Why 3 meals a day doesn't work...

Love it when newbies tell us how it is done

Too bad I do intermittent fasting.... I will probably die soon

Dude doesn't exactly look like a newbie. Something's working for him. I've tried the fasting once or twice and have had some interesting results! What is the biggest benefit for you?

Something IS working for him, and it's called Photoshop! Take a closer look at the picture :laugh: (props to ElizabethRoad for being the first to catch this!)

Heehee. To be fair, though, no one's saying that eating 6 meals a day is a bad idea. It's just not the only way.

How many meals we eat has no influence on metabolism.

^ This is true. When you eat has no influence on metabolism. You can eat 10 meals a day or 1, it's the caloric content that will determine whether you gain or lose weight.

10% of the calories we eat are used for metabolism. If you eat 1000 calories, you will burn 100 calories. If you eat 2000 calories you will burn 200 calories. Net result 900 calories vs 1800.

I have absolutely no idea where you got this information, but it is incorrect. I suggest you research further.

Bump :-)

I laughed when I read this.. but wow. You guys are sure mean to the guy! Not cool.

Sorry it took awhile to respond, I was going through all the peer-reviewed studies that you cited.

Ya know, it's really not photoshopped. I know there is no chance I could get any of you to believe that but w/e. Your choice. I'll admit, I screwed up on this one. I really was just trying to help, but I shouldn't have posted that under the guise I had written it myself, that was never my intention, and frankly never even crossed my mind. So for that I am truly sorry. You all can continue to take shots at me, that's fine. I will be more careful in the unlikely event I ever post again.

You shouldn't let peoples comments keep you from posting your opinions in the future. We all have our own- and should be able to voice them. And we are all here for the same reason in the end- don't let your voice die.

Ya know, it's really not photoshopped. I know there is no chance I could get any of you to believe that but w/e. Your choice. I'll admit, I screwed up on this one. I really was just trying to help, but I shouldn't have posted that under the guise I had written it myself, that was never my intention, and frankly never even crossed my mind. So for that I am truly sorry. You all can continue to take shots at me, that's fine. I will be more careful in the unlikely event I ever post again.

Aw, I'm sorry. You have to admit it looks suspicious though. Sorry we all hurt your feelings... but don't take it personally. It's just that we strongly disagree with your post. We don't dislike you.

Ya know, it's really not photoshopped. I know there is no chance I could get any of you to believe that but w/e. Your choice. I'll admit, I screwed up on this one. I really was just trying to help, but I shouldn't have posted that under the guise I had written it myself, that was never my intention, and frankly never even crossed my mind. So for that I am truly sorry. You all can continue to take shots at me, that's fine. I will be more careful in the unlikely event I ever post again.

Fair enough, but some of the lines and distortions in your pic look awfully suspicious. If it is unaltered, then I do apologize.

What a load of poo! I eat 2-3 meals a day and I've been losing weight just fine and looking more muscular. I have better things to do than eat 5-6 meals a day. And if your metabolism shut down, you'd die.

Honestly for me, 3 meals a day doesn't work. Not because I believe it will "keep my metabolism" going or anything, but because I truly get hungry a LOT. I have naturally gravitated towards eating 6x a day. I eat three medium sized meals plus 3 snacks. I prefer to distribute my calories evenly throughout the day. That's just me and how I like to eat. I try and listen to my body cues as to when and how much I eat. Doesn't make it right or wrong. If someone else wants to eat once a day or 10 times a day, doesn't matter to me. I don't believe that meal frequency matters much as long as you are getting all of your nutrients and calories in. If I go too long without eating, I get lightheaded, dizzy, tired and downright crabby . So for everyone else's sake I will eat every 3 hours or so :laugh:

You all can continue to take shots at me, that's fine. I will be more careful in the unlikely event I ever post again.

Yea, I do IF a few times a week. Maybe I am already dead and don't realize it. Maybe I am a zombie!

I only eat one meal a day, but it starts about an hour after I wake up and ends about an houre before bed... unless there is some extra bacon left, then it ends after I am already in bed... nom nom nom... bacon crumbs..

HAHA i LOVE bacon! :laugh:

This!

I only eat one meal a day, but it starts about an hour after I wake up and ends about an houre before bed... unless there is some extra bacon left, then it ends after I am already in bed... nom nom nom... bacon crumbs..

HAHA i LOVE bacon! :laugh:

This!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've always heard you're not supposed to go more than 6 waking hours without eating something...True or False?

This is a serious question.... i'm new to this dieting thing and trying to figure out the best way for me. I've been led to believe I should eat 4 to 5 small meals per day 3 to 4 hours apart?

This idea will always be around. You will have no advantage with 6 meals as you would with 3. Being at a caloric deficit at the end of the day is all that matters.

When bulking up and trying to keep your calorie intake a specific calorie range it may make it tough for some people to eat huge meals. Splitting meals is a perfect way to remedy that. Instead of eating 3 1100-1500 meals then why not eat 6 600-700 meals?

Because who really has time to eat 6 meals a day? Not everyone has that ideal where they can sit down every two to three hours and bust out a 600-700 calorie meal.

Plus eating bigger meals are pretty easy to do if you eat calorie dense foods. You can pack a lot of calories in with very little amounts of food that way.

Guess you are missing the point. Most women are looking to lose weight so they wouldn't understand how it feels to eat massive amounts of healthy calories. This is mostly for men when they are bulking up slowly and healthy. Just illustrated how helpful it is to meet a 4500 calorie goal by splitting those meals into 6 meals rather than eating 3 huge 1500 meals. Whole food pasta is great, and sweet potatoes are great as well but most starchy carbs give you feeling of being full too quick and some people may not like that.

That's exactly it. I actually always found it easier to lose weight than gain weight. I find it almost impossible to divide my calorie intake into only 3 meals. I'd bloat like crazy to the point where it gets really painful. I feel like I went to the Chinese buffet and ate 5 plates three times a day. So I actually eat 5-7 meals a day, with them being 2-4 hours apart. So there isn't really anything wrong with IF or eating more meals a day. So long as you get your macros, whatever works is fine.