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Try to also eat more meals a day. Eating every few hours will help keep your metabolism going!! Smaller meals more often is the key!!
Provided you are consuming the same amount of calories overall in a day, one meal or 6 won't make a difference.
OP, if your BMR is slightly over 2000 calories... I would net 2000 cals a day. My BMR is slightly under 1600 calories. I net at least 1600 cals a day and lose.
Agreed. Meal timing will not affect metabolism. However frequent meals may keep you in check through out the day. They don't for me. I felt like I was obsessing over food trying to make sure I ate something every 3 hours. It made me not want to even be around food let alone eat it. I do 3 meals and a protein shake on lifting days and on cardio days 3 meals and a pre workout snack. 106 lbs lost thus far and I NET 1600 cals per day meaning I eat anywhere from 1800-2200 cals gross depending on that day's workout. It really does work but you have to have patience and diligence!
CONGRATIONS on your 106lbs! Thats amazing0 -
Try to also eat more meals a day. Eating every few hours will help keep your metabolism going!! Smaller meals more often is the key!!
Provided you are consuming the same amount of calories overall in a day, one meal or 6 won't make a difference.
OP, if your BMR is slightly over 2000 calories... I would net 2000 cals a day. My BMR is slightly under 1600 calories. I net at least 1600 cals a day and lose.
Agreed. Meal timing will not affect metabolism. However frequent meals may keep you in check through out the day. They don't for me. I felt like I was obsessing over food trying to make sure I ate something every 3 hours. It made me not want to even be around food let alone eat it. I do 3 meals and a protein shake on lifting days and on cardio days 3 meals and a pre workout snack. 106 lbs lost thus far and I NET 1600 cals per day meaning I eat anywhere from 1800-2200 cals gross depending on that day's workout. It really does work but you have to have patience and diligence!
CONGRATIONS on your 106lbs! Thats amazing
Thank you! As we all know it's not easy, I still have bad days and moments but it's worth it! Good luck, I hope you get it all balanced!0 -
EXACTLY!! I feel like all I do is eat, think about eating, plan eating because I have been doing the 5 meals a day thing!
I used to do the whole eat three meals and snacks thing until I too became far too obsessed with food and eating every so many hours. I now go based on how I"m feeling. When I feel hungry I drink water... if I am still hungry after a few minutes I will eat something. Some days I will eat 8 times a day... some days two. If at the end of the day I am really below calories but not super hungry I will have something small that is high in calories to fill the gap.0
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