Skipping meals??

I eat when I'm hungry. If I don't want lunch, I won't have it. I'm trying to listen to my body more. Some people just don't eat as much as others.

The starvation mode is strong in this thread.

People here are ****s Trisha.
It isn't healthy. Your body will not burn fat at a consistant rate, and you will not keep your metabolism high. Ocassionally is okay, all the time isn't. You're right to be concerned.

No.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/820577-meal-frequency-rev-up-that-furnace-lol

Plenty of actual peer-reviewed studies linked in that thread which prove the above totally incorrect.

Everyone in here saying things about starvation mode, metabolism dropping, etc: your information is incorrect. Please go read this thread.

Magazines with dieting tips repeat the ideas that you're supposed to never skip breakfast and eat five or six meals a day a lot. These are good tips for people needing a place to start because it helps them get control of their hunger and manage their calories. However, it has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with if it's healthy for your body; your body really doesn't care if you eat 300 calories 6 times a day or 1800 calories all in one go. Do what works and is manageable for you. As long as you get the right amount of calories, any way is healthy.

Yes, you're wrong. Intermittent Fasting is a form of "skipping meals", and it's perfectly healthy.

This.

I second this:)

IF is the bommmmmmmb!!!

I used to skip breakfast all the time because I just wasn't hungry. And then at work, I was a manager and just didn't have enough time to get all my stuff done AND find time to eat lunch. So all I ate was dinner and then a snack in the evenings.

Now that I work out, I HAVE to find time for breakfast and lunch because I feel like I'll drop if I don't get some food in me! With the workouts, I end up hungry about every 2-3 hours. As it's progressed, I've found going from the 3 basic meals to frequent smaller meals works best for me so I don't end up overdoing it.

But it's different for everybody. If people are satisfied with their eating habits, are healthy, and can maintain then more power to them. I don't think there's any one right or wrong way to go about it.

LOL

To all the people who claim eating only one meal a day is unhealthy. Do you really think early man was able to sit and eat 6 meals a day? The human body evolved to eat a lot of calories in one sitting, and then fast for extended periods of time until food could be found. This is how we naturally eat. It wasn't until the 1700's that people started eating more than once a day.

Thank you :flowerforyou:

I am noticing that an awful lot of people are skipping meals daily, and some are skipping multiple meals. That doesn't seem like the best way to stay under your calories. I can see skipping a meal if you're busy or plain old not hungry...but on a daily basis? Not super healthy, am I wrong??

Why are all the IF dieters getting their knickers in a knot for..... All OP was asking is why people are skipping meals and that it doesn't seem healthy.... she didn't post to point out IF dieters in specific, she just posted what she has come across....

Some MFP members really peeve me off... Why tell people what you are doing is right and what someone else is doing is wrong??? Are we all not here for the same reason?? And just because what you are doing works for YOUR body doesn’t mean it will work for someone else’s body!!! Stick to what works for you and leave other people to diet how they choose....

HAS NOBODY EVER HEARD THE SAYING DIFFRENT STROKES FOR DIFFRENT FOLKS???

Well said Saivalis, this topic seems to have stirred up the pot. I guess that's why we are all different! Some people just can't see that, or don't want to see it!

This is funny. OP was judging people who skip meals and you two run to her defense by judging IFers.

PS...I don't fast but have put my 2 cents in on the subject which is basically, you want to fast? Good for you! You want to eat 16 meals a day? Good for you! As long as you aren't starving yourself WHO FREAKIN CARES :drinker: :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:

Skipping meals on a daily basis is not a good idea. There is a place for IF for one or two days a week where you only have 500 or 600kcal on these days if using the 5:2 diet. There is clinical evidence to support this however research has also shown that people tend to be thinner if they eat breakfast.

Your body does go into starvation mode if you skip meals so it is better to have 3 small meals per day than 1 massive meal. Also I'm not sure how you would get all your vitamins and minerals you need in the day if you are only eating one or two meals per day.

Everyone has their own ways of doing things but balance is important to a diet whether trying to lose weight or weight maintain.

This is just wrong. Look up leangains style IF.

I'm talking medical and scientific research. I'm not saying it doesn't work for others, but there needs to be more scientific research on IF but without balance in your diet with vitamins and minerals your body will struggle to work affectively from a biochemical level (can't see this on the outside)

I am noticing that an awful lot of people are skipping meals daily, and some are skipping multiple meals. That doesn't seem like the best way to stay under your calories. I can see skipping a meal if you're busy or plain old not hungry...but on a daily basis? Not super healthy, am I wrong??

Why are all the IF dieters getting their knickers in a knot for..... All OP was asking is why people are skipping meals and that it doesn't seem healthy.... she didn't post to point out IF dieters in specific, she just posted what she has come across....

