If eating every 2-3 hrs...
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I never heard that is boosts you metabolism unless you are hypoglycemic like I am. I think a lot depends what you are eating and how your body processes it and the insulin ups/downs.
this is me.0 -
Is supposed to rev up your metabolism, why not eat every hour or every half hr or every 15 min? Wouldn't that turbo charge your metabolism and turn you into a fat burning machine?
Every 15 minutes? You are doing it wrong. I just never stop eating. I count my arm moving from the table to my mouth as exercise. What with how revved up my metabolism is from always eating, I can eat whatever I want all day long. The faster you eat, the faster your metabolism goes!
This! I had to change my settings from sedentary to very active because of all my eating. I alternate arms with bites and pause for a flex at the top for maximal muscle building.
Seriously though, I do leangains, I usually have 2 big meals and lots of, generally chocolate flavored, snacks as I want.0 -
I pretty much follow this
EXCEPT I never eat after 6:300 -
Well I've lost 112 Pounds
so it must be working for me!0 -
Well I've lost 112 Pounds
so it must be working for me!
And why do you think that is? Do you think it has to do with that methodology? Or is it possible that maybe it's just the overall calorie deficit you have created? Or, what about people like Ed Davenport who has lost 3 times what you've lost? How would you account for that given that he doesn't do any of that?0 -
Well I've lost 112 Pounds
so it must be working for me!
And why do you think that is? Do you think it has to do with that methodology? Or is it possible that maybe it's just the overall calorie deficit you have created? Or, what about people like Ed Davenport who has lost 3 times what you've lost? How would you account for that given that he doesn't do any of that?
what does it matter? Why do you care? Why can't people choose how they want to run their heath journey their own way. Now, if they are complaining about it not working, then a change might be needed. but if they are eating good foods and happy with their progress, what does anyone care if they eat every 2 hours or just all at once every 24 hours.0 -
Well I've lost 112 Pounds
so it must be working for me!
And why do you think that is? Do you think it has to do with that methodology? Or is it possible that maybe it's just the overall calorie deficit you have created? Or, what about people like Ed Davenport who has lost 3 times what you've lost? How would you account for that given that he doesn't do any of that?
what does it matter? Why do you care? Why can't people choose how they want to run their heath journey their own way. Now, if they are complaining about it not working, then a change might be needed. but if they are eating good foods and happy with their progress, what does anyone care if they eat every 2 hours or just all at once every 24 hours.
Most of us have no problem with people doing whatever they want.
What I HATE is when people tell other people, especially new people, that they must do things a certain way. It's sad when you see some neophyte posting "I'M NOT HUNGRY AT BREAKFAST, AM I IN STARVATION MODE?!?"
Eat frequently or infrequently as you see fit. Maintain an overall deficit and you will lose weight0 -
Does that mean if I put a gallon of petrol in my car 6 times instead of six gallons in one go, my car will go faster too?
It stays running if you fill it before it gets close to empty so by filling it often, you are never letting your body stop!
Exactly!! I have had nothing but great results since eating 5-6 small meals throughout the day...I also make sure to have a lean protein source every time I eat...I am definitely leaning out from this type of eating and have more energy during the day!
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That does not work for me. It's too easy to eat too many calories and I don't believe it works anyway. You never give your body a chance to burn off fat reserves when we have them when we do that. I think this works well for men who are lean and fit. I'm lean and it still does not work for me.
Our bodies are designed to go for long periods without eating. That is what we did when we were hunter gatherers. Humans have been fasting for spiritual reasons since the beginning of time with no ill effects.
Instead I skip breakfast and head straight to the gym. I lift heavy and workout hard, and then do at least 30 minutes of cardio, sometimes HIIT running, then wait an hour to eat. When you workout fasted like this your body produces the HGH internally as it also does from hours 15-24 during a zero calorie fast.
I learned about the working out fasted from Rusty Moore on Fittness Black Book http://vacationbodyblueprint.com/0 -
i eat whenever im hungry.. which ends up to be every 15-30 mins.0
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Well I've lost 112 Pounds
so it must be working for me!
And why do you think that is? Do you think it has to do with that methodology? Or is it possible that maybe it's just the overall calorie deficit you have created? Or, what about people like Ed Davenport who has lost 3 times what you've lost? How would you account for that given that he doesn't do any of that?
what does it matter? Why do you care? Why can't people choose how they want to run their heath journey their own way. Now, if they are complaining about it not working, then a change might be needed. but if they are eating good foods and happy with their progress, what does anyone care if they eat every 2 hours or just all at once every 24 hours.
