meals per day 3 to 4 hours apart?

This idea will always be around. You will have no advantage with 6 meals as you would with 3. Being at a caloric deficit at the end of the day is all that matters.

When bulking up and trying to keep your calorie intake a specific calorie range it may make it tough for some people to eat huge meals. Splitting meals is a perfect way to remedy that. Instead of eating 3 1100-1500 meals then why not eat 6 600-700 meals?

Because who really has time to eat 6 meals a day? Not everyone has that ideal where they can sit down every two to three hours and bust out a 600-700 calorie meal.

Plus eating bigger meals are pretty easy to do if you eat calorie dense foods. You can pack a lot of calories in with very little amounts of food that way.

Guess you are missing the point. Most women are looking to lose weight so they wouldn't understand how it feels to eat massive amounts of healthy calories. This is mostly for men when they are bulking up slowly and healthy. Just illustrated how helpful it is to meet a 4500 calorie goal by splitting those meals into 6 meals rather than eating 3 huge 1500 meals. Whole food pasta is great, and sweet potatoes are great as well but most starchy carbs give you feeling of being full too quick and some people may not like that.

Hendrix7

10/10 thread would read again,

AmyM713

cough cough BS! ha ha

PantalaNagaPampa

I only eat one meal a day, but it starts about an hour after I wake up and ends about an houre before bed... unless there is some extra bacon left, then it ends after I am already in bed... nom nom nom... bacon crumbs..

HAHA i LOVE bacon! :laugh:

Bacon is life. Every food can be enhanced with bacon, from Brussel sprouts to ice cream.

ilovemybuggy

I only eat one meal a day, but it starts about an hour after I wake up and ends about an houre before bed... unless there is some extra bacon left, then it ends after I am already in bed... nom nom nom... bacon crumbs..

HAHA i LOVE bacon! :laugh:

Bacon is life. Every food can be enhanced with bacon, from Brussel sprouts to ice cream.

Blehh- I disagree. I saw the burger king bacon sundae and wanted to vomit. But, MOSTLY everything can be enhanced with bacon b/c bacon is AWESOME.

LaurenAOK

trololololololololol

ZeroWoIf

3 meals sure won't cut it for me...I need 5 or 6.
I am not sure about the metabolism question, but it makes sense.
Maybe it's true.
Who cares?
I like to eat, and I need to have great food about 5 times each day or I go nuts.
And I have science to back me up :drinker:

I saw your diary the other day and you ate like a bull that day lol. No way you can cramp that up in 3 meals.

faefaith

Love it when newbies tell us how it is done

Too bad I do intermittent fasting.... I will probably die soon

Dude doesn't exactly look like a newbie. Something's working for him. I've tried the fasting once or twice and have had some interesting results! What is the biggest benefit for you?

MFPBONNIE

I guess I'm just dumb not to know this - I've always wondered why is that people who don't HAVE enough to eat, lose weight?

ChrisGoldn

Hey O.P.

LMAO

fastforlife1

If you notice My Fitness Pal decides our resting metabolic rate by our age, our activity level, and our weight. That is what decided 80 % of our metabolism. How many meals we eat has no influence on metabolism. 10% of the calories we eat are used for metabolism. If you eat 1000 calories, you will burn 100 calories. If you eat 2000 calories you will burn 200 calories. Net result 900 calories vs 1800.

Bobby_Clerici

3 meals sure won't cut it for me...I need 5 or 6.
I am not sure about the metabolism question, but it makes sense.
Maybe it's true.
Who cares?
I like to eat, and I need to have great food about 5 times each day or I go nuts.
And I have science to back me up :drinker:

I saw your diary the other day and you ate like a bull that day lol. No way you can cramp that up in 3 meals.

No way. I need those 6 meals...:drinker:
And I like the idea of having a scientific reason to eat like I do, so this broscience I accept, because it's convenient.
I am helping my metabolism!
Or whatever....

ElizabethRoad

I only eat one meal a day, but it starts about an hour after I wake up and ends about an houre before bed... unless there is some extra bacon left, then it ends after I am already in bed... nom nom nom... bacon crumbs..

HAHA i LOVE bacon! :laugh:

Bacon is life. Every food can be enhanced with bacon, from Brussel sprouts to ice cream.

Blehh- I disagree. I saw the burger king bacon sundae and wanted to vomit. But, MOSTLY everything can be enhanced with bacon b/c bacon is AWESOME.

Any fast food bacon I've ever had is nasty, so I don't think I'll be trying the BK sundae. I would probably try one made with quality ice cream and good bacon, though, if only for curiosity's sake.

Faintgreeneyes

Pretty sure I lost 20 lbs eating 3 meals a day..... and it wasn't all muscle... so I am going to say false!

kelsully

Oh brother...I tried this for about a month and I hated eating this way as I never ever ever felt satisfied.

ilovemybuggy

:laugh:

I only eat one meal a day, but it starts about an hour after I wake up and ends about an houre before bed... unless there is some extra bacon left, then it ends after I am already in bed... nom nom nom... bacon crumbs..

HAHA i LOVE bacon! :laugh:

Bacon is life. Every food can be enhanced with bacon, from Brussel sprouts to ice cream.

Blehh- I disagree. I saw the burger king bacon sundae and wanted to vomit. But, MOSTLY everything can be enhanced with bacon b/c bacon is AWESOME.

Any fast food bacon I've ever had is nasty, so I don't think I'll be trying the BK sundae. I would probably try one made with quality ice cream and good bacon, though, if only for curiosity's sake.

Well, then if you do let me know how it is b/c I sure wont' be. That to me is like fries in frostys (wendys) .... i've never followed that craze. To me, some foods just aren't meant to be mixed. LOL

StarkLark

Love it when newbies tell us how it is done

Too bad I do intermittent fasting.... I will probably die soon

Dude doesn't exactly look like a newbie. Something's working for him. I've tried the fasting once or twice and have had some interesting results! What is the biggest benefit for you?

Something IS working for him, and it's called Photoshop! Take a closer look at the picture :laugh: (props to ElizabethRoad for being the first to catch this!)

ElizabethRoad

Well, then if you do let me know how it is b/c I sure wont' be. That to me is like fries in frostys (wendys) .... i've never followed that craze. To me, some foods just aren't meant to be mixed. LOL

Hmm, you probably wouldn't care to know about the garlic ice cream I tried, then. It was pretty good, but... different.

ilovemybuggy

Love it when newbies tell us how it is done

Too bad I do intermittent fasting.... I will probably die soon

Dude doesn't exactly look like a newbie. Something's working for him. I've tried the fasting once or twice and have had some interesting results! What is the biggest benefit for you?

Something IS working for him, and it's called Photoshop! Take a closer look at the picture :laugh: (props to ElizabethRoad for being the first to catch this!)

NO KIDDING, I saw her comment and had to go look for myself!

ilovemybuggy

Well, then if you do let me know how it is b/c I sure wont' be. That to me is like fries in frostys (wendys) .... i've never followed that craze. To me, some foods just aren't meant to be mixed. LOL

Hmm, you probably wouldn't care to know about the garlic ice cream I tried, then. It was pretty good, but... different.

ICKY!!!!