Some MFP members really peeve me off... Why tell people what you are doing is right and what someone else is doing is wrong??? Are we all not here for the same reason?? And just because what you are doing works for YOUR body doesn’t mean it will work for someone else’s body!!! Stick to what works for you and leave other people to diet how they choose....

HAS NOBODY EVER HEARD THE SAYING DIFFRENT STROKES FOR DIFFRENT FOLKS???

Well said Saivalis, this topic seems to have stirred up the pot. I guess that's why we are all different! Some people just can't see that, or don't want to see it!

This is funny. OP was judging people who skip meals and you two run to her defense by judging IFers.

PS...I don't fast but have put my 2 cents in on the subject which is basically, you want to fast? Good for you! You want to eat 16 meals a day? Good for you! As long as you aren't starving yourself WHO FREAKIN CARES :drinker: :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:

And where in what I wrote did I judge IF'ers.... did you miss the diffrent strokes for diffrent folks??? I also said that everyone diets diffrently and what works for one may not work for someone else.... I am just defeanding OP cause she didn't post to say anyone who does IF is unhealthy, she said she notices some people skip meals daily and that SEEMS unhealthy.... that is all, no mention of IFers.... so again, TONE IT DOWN PEOPLE..... WE ARE ALL HEre FOR THE SAME THING...

CARRY ON
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I skip breakfast daily, just cuz I'm not hungry and practice Eat Stop Eat as well. Do what works for you

Skipping meals on a daily basis is not a good idea. There is a place for IF for one or two days a week where you only have 500 or 600kcal on these days if using the 5:2 diet. There is clinical evidence to support this however research has also shown that people tend to be thinner if they eat breakfast.

Your body does go into starvation mode if you skip meals so it is better to have 3 small meals per day than 1 massive meal. Also I'm not sure how you would get all your vitamins and minerals you need in the day if you are only eating one or two meals per day.

Everyone has their own ways of doing things but balance is important to a diet whether trying to lose weight or weight maintain.

This is just wrong. Look up leangains style IF.

I'm talking medical and scientific research. I'm not saying it doesn't work for others, but there needs to be more scientific research on IF but without balance in your diet with vitamins and minerals your body will struggle to work affectively from a biochemical level (can't see this on the outside)

How is meal frequency relevant? Do you have research that shows having 4 meals say as opposed to 2 impacts this, assuming the same food is consumed?

Also, do you have anything that shows that your body goes into starvation mode if you skip meals, again, assuming the same total consumption at the end of the day?

The starvation mode is strong in this thread.

Lol

Yes, you're wrong. Intermittent Fasting is a form of "skipping meals", and it's perfectly healthy.

First off, let me be clear. I"m not trying to dis anybody. As I said, occasionally skipping meals here and there is one thing...Heck, I usually end up only eating two meals on the weekends. On a daily basis is what I was speaking of. Also I am seeing people that are constantly eating one meal a day. THAT cannot be healthy.

People here are ****s Trisha.
It isn't healthy. Your body will not burn fat at a consistant rate, and you will not keep your metabolism high. Ocassionally is okay, all the time isn't. You're right to be concerned.

That's funny, I do IF and I'm losing fat at a nice, healthy rate that I'm happy with AND my average calorie intake every day in January was almost 2400 calories. I work out about 5 hours a week, mostly walking and a couple hours of strength training and I lost 2.9% body weight last month. Yeah, skipping meals does work when you make it work.

People have to do what works for them and one way isn't better than another. Sometimes a person needs to eat a certain way, but no one has to be like everyone else to be successful. I've struggled for almost 15 years with my weight and most of my dieting efforts I did the "small meals all day" and ate 6 - 8 times a day. I never could stick with it and I always felt deprived and always ended up binging and never getting back on track until the next time I got right back on it. It REALLY is unhealthy to binge eat and to eat over your daily requirement of calories and to weigh 300 lbs. I'll stick with the IF for now as it seems to be a much healthier alternative.

As an aside, if you are seeing that people "skip" meals based on what they log in their diaries, you really have no clue. If I'm logging all my food at one time, I generally log it in one meal no matter when I eat it. My DH did the same when he logged.

Between the start of December and the end of January I was eating pretty badly.
In the last three weeks of January I regular hit over 4000 calories with loads of fat etc, yet rarely did any cardio exercise.
I was "lifting heavy" three times a week and rock climbing three times a week.
I also tried to keep my eating to around 1 - 9pm, though of course it did move around a bit.

My weight stayed constant for that time - I was expecting a good few lbs at least to be on.

Never been a big one for breakfast unless it's presented to me (ie at a hotel when it's already paid for).
The heavy weights I suspect were the main cause; but I also wonder if the not eating breakfast helped.

Now on a proper 'leangains' style cut started on the 1st; but too early to tell if it's more effective than other options.