Most of us have no problem with people doing whatever they want.
What I HATE is when people tell other people, especially new people, that they must do things a certain way. It's sad when you see some neophyte posting "I'M NOT HUNGRY AT BREAKFAST, AM I IN STARVATION MODE?!?"
Eat frequently or infrequently as you see fit. Maintain an overall deficit and you will lose weight
Feel free to eat a bunch of small meals if it works for you. It does not work for me.
That is why I love this quote.Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you, and be silent. -Brad Pilon0 -
Most of us have no problem with people doing whatever they want.
What I HATE is when people tell other people, especially new people, that they must do things a certain way. It's sad when you see some neophyte posting "I'M NOT HUNGRY AT BREAKFAST, AM I IN STARVATION MODE?!?"
Eat frequently or infrequently as you see fit. Maintain an overall deficit and you will lose weight
true. I guess I just felt this thread was created to mock people that choose to eat every 2-3 hours. I didn't mean to take it our on you individually,
I agree- It bugs me when people say there way is the ONLY GOOD WAY works for everyone! Whether is is vegan or paleo or frequent or fasting.0 -
That does not work for me. It's too easy to eat too many calories and I don't believe it works anyway. You never give your body a chance to burn off fat reserves when we have them when we do that. I think this works well for men who are lean and fit. I'm lean and it still does not work for me.
Our bodies are designed to go for long periods without eating. That is what we did when we were hunter gatherers. Humans have been fasting for spiritual reasons since the beginning of time with no ill effects.
Instead I skip breakfast and head straight to the gym. I lift heavy and workout hard, and then do at least 30 minutes of cardio, sometimes HIIT running, then wait an hour to eat. When you workout fasted like this your body produces the HGH internally as it also does from hours 15-24 during a zero calorie fast.
I learned about the working out fasted from Rusty Moore on Fittness Black Book http://vacationbodyblueprint.com/
I can see how this approach would work for some people-I think it differs for everyone depending on how they look at food...some people may overeat if given the chance to eat multiple times during the day. Some people may overeat if they feel like they are really hungry and can't control themselves. Either way, each person needs to find what works for them. Looking at your pictures, this clearly is working great for you! You are in amazing shape and a total inspiration! Thanks for bringing a fair, balanced approach to this discussion-if I hit another plateau I just may try your way of eating to give my metabolism something different! 0 -
everybody different and I used to eat every hour. I now follow the leangains.com approach. Which is fasting and eating all your calories in a time window. I've seen more results switching to this style than when I used to eat every hour. Mind you I still eat the same amount of calories, just during a certain time frame. Sounds crazy but Martin on that website has some GREAT scientific evidence to prove why it works and why it really doesn't matter when you eat and how much you eat at one time as long as you are in control of your calories. Maybe it won't work for everyone (both ways work for me but I've leaned out more with leangains approach) but worth a read. A good book is 'Eat Stop Eat' that also explains this. I follow the primal nutrition approach and that ties into it as well. Our caveman ancestors weren't eating every 2 hours. They would spend the majority of their day looking/hunting for food and ate big meals randomly, while fasting the rest.
that's my 2 cents anyways. to each their own of course!
hmm really makes me wonder about my eating style. I usually don't eat my first meal until about 2pm and then I am eating/snacking until maybe 1 am. I dont go to bed until about 4 am though. So I wonder is this slowing me down? You hear so much about not eating after 6 but hell I don't even get home from work until midnight.0 -
I eat 300 calories 6 ties a day. 6-9-12-3-6-9. This does a great job keeping my blood sugar in check and me off insulin.0
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Most of us have no problem with people doing whatever they want.
What I HATE is when people tell other people, especially new people, that they must do things a certain way. It's sad when you see some neophyte posting "I'M NOT HUNGRY AT BREAKFAST, AM I IN STARVATION MODE?!?"
Eat frequently or infrequently as you see fit. Maintain an overall deficit and you will lose weight
true. I guess I just felt this thread was created to mock people that choose to eat every 2-3 hours. I didn't mean to take it our on you individually,
I agree- It bugs me when people say there way is the ONLY GOOD WAY works for everyone! Whether is is vegan or paleo or frequent or fasting.
