How often do you guys eat?
kmayers143
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I know eating frequently helps boost metabolism. How often is too often? If I don't feel hungry, should I still snack on something light every couple hours or so??
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I think it is up to you and your hunger feeling. I eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and a morning snack and afternoon snack. I find that I feel hungry at those times. If I am not hungry (not likely to happen) I just don't eat that snack. I am more of a grazer though and it works for me.0
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I eat til I'm hungry... breakfast could be at noon. LOL!! Dinner last night was at midnight. I don't believe frequency of eating has anything to do with weight loss, only a calorie deficit. Eat when you want. :drinker:0
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Eating frequently doesn't boost metabolism and doesn't do anything for weight loss, actually. Women's Health has lied to you (and me at one time).
Eat as often as you are comfortable with it.0 -
I eat two or three meals (sometimes breakfast, always lunch and dinner) a day, and sometimes add a snack. I'm not in the "eat often" camp. Works for me!0
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@Lasmartchika How has weight loss been for you? Because that is similar to something I am trying to follow?
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Agreed with what's said here - eat when you're hungry. That's going to be a better way of knowing how to go about it. Good luck!0
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You can't "boost" your metabolism without altering your body composition fairly significantly. Eat when you're hungry.
I tend to skip breakfast, have a smallish lunch, eat a light snack, have a big dinner, and maybe a bedtime snack, just because that's how my hunger cues go. There aren't any rules about it, though.0 -
kmayers143 wrote: »I know eating frequently helps boost metabolism.
They used to think that, but it's been disproven. If you care to read geeky studies on it, here are a few:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943985
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11319656
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Like everyone else said, I eat when I'm hungry. Typically that means a small breakfast, small lunch, bigger dinner, and then a snack sometime before bed.
Whatever works best for you is acceptable!0 -
I'm usually not hungry until lunchtime, so I have something little like nuts or a string cheese with coffee in the morning, then do a bigger lunch and smaller dinner.0
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@Lasmartchika How has weight loss been for you? Because that is similar to something I am trying to follow?
I don't follow a plan, I just eat at random times... I don't have a set time for my meals. Some days I eat 3 meals and snack, other times I only eat 2 meals. I've been losing weight, slowly since I changed my goal from 1 lb to .5 lb since December. I get as many calories as possible and still lose weight. I've lost a total of 23 lbs as of this week.0 -
I eat every 3 hours or I get evil. My BF eats one big meal a day and 1-2 small snacks. Neither of us has any issue losing/maintaining weight. Do whatever works for you.0
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I eat breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack, a post workout snack, and dinner...sometimes desert also.0
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Breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch, tea, dinner, supper... I think that about covers it...0
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I eat when I am hungry, so my pattern seems to be breakfast around 10amish lunch around 12-1pm small snack around 4ish and dinner around 6-7pm0
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I had GD while pregnant and the nutritionist recommended eating three small meals with 2-3 snacks. So I eat about 6x a day and that is not to boost metabolism, it had more to do with keeping the blood sugar stable.
Even though I don't have diabetes and I'm now out of risk range, this type of schedule helps me from becoming too hungry. I'm not full or stuffed, but not hungry either.0 -
Thank you guys for all of your answers!0
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I typically eat twice a day.0
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kmayers143 wrote: »I know eating frequently helps boost metabolism. How often is too often? If I don't feel hungry, should I still snack on something light every couple hours or so??
I eat 3 meals and 1-2 snacks per day. I tend to get hungry every 3-5 hours until bedtime. I'm not doing it to boost my metabolism. That is just my normal pattern. I've been losing weight steadily.
If you are sticking to your calorie goal and feel good then you can eat as many or as few times a day as you want.
If you are having a hard time eating enough calories frequently and have a lack of appetite often then you might want to try smaller meals more frequently to see if that makes it easier.0 -
Breakfast, Second Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, Dinner, Bed Time snack. Not because it boosts metabolism, it makes it so I never get Hangry, which I tell you this, is a real thing.0
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