5-6 Meals a Day? Confused!

Newtwarrior

Newtwarrior

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Every since my weight loss, I've been proud but stuck at 198, and reading about it, a 5-6 meal a day diet could be the answer I'm looking for (I tend to have 3 balanced meals a day with snacks) But during the day I just get to hungry sometimes, and I'm always tempted to eat something (even if the worst thing in my cabinet is veggie chips XD )

My question is how does the small meal program work? What should I have during these small meals? Can someone who eats this way post their diet as an example? ;)

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I'm not sure what you're looking for in terms of "how you make this work."

You have a caloric goal. You can divide up the number of meals it takes to meet said caloric goal however you want, really.

At the moment I'm eating 5-6 meals per day.... but I've also gone the 3-4 route. It's all about schedule and whatnot.

Mine for instance looks something like this:

7am: Smothie containing whey protein, yogurt, peanut butter, banana, udo's oil, and some oats

9:30am: Whey shake, serving almonds, fruit, fish oil caps

12:30pm: Flank steak, rice, veggie, cheese

3:30pm: Pork tenderloin, yam, veggie, fish oil

6pm: PWO shake

7pm: ppwo meal consisting of chicken, whole wheat pasta, cheese, tomato sauce, udo's oil, veggie

9:30pm: tuna, spinach, cheese on a whole wheat wrap, udo's oil, and fruit
 
Take meals in small small quantities. Don't take means full and don't make huge gaps between meals also. Avoid oily foods, fat items, as far as possible.
 
The point of smaller meals more often vs larger meals less often is to speed up your metabolism. It's a signal that there's lots of food available so your body raises your metabolism. This is as opposed to eat one huge meal a day, the rest of the day you're not eating so your body thinks you're being starved and starts to slow down your metabolism to conserve energy.

Just break up your meals into smaller portions and eat more often. Try to keep track of what you eat though, and how much, or else you'll end up eating more than what you originally did.
 
gummybear said:
The point of smaller meals more often vs larger meals less often is to speed up your metabolism. It's a signal that there's lots of food available so your body raises your metabolism. This is as opposed to eat one huge meal a day, the rest of the day you're not eating so your body thinks you're being starved and starts to slow down your metabolism to conserve energy.

Just break up your meals into smaller portions and eat more often. Try to keep track of what you eat though, and how much, or else you'll end up eating more than what you originally did.
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Not quite. Scientific and empirical evidence does not support this claim.
 
I had did the 5 meal route and lost weight as well. I'm not doing it now as I am doing a lifestyle change as opposed to a "diet". I ate a lot less than Steve because I am female, but 2 of my meals were Meal Replacement shakes (Myoplex), those were taken during the day when I got the munchies (10am and 3pm). The other 3 meals were regular meals but smaller portions. Very little fat (you do need some good fat).
 
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