Well I think it was created to skewer those who say, "I've lost upteen pounds and I eat 6 times a day so it must work" and that is why I asked all thosequestions. The person I quoted used the BS rationalization that they've lost X amount doing it so it must work. My guess is that isn't why it worked. It had more to do with creating an overall deficit. So, actually you are I are more in agreement than disagreement.
I don't really care what method people use to get to thir goals. I applaud the reaching of the goals. I do care when people start telling others that their way is THE WAY. The only realy way is to eat less than you in a day or a week or a month. How you accomplish that is up to you, There are many ways and whatever way someone comes up with and validates it by saying how much they've lost, there is always someone who has lost more than them doing it another way. Except Ed Davenport! Ed is the king at 300+ pounds. At least as far as I know.0 -
I eat a cheeseburger every 12 minutes and weigh 78 pounds. I'm living proof of your theory.0
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Sometimes I'm tempted to just get a drip IV in me to continuously feed me without any need for actual eating.
But then I realize I love food.0 -
I just finished eating again, its 9:51pm 0_o0
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everybody different and I used to eat every hour. I now follow the leangains.com approach. Which is fasting and eating all your calories in a time window. I've seen more results switching to this style than when I used to eat every hour. Mind you I still eat the same amount of calories, just during a certain time frame. Sounds crazy but Martin on that website has some GREAT scientific evidence to prove why it works and why it really doesn't matter when you eat and how much you eat at one time as long as you are in control of your calories. Maybe it won't work for everyone (both ways work for me but I've leaned out more with leangains approach) but worth a read. A good book is 'Eat Stop Eat' that also explains this. I follow the primal nutrition approach and that ties into it as well. Our caveman ancestors weren't eating every 2 hours. They would spend the majority of their day looking/hunting for food and ate big meals randomly, while fasting the rest.
that's my 2 cents anyways. to each their own of course!
hmm really makes me wonder about my eating style. I usually don't eat my first meal until about 2pm and then I am eating/snacking until maybe 1 am. I dont go to bed until about 4 am though. So I wonder is this slowing me down? You hear so much about not eating after 6 but hell I don't even get home from work until midnight.
You would, essentially, be eating in an 11 hour window... Leangains promotes a 10 hour window for women, so you're naturally practically following the program 0 -
I second this.That's pretty much how my day goes. I eat two actual meals and everything else is a dessert that I turn into a protein meal. My 2 o'clock snack was a homemade german chocolate protein cheesecake.
Saying something like this and not posting a recipe is just mean.0 -
That's pretty much how my day goes. I eat two actual meals and everything else is a dessert that I turn into a protein meal. My 2 o'clock snack was a homemade german chocolate protein cheesecake.
Saying something like this and not posting a recipe is just mean.
I totally agree!
Spill!0 -
Most of us have no problem with people doing whatever they want.
What I HATE is when people tell other people, especially new people, that they must do things a certain way. It's sad when you see some neophyte posting "I'M NOT HUNGRY AT BREAKFAST, AM I IN STARVATION MODE?!?"
Eat frequently or infrequently as you see fit. Maintain an overall deficit and you will lose weight
true. I guess I just felt this thread was created to mock people that choose to eat every 2-3 hours. I didn't mean to take it our on you individually,
I agree- It bugs me when people say there way is the ONLY GOOD WAY works for everyone! Whether is is vegan or paleo or frequent or fasting.
Incorrect it was to highlight the silliness of eating every 2-3 hrs with the rationale of it speeding up your metabolism, by the same logic, eating even more frequently should really speed up your metabolism
And I get a kick out of post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacies and sure enough we witnessed a few of those0 -
everybody different and I used to eat every hour. I now follow the leangains.com approach. Which is fasting and eating all your calories in a time window. I've seen more results switching to this style than when I used to eat every hour. Mind you I still eat the same amount of calories, just during a certain time frame. Sounds crazy but Martin on that website has some GREAT scientific evidence to prove why it works and why it really doesn't matter when you eat and how much you eat at one time as long as you are in control of your calories. Maybe it won't work for everyone (both ways work for me but I've leaned out more with leangains approach) but worth a read. A good book is 'Eat Stop Eat' that also explains this. I follow the primal nutrition approach and that ties into it as well. Our caveman ancestors weren't eating every 2 hours. They would spend the majority of their day looking/hunting for food and ate big meals randomly, while fasting the rest.
that's my 2 cents anyways. to each their own of course!
hmm really makes me wonder about my eating style. I usually don't eat my first meal until about 2pm and then I am eating/snacking until maybe 1 am. I dont go to bed until about 4 am though. So I wonder is this slowing me down? You hear so much about not eating after 6 but hell I don't even get home from work until midnight.
