Can't seem to lose weight? It may be your meal frequency.....
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what a bunch of bullhonkey15
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Teabythesea_ wrote: »Why is it that people will literally try everything under the sun before simply eating less?
Agreed. And even in this pyramid, the bottom three are the ones that have direct relevance to nutrition/health/weight. Meal frequency and timing is more about adherence. Supplementation isn't required or necessary for most people as long as the bottom three are taken care of and there is diversity in your food.
ETA: I feel like the tip off for this being bad advice is that while it says that you can get results with fewer meals, more frequent eating is the best way. And while it is implied, it is saying it is the best way for everyone. Anything that has absolutist statements like that are already suspect. Combine that with, as mentioned already, the lack of credible sources or studies leads me to believe it's snake oil for the desperate.4 -
I just want to mention that OP is dropping this kind of woo in a number of threads - one post with no follow-up. My opinion is they are deliberately provoking heated responses so they can sit back and enjoy the show as newbies are sucked into the train wreck.23
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I've given TO a hug, but it looked like they really needed one
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The problem with 5-6 small meals for mist people is that small meals are like government bureaucracies, they have a propensity to and always get bigger. Unless you’re tracking calories, 5-6 small meals equals, eventually, too many calories.7
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I just want to mention that OP is dropping this kind of woo in a number of threads - one post with no follow-up. My opinion is they are deliberately provoking heated responses so they can sit back and enjoy the show as newbies are sucked into the train wreck.
IF that's true, I can't even imagine how unpleasant it would be to live within such a small-minded, bitter, sad, narrow, resentful personality.
Takes all kinds, I guess. Sometimes ya gotta wonder why, though. :drinker:16 -
Teabythesea_ wrote: »Why is it that people will literally try everything under the sun before simply eating less?
Because they desperately want to believe "it's not my fault I'm fat" or "I don't really eat that much."12 -
Teabythesea_ wrote: »Why is it that people will literally try everything under the sun before simply eating less?
Because they desperately want to believe "it's not my fault I'm fat" or "I don't really eat that much."
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wow...a lot of negative comments. I just found it interesting but next time I'll just keep to myself. no point in posting opinions if everyone's goal is to tear you a new one.
As my Mom always used to say "if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all".
You want ensure you got your daily dose of effYou? Rip the author, not me...
dailyfitnessresource.blogspot.com/2012/10/secrets-of-meal-frequency-get-your.html28 -
wow...a lot of negative comments. I just found it interesting but next time I'll just keep to myself. no point in posting opinions if everyone's goal is to tear you a new one.
As my Mom always used to say "if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all".
You want ensure you got your daily dose of effYou? Rip the author, not me...
dailyfitnessresource.blogspot.com/2012/10/secrets-of-meal-frequency-get-your.html
It's January. Lots of newbies on the forum. We're not tearing you a new one, we are just pointing out that the information you quoted is false.
We say something, as opposed to nothing because new people should learn from other peoples mistakes. I've done silly diets myself.
Any time you see a post about the "blood type diet" the "horoscope diet" or other nonsense, some one here should point out that it's woo (nonsense).22 -
wow...a lot of negative comments. I just found it interesting but next time I'll just keep to myself. no point in posting opinions if everyone's goal is to tear you a new one.
As my Mom always used to say "if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all".
You want ensure you got your daily dose of effYou? Rip the author, not me...
dailyfitnessresource.blogspot.com/2012/10/secrets-of-meal-frequency-get-your.html
With all the "woo"'s you got on that post, it might seem like people are being negative. But really they are just pointing out that science has proven that the article isn't worth the time it took someone to type it.
I didn't add to the woo list, but the fact is that the article has little, if any, basis in fact. I think with the new year here people want to make sure that people don't buy into the click bait stuff.9 -
My bariatric program had me on no more than 3 meals a day - they told us we are not cows so we don't graze. My psychologist says I need to eat smaller amounts more frequently as I deal with 2 eating disorders...I say whatever works for you - trial and error I guess haha!3
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If you're eating frequently, staying within your calorie limit, yet gaining weight, you probably have a hefty bowel movement coming up.4
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I get my fair share of woo's - it goes with the turf. Don't believe I've given a woo - it took me a while to figure out what they were. Thanks for the reminder.3
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wow...a lot of negative comments. I just found it interesting but next time I'll just keep to myself. no point in posting opinions if everyone's goal is to tear you a new one.
As my Mom always used to say "if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all".
You want ensure you got your daily dose of effYou? Rip the author, not me...
dailyfitnessresource.blogspot.com/2012/10/secrets-of-meal-frequency-get-your.html
A quick keyword search of “meal frequency” in the MFP discussion boards would have fully prepared you for the response you received. Nobody here is being particularly uncivil with their comments, but posts like these tend to lead to all sorts of misinformation so it’s best to nip them in the bud before there’s an influx of people stressing about trivial things such as meal timing.
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”
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Well, that and telling someone that the information they're sharing is inaccurate, is not the same thing as being mean.17
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I believed this myth for many years.. hence I was a chubster
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Hey folks - we are closing this discussion as I am not sure there is anything more that needs to be said and shutting it down before it jumps the rails.
I do want to remind folks to ask yourself when responding to a discussion, "does my answer add value, is it kind, is it needed if everyone else has already made the point, etc..." And to please, please, please report posts that you feel are trolling or attacking or otherwise violating the guidelines but do not then also engage.7
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