Eating every 3 Hours

fiction. Meal timing will not influence your metabolism. That said, playing with your meal timing can have you arrive at meal timing that works better for you on your diet (meaning makes you feel more satiated with your calorie goal) so it can be worth experimenting.

Personally I eat about 5 meals a day which means that yeah I'm eating every 3-4 hours. Not because of the "metabolism" thing though just because when I tried it I found I was more satisfied than with 3 meals a day. Personal choice though, I do not think thats how everyone should do it just because that is what works for me.

fiction. Meal timing will not influence your metabolism. That said, playing with your meal timing can have you arrive at meal timing that works better for you on your diet (meaning makes you feel more satiated with your calorie goal) so it can be worth experimenting.

Personally I eat about 5 meals a day which means that yeah I'm eating every 3-4 hours. Not because of the "metabolism" thing though just because when I tried it I found I was more satisfied than with 3 meals a day. Personal choice though, I do not think thats how everyone should do it just because that is what works for me.

This. I also find that meal timing has a huge impact on gym performance for me.


It's a common fiction, but fiction nonetheless.

The 3 hour nonsense is only sustainable for professionals and people with no job/social life in my opinion.

To be fair I eat every 3-4 hours and I have a very busy job and active social life.

If you are picturing "eating" to be going out to a restaurant every 3 hours then yeah okay, but for me eating is having a pre-prepared sandwich or a shake or a protein bar while I sit at my desk.

I joined this facebook group for a 2 week challenge. The trainer that runs it says the one must eat every 3 hours. my 3 hour time to eat again is here and I'm just not hungry. He says that eating every 3 hours helps with metabolism. Thoughts? Fact or fiction? Trying it just for today just to see...

The 3 hour nonsense is only sustainable for professionals and people with no job/social life in my opinion.

To be fair I eat every 3-4 hours and I have a very busy job and active social life.

If you are picturing "eating" to be going out to a restaurant every 3 hours then yeah okay, but for me eating is having a pre-prepared sandwich or a shake or a protein bar while I sit at my desk.

That's true, certain jobs may allow it but many don't. I work in a lab and don't care to eat in it (plus you can't) and I'm there to work and not eat. And when I'm out with my friends it'd be annoying to set my 3 hour time and interrupt what we are all doing so I can eat some food.

The 3 hour nonsense is only sustainable for professionals and people with no job/social life in my opinion.

To be fair I eat every 3-4 hours and I have a very busy job and active social life.

If you are picturing "eating" to be going out to a restaurant every 3 hours then yeah okay, but for me eating is having a pre-prepared sandwich or a shake or a protein bar while I sit at my desk.

That's true, certain jobs may allow it but many don't. I work in a lab and don't care to eat in it (plus you can't) and I'm there to work and not eat. And when I'm out with my friends it'd be annoying to set my 3 hour time and interrupt what we are all doing so I can eat some food.

Saying it may not be possible in every job/social situation is a lot different than saying it's only possible if you have no job and no social life.

I've got a desk job-- I prepare my food before I leave for work and I eat at my desk while I'm working. I don't consider it an imposition; it's how I like to eat. I definitely don't set an alarm; I just eat when I'm hungry. But if I let myself go too long then when I do sit down to eat I end up having a lot more calories than I planned.

it's true, I probably drew a thicker line in the sand than what called for it. What you described isn't quiet the same though. You eat, when you are hungry and are fortunate enough to have a job who doesn't mind you interrupting work to throw down some food.

That's not the same as what was described, that is a strict adherence to a 3 hour time frame for eating. A strict 3 hour pattern is likely to fail for the vast majority of people because of life. It's a stupid myth that does little for your metabolism and fills people full of stress.

There are a million of exceptions of course. People with amazing social lives and friends who also think they should eat every three hours on the dot could adhere without causing much of a problem, etc. My point is a strict adherence is silly and can cause a lot of people to ditch dieting because they don't have the time.