is it ok to eat one meal instead of three

diffrent things work for diffrent people thats why there are nutritionist's for instance I eat about 700 calories a day but loose only about a pound a week while for most they would loose much more. For most eating one large meal at night full of saturated fat sodium and sugar is extreemly unhealthy.

If MFP is any indication, I would be very concerned about the current state of the medical profession.

Agreed.

this is incorrect you are giving them unhealthy advise I am nurse and currently going to school for my PHd

not eating breakfast and lunch will lower the metabolism because the body's glucose is starting to go down so the body slows down the metabolism so less sugar will be lost, so when one only eats one large meal at dinner it will burn less of it.

Now if one eats a good breakfast and nothing else the body should maintain a good metabolism for most of the day

Show me the research that supports your claims on lowered metabolism. And how is eating a large meal at dinner, then fasting for 8 hours at night any different than eating a large breakfast then fasting for 8 hours during the day.

this is incorrect you are giving them unhealthy advise I am nurse and currently going to school for my PHd

I am Nurse too. A Registered Nurse, and you are making those of us who actually went to school, got a degree and actually worked at being a good Nurse a very bad name. If you were truly a Nurse, you would know and understand that accuracy in grammar and spelling are very important when lives are on the line.

Precisely.

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Sounds like a troll to me. Why would you stay at a buffet all day everyday? When would you work? When would you exercise? How do you pass 12 hours?

It is totally a troll. Never mind that. We have moved on the the PHD girl troll.

Nowadays there are so many claims as to how to eat, etc. I also went to nursing school, and I believe in eating either several small meals or 3 meals per day to keep your blood sugar stable with at least 8-10 glasses of water per day.
I'm with another person on this site who made a good comment as to why you're spending each day at a buffet? If you work there all day that's a different story, and I'm assuming you're eating throughout the day there.
I guess it too depends on what you're eating.
If your'e eating grilled or baked fish, roasted turkey/beef/pork, etc with vegetables/salads, and basically healthy buffet style foods that's ok.
If you're eating breaded foods with mashed potatoes and gravy with desserst each day, you will probably NOT lose the weight you would like to lose and will probably gain weight from both starchy and fattening foods.
Everyone is different. Do what you believe to be healthy.
It's basically common sense, but when in doubt ask like you did on this post )
On Sundays I usually fast before church. It's something I do for religious purposes that's a personal sacrifice I do.
I would have to say, if you're going to hang out in a buffet all day - don't live to eat - but eat to live and stay strong and feed your body healthy food or you will regret it later when you start getting health problems such as diabetes from too many starches and gaining weight from eating a very high calorie meal once a day.
Just use your judgement & be aware of what you're putting into your body.
That's why this is such a good site. You can set a calorie/carb/fat, etcetera goal, and stick by that to track what you're one meal is all about. Good luck!
Good post!

If you are going to do a once a day full throttled meal...make it at breakfast (hopefully it's a healthy buffet with a balanced offering...doesn't matter how big).

I used to skip it totally (mostly because of time constraints) but now that I have started eating large meals in the morning, I barely get hungry during the day. When I DO get hungry, it doesn't come in the form of a hunger pang. When I start to run low on the energy charts, I fill up with proteins...no cravings for a quick and empty calorie meals at all.

this is incorrect you are giving them unhealthy advise I am nurse and currently going to school for my PHd

not eating breakfast and lunch will lower the metabolism because the body's glucose is starting to go down so the body slows down the metabolism so less sugar will be lost, so when one only eats one large meal at dinner it will burn less of it.

Now if one eats a good breakfast and nothing else the body should maintain a good metabolism for most of the day

Do you realize you haven't eaten a full serving of veggies since 9/27/11?

Wow, this is a fairly heated thread.

To me, everyone is different and what works for some people won't necessarily work for others.

Personally, I've taken to eating when I'm hungry. Tea and scrambled eggs (2) in the morning. When I'm hungry later, yogurt and berries. And then smaller meals of around 200 calories when I'm hungry. I used to have a problem with being hungry all the time. And I still do sometimes after dinner, but I eat fewer calories during the day with the smaller, more frequent meals. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

I too think you should do as you wish, however, since i started with MFP, i have made sure to eat breakfast every day, and have felt better for it. On weekends, i usually skip lunch and then have a healthy supper, and feel great. I am using a 1200 calorie a day program, and i believe that i have only hit it twice.. (add a beer to your day, and away you go).

But again.. whatever works for you, so long as you are reaching your own personal goals! good luck!:happy:


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Umm without getting into the whole 1 vs 3 discussion- why are you always eating at buffets? R u hungry later? and finally talk to your doctor

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so much nonsense in this thread

yes it's fine. meal frequency is a preference

This... unless you are diabetic.

No, (in my opinoin) you won't go into starvation mode.. who started that stupid term.

Anyway, I'd see it as not a good idea because Buffets are usually really unhealthy foods. (haha, foods we love to eat) Usually, a lot of grease, vegetable oil, butters, fat, high calorie dressing, desserts, etc. Horrible stuff for your heart. No nutritional value.

If you wanted to eat 1 healthy home cooked meal, then I could see that! It's just about calories and nutrition. Gotta get some good stuff.