It is not about meal timing. It is all about what helps keep compliance with your calorie deficit, along with having a reasonable calorie deficit. If you want to eat it all in few meals, good for you, that is what I do and it works fine. I did the 6 small meals when I started. That worked fine as well, but I was miserable. I like big meals, and small meals never satisfied me, even after doing it that way for 6 months because everyone said I was supposed to. Find what eating pattern helps keep you most in compliance with your calorie goals, and eat that way.0 -
That's pretty much how my day goes. I eat two actual meals and everything else is a dessert that I turn into a protein meal. My 2 o'clock snack was a homemade german chocolate protein cheesecake.
Saying something like this and not posting a recipe is just mean.
I totally agree!
Spill!
He posted it on page 2!0 -
Most of us have no problem with people doing whatever they want.
What I HATE is when people tell other people, especially new people, that they must do things a certain way. It's sad when you see some neophyte posting "I'M NOT HUNGRY AT BREAKFAST, AM I IN STARVATION MODE?!?"
Eat frequently or infrequently as you see fit. Maintain an overall deficit and you will lose weight
true. I guess I just felt this thread was created to mock people that choose to eat every 2-3 hours. I didn't mean to take it our on you individually,
I agree- It bugs me when people say there way is the ONLY GOOD WAY works for everyone! Whether is is vegan or paleo or frequent or fasting.
Incorrect it was to highlight the silliness of eating every 2-3 hrs with the rationale of it speeding up your metabolism, by the same logic, eating even more frequently should really speed up your metabolism
And I get a kick out of post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacies and sure enough we witnessed a few of those
It can speed up or repair a damaged or slow metabolism. As seen with chronic yoyo dieters or chronic cardiophiles. But the food needs to digest. It doesnt in 15 minutes0 -
That's pretty much how my day goes. I eat two actual meals and everything else is a dessert that I turn into a protein meal. My 2 o'clock snack was a homemade german chocolate protein cheesecake.
Saying something like this and not posting a recipe is just mean.
I totally agree!
Spill!
He posted it on page 2!
Doh! I thought I had checked the whole thread!
Thanks!0 -
I just cannot eat full meals with so few calories.
I realized when I started this that I was eating WAY too many calories.
So I've changed my snacking habits, but still eat similar meals. So now I am eating 600-800 calorie meals (twice a day) and my snacks are barely any calories. Things like raw veggies or fruit.
I just find it works better that way, and I'm not going WAY overboard on calories. Otherwise, I'd eat the same meals but with bigger calorie snacks and then not lose.
There is no way I can eat such small meals. To me it's just about what you eat throughout the day and your final total.
But to each their own. Do whatever works for you!0 -
Most of us have no problem with people doing whatever they want.
What I HATE is when people tell other people, especially new people, that they must do things a certain way. It's sad when you see some neophyte posting "I'M NOT HUNGRY AT BREAKFAST, AM I IN STARVATION MODE?!?"
Eat frequently or infrequently as you see fit. Maintain an overall deficit and you will lose weight
true. I guess I just felt this thread was created to mock people that choose to eat every 2-3 hours. I didn't mean to take it our on you individually,
I agree- It bugs me when people say there way is the ONLY GOOD WAY works for everyone! Whether is is vegan or paleo or frequent or fasting.
Incorrect it was to highlight the silliness of eating every 2-3 hrs with the rationale of it speeding up your metabolism, by the same logic, eating even more frequently should really speed up your metabolism
And I get a kick out of post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacies and sure enough we witnessed a few of those
It can speed up or repair a damaged or slow metabolism. As seen with chronic yoyo dieters or chronic cardiophiles. But the food needs to digest. It doesnt in 15 minutes
Any proof source for that?0 -
I don't know why I'm bothering to respond to this, but I have to know: why would eating more food stop you from digesting the food you ate 15 minutes ago? Do you have any idea how digestion works? What exactly do you think happens to this food that never gets a chance to digest?It can speed up or repair a damaged or slow metabolism. As seen with chronic yoyo dieters or chronic cardiophiles. But the food needs to digest. It doesnt in 15 minutes0
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