mini meals?

Yes it definitely works. The reason behind it is blood sugar levels. If you only eat every 5 hours, then you take in a lot of food and the left over that you don't use right away gets stored in your liver and turns into sugar. So basically you are crashing for 4.5 hours and then you spike again the next time you eat. If you are eating every 2.5 to 3 hours your crash isn't as sever and your spikes aren't as high. This gives your body a more efficient way to burn the fat. Of course you have to eat much smaller meals than you would if you only ate 3 times. But I think that goes without saying.

Cassidy

I find I eat less when I eat more often. When I am in the office or on the weekends I probably eat 5-6 times per day. Unfortunately when I am traveling for work it is usually only 2-3 times a day.

I agree 100% with the previous posts. I eat three regular meals a day with lots of snack in between. I keep the three meals low cal and I don't overeat. The snacks are typically fruit or protein bars, something that will add nutrition to your body and usually is under 200 calories. I advise against the 100 calorie snack packs. It's processed sugar and is 100 cal because there are only 5 mini cookies. It's a marketing gimmick that will just make you more hungry in the long run. I always always save calories for a dessert at the end of the day. I typically make brownies and cookies over the weekend and keep them in the freezer to keep fresh. I look forward to it during the day and it keeps me from binging on other sweet treats my fiance may bring in.
Hope this helps! Just remember to keep up the protein and healthy carbs and you'll have lots of energy throughout the day.

As has been said, eating more often is good for your metabolism especially for people like me with a hypothyroid problem. It really helps with hunger.

A new trick I just learned is to prepare your whole meal but only eat half, drink some water and wait at least 25 minutes (that's how long it takes your body to trigger to your brain that you are full). Then you can eat the other half a couple hours later. This is easiest to do when you have volumous meals with lots of veg and grains. For example, I make big salads with about 100 g. low fat feta cheese for about 120 calories. Very filling. This make a nice size bowl of salad which definetly can be divided in 2 portions. I found it harder to divide a sandwich yesterday for lunch as it is just less food in terms of volume. Oatmeal for breakfast is another good one. I use 1/2 cup dry oatmeal with 1 c water and microwave for 2 minutes. It makes a lot and I can divide it into 2 mini meals no problem.

Besides making my 3 meals into 6 mini meals this way, I also eat small snacks like fruit or a rice cake with peanut butter. Coffee with sweetner and low fat milk, also fills me up.

good luck

I eat 5-6 small meals through out the day...im never hungry! I do eat dinner with my husband but like another poster said,its small . My meals are around 250-300 calories a piece! I try to stop after 8pm! Ive lost alot of weight doing this so yes,it does work!