Balanced Meals vs Eating all day? which is best?

brodo87

so I've pretty much been winging this whole weight loss/exercising thing. here's my dilemma. on one side, I've got my friends who are big into weight lifting (gym rats). they've got the mindset that you have to literally eat all day. snacking here, protein there, meal here, snacking there.... we're talking maybe every hour? every 2 hours. "the more you eat, the better your weight loss, because your body just starts to burn it non stop!"

on the other side, I've got friends who are big into weight loss as well as those work out programs and they're saying you need to limit yourself to eating 3 meals a day, plus one snack between lunch and dinner. all less than 1200 calories. (im 205, 6"1).

and standing in the middle is my MFP account, which says I should eat no more than 1400 cals a day.

what my question is, which of these are correct. my goal is to loose the weight and gain muscle. I want the beer belly gone. and a flat stomach. I don't care too much about having ridiculous abs. as I have a wide frame, I would prefer to have the look of a UFC fighter. not fat. but not totally defined. I guess the best example can be found here: http://www.mmajunkie.com/files/large/2789 that would be my idea look.

what would you guys recommend? who is right? who is wrong? and why? and what's the best way to get rid of the bit of weight above the groin but below the belly button (the fat you can grab! yuck!) any advice would be greatly appreciated.

LoraF83

Since you have some pretty specific goals, I would suggest heading to the "Eat, Train, Progress" group and getting advice there.

As far as meal timing - do whatever makes you feel better. I personally prefer to eat all day, small meals and lots of snacks. But I have a lot of friends that do IF or eat a very structured intake. Whatever works for you!


And 1400 cals for a 205lb, 6'1" guy probably isn't enough. Figure out your TDEE and subtract 20%.

Here's a helpful link for that: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/952996-level-obstacles-lose-weight-target-fat-easy