Healthy Living 101

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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.

I love the early 80s

You're wrong there Marty, but then again, whatever you prefer and can stick to is better than some "ideal" theory.

a calorie deficit is the only way you can lose weight. It makes no difference if you eat it in 1 big go or in 10 little goes. What does matteri s what keeps you on track. If lots of small meals help you avoid raiding the cookie jar, then it'll result in less overall calories.

Your body is awesome at digesting food, eat a 12 ounce steak, let me know if any of it makes it all the way through without getting digested on the way


here is A scientific look at the research data on this, scroll down to Alan's article.

http://www.leangains.com/2011/04/cri...d-on-meal.html