MYTH: Constant Grazing Boosts Your Metabolism
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I switched from 3 meals a day to 6 and have lost over 90. Ill take personal experience over any study.0
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When broscience battles broscience, does anyone win?
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Instead of saying this or that is the truth or a lie, test it for yourself and report the results. We have all the tools in the world to do this. You can post up a link to an article and try it, then get back and report your results.
What works for one may not work for another.
I have lost 54 by grazing...mooooooo0 -
I certainly don't agree with her article, I was surprised that she or her team would put it out there. Since I've started this journey, I've lost 25 pounds and the grazing on healthy snacks helps to keep me away from all the treats that are brought into the office.
I am not surprised at all at any of the opinions here and agree. I believe we are all different.0 -
Meal timing and number of meals doesn't matter
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11319656
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1905998
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15085170
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8399092
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8383639
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21123467
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/199439850 -
I certainly don't agree with her article, I was surprised that she or her team would put it out there. Since I've started this journey, I've lost 25 pounds and the grazing on healthy snacks helps to keep me away from all the treats that are brought into the office.
I am not surprised at all at any of the opinions here and agree. I believe we are all different.
This comes from people who make entertainment out of crash dieting and marathon workouts with injuries. I don't think they are exactly scientifically minded, unless The Biggest Loser is some secret experiment with America's TV watching public as the subject population. I don't think it is, though, because I never signed a consent form and I'm pretty sure it's required for human subjects studies these days.0 -
Six small meals a day will not offer a metabolic advantage. Also, skip breakfast if you like.0
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I eat when I'm hungry... If I don't, I turn into a monster. Sometimes I am only hungry three times a day and sometimes I'm just hungry all day long. Sometimes I get tired after eating... and sometimes I just get hungry again.0
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This coming from the lady that has her 12 week challenge people "refeed" with the exact same amount of calories once per week... :huh:0
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I think eating repetitively through the day makes me get into a 'snacking habit' and I end up eating more. So whether this is true or not, I do better when I don't graze.
In Italy and France (where the food is amazing), my family members are all fairly thin and healthy - they don't snack!
I was thinking the same thing! I got to visit France a few years back and my host family ate three meals a day and did not snack at all! They joked about how they see Americans eating all the time. We went to a restaurant and I asked for a "to go" box and they all looked at me like I was crazy. My host mom said "That is why you Americans get hungry, because you don't eat all your food at one sitting", lol. It was so funny but I could not imagine wasting the food that was not eaten. But, I rarely saw any overweight people there. It was pretty amazing!!
Off-topic but it just bugs me to hear about other's joking about Americans. I don't know, it just seems rude to me. ~ end vent0 -
This coming from the lady that has her 12 week challenge people "refeed" with the exact same amount of calories once per week... :huh:
LMAO WHAT?0 -
truth! A lady at my gf's work is on the plan. So instead of eating a "healthy" 1200 cals she is allowed to have some "bad" foods but still only 1200. Plus 6x a week cardio. Awesome plan :laugh:0
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truth! A lady at my gf's work is on the plan. So instead of eating a "healthy" 1200 cals she is allowed to have some "bad" foods but still only 1200. Plus 6x a week cardio. Awesome plan :laugh:
Brb eating 1200 calories then doing a refeed at 1200 calories.
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Meh. I eat 2 main meals a day, then after dinner "graze" until 11:30pm or until I reach my calorie goal.
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Meal timing and number of meals doesn't matter
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11319656
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1905998
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15085170
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8399092
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8383639
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21123467
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943985
Haha i love when you post these links in all the threads about this0 -
I am so glad all you people are saying grazing is okay... I was getting worried hearing about all these "bad" grazing habits.
I bring snacks to work to munch on throughout the day... fruits, veggies, nuts, etc. I eat when I'm bored, but if I can eat veggies and good things instead of a bag of chips, I don't see anything wrong with that...0
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