I agree, but eating it spread over 5 meals will have no benefit over eating it spread over 2 or 3

Not to sound like a Jerk but welcome to the Early 80's thought process

Yes 5 small meals a day will help you lose weight.

The more you eat in one sitting the harder it is for your body to digest all of the food. What your body doesn't digest for energy it will store as fat for future needs.

Just think of a diabetic they need to eat 5 or 6 small meals. If they don't blood sugar levels and insulin levels go crazy. So simplely put 5 or 6 meals a day is what you should strive for.

Also talk to any body builder and ask them how many meals they eat a day. Or for that matter ask any professional athlete they all eat many small meals.

Other tip that is pretty simple. Toss out your large dinner plates and switch to a 9" plate it's a simple way to control your portions.

thanks for the insight, i just did a search on this and did find many points that there is not real scientific proof it does speed up your metabolism and what makes it work are other reasons, like curbing cravings and binges ,and by your body feeling "fed" all day encourages you body to be in a fat burning mode. (which is confused with speed up metabolism)

i still intent to stick to eating 6-7 meals a day since for the other stated reasons its been working for me. also i feel weight down when i just have 2-3 large meals, buts good to know its not a big deal to do it that way when i have super busy days and its a hassle to eat multiple small meals. thanks for the knowledge legend, otherwise i wouldnt have ever even questioned it as the people recommending it are clients of my wife a : nutrionist and competing body builders (husband and wife) who have awe inspiring physique's.

To all. I have tried something new the last few months and it is working GREAT!
I didn't get this from any plan, just good old common sense.
First I wanted to begin losing weight. I knew from past experience, it was easy to get discouraged and go back to my old ways. So here is what I did and do.
1. I eat smaller portions. Not super diet food, just smaller portions. Example ( a real one that I do): At Arby's instead of a triple roast beef, I get a single. I still get the fries. When I finish the sandwich and fries, I'm full and not hungry. Before, I was stuffed. I eat a banana for breakfast instead of a sausage, egg and cheese sandwich. NOTE: when I do get hungry....I eat. It is very important that your body does not stay hungry as it will start to preserve fat.

2. I exercise Mon, Wed, Fri. EVERY WEEK. My exercise....I burn 300 calories on my treadmill. Another important piece of information!! I DO NOT LET MY HEART RATE GET OVER 145. This is what the book that came with the treadmill instructed to do.

RESULTS???? A consistent 2 lbs a week. I started at 225. Am now at 201 and expect to break the 200 mark within the next day or so. My ideal weight is supposedly 145. That seems a little skinny, but we'll see when we hit 170.

PEOPLE, THIS WORKS, DOES NOT TURN YOUR WORLD UPSIDE DOWN, AND IS SOMETHING SOMEONE COULD DO A LONG TIME WITHOUT GETTING DISCOURAGED.

PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND! Every brick building you see has had the bricks laid one at a time. After thousands of years, it still has to be done, one brick at a time! We went to the moon, and are still laying bricks one at a time!

The same with many things, including weight loss.....one pound at a time!
Just my two cents worth.

Message of the day: Crap in, crap out. That is all. :lol:

edit: Good job Impala Man!

LOL

Here is my message of the day

Chemo in, Bio-Hazzard Out -- That is all

dammit Marty.. I hope you're not having to do that!

Here's another topic...

Who drinks diet soda?

Not me. Not only does it taste bad, it's not good for you. Your better off drinking reg coke. It s funny to see people ordering these with their big macs etc

Good job that's basically what I have done too with great results so far.

Yep - started Chemo 4 weeks ago only 5 months to go

Diet Soda - now that is just as scarry as Chemo in my book