How's everyone doing.
I've been doing Myfitnesspal for almost 2.5 months. I've lost a bit over 20 lbs and am 1.4 lbs away from my target weight of 195. My body fat % as of tonight is at 15.7% from somewhere in the mid/high 20's.
Tomorrow my wife and I are starting a round of P90X. I will be doing it for increased health and fitness and my wife will be doing it for that and weight loss. If anyone else was thinking about P90X there is no time like the present!
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Originally Posted by syborg tt
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.
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As others have said there is no scientific evidence that 5-6 meals a day impacts your metabolism. However, I just wanted to point out that there is a lot of evidence coming out around fasting that indirectly sheds some light on why lots of small meals my in fact be bad or of no consequence. You point out insulin spikes which can happen from a large "unhealthy" meal, however the best time for body's insulin sensitivity is breakfast. Not because it is in the morning but because it is after a "fast" or period of time in which you haven't been eating. I encourage folks to watch the documentary video by the BBC that I linked a few pages back if you want to learn more about some of the latest thinking on meal timing and frequency.