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Eating 6 times a day vs. 3 times

10Racing
10Racing Posts: 6
edited January 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Is it really necessary to eat 6 small meals a day like some on here claim? I've ate 3 meals a day for my entire life and find it difficult to change my habits to 6 smaller meals. I just started 22 days ago and I've lost 6 pounds in that span (I'm very happy as I'm meeting my 2 lbs/week goal). I'm just curious to hear your thoughts.

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  • sweetzoejane
    sweetzoejane Posts: 153 Member
    No, it is not necessary. It is personal preference.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,439 MFP Moderator
    No meal timing and frequency are completely irrelevant. And the science:


    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943985

    "We conclude that increasing MF does not promote greater body weight loss under the conditions described in the present study."
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    Makes no difference if you eat all your calories in one meal, or if you eat them in 10 meals. Do what works for you.
  • iiijeniii
    iiijeniii Posts: 82 Member
    As they said ...whatever works for you.

    Eating 5 small meals made losing weight easier for me because by the time I got hungry it was time to eat again! I didn't think about food constantly.
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