Meals-What if you don't eat all of them?

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone!

I haven't posted in a while. I went on vacation to see my sister-and

I ended coming back slimmer because she doesn't believe in going out

to eat! And, I was worried about fitting workouts in??? Ha.

Well-I have a small question-What happens if you don't fit all your

meals in? Does it have adverse effects?

Thanks,

m.d.

Hope you all are doing great and working hard toward reaching your

goals!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi Everyone!

> I haven't posted in a while. I went on vacation to see my sister-

and

> I ended coming back slimmer because she doesn't believe in going

out

> to eat! And, I was worried about fitting workouts in??? Ha.

>

> Well-I have a small question-What happens if you don't fit all

your

> meals in? Does it have adverse effects?

>

> Thanks,

> m.d.

>

> Hope you all are doing great and working hard toward reaching your

> goals!!!!!!

I have always had a hard time getting my 6th meal in. I think as

long as you are eating every 2 and a half to three hours you will be

fine. The point is to keep your metabolism burning. Some days you

may be able to get them all in and some days you may not but don't

go longer than 4 hours without eating. Then you are defeating the

purpose. Talk to you later.

[Guest guest]

Whether it has any adverse effects depends on why and how you're

missing the meals. If you need about 1,400 calories a day and you're

getting that, it might not make any difference at all. But if the

missed meals consistently leave you with barely 1,000 calories a day,

it could be a problem. Someone who is feeling weak and tired and

hungry is much more likely to quit, or to seriously binge on free day.

Missed meals could also point to the opposite problem - you're not

getting in all your meals because you're not hungry, and you're not

hungry because your portions are too big. In which case you might not

be creating a calorie deficit and that could hurt your results.

You want to try to get all of the meals in because of the thermic

effect of food. Every time you eat, especially every time you eat

protein, your metabolism is boosted a little. Also, the smaller

portion sizes mean that the food is much more likely to be used as

fuel instead of stored as fat.

Suppose two women with the exact same weight, activity level, and body

composition were both eating 1,400 calories a day. One woman eats her

food in seven 200 calorie meals spaced two hours apart, and one woman

eats it in two rather whomping 700 calorie meals morning and night.

Even though they're consuming exactly the same calories and all other

factors are equal, the woman eating the mini-meals would burn fat much

more efficiently and have better results.

So, the bottom line is the calorie deficit, but if you combine the

calorie deficit with proper portions and meal timing, you'll maximize

your results.

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 01:26:01 -0000, deavila76 <deavila76@...> wrote:

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>

> Hi Everyone!

> I haven't posted in a while. I went on vacation to see my sister-and

> I ended coming back slimmer because she doesn't believe in going out

> to eat! And, I was worried about fitting workouts in??? Ha.

>

> Well-I have a small question-What happens if you don't fit all your

> meals in? Does it have adverse effects?

>

> Thanks,

> m.d.

>

> Hope you all are doing great and working hard toward reaching your

> goals!!!!!!

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi m.d.

Due to the lucky schedule I keep, (I can wake up anytime I want and

go to bed as early as I want)there are often times that I don't get

all of my meals in. I don't know about you, but early in the day I

can begin to figure out that I probably won't be getting in all of

my meals. On these days, I make my portions slightly larger, or I

consider it a lower calorie day.

Either way, I give myself some wiggle room and I have had great

progress.

Good luck!

-Ruth

>

> Hi Everyone!

> I haven't posted in a while. I went on vacation to see my sister-

and

> I ended coming back slimmer because she doesn't believe in going

out

> to eat! And, I was worried about fitting workouts in??? Ha.

>

> Well-I have a small question-What happens if you don't fit all

your

> meals in? Does it have adverse effects?

>

> Thanks,

> m.d.

>

> Hope you all are doing great and working hard toward reaching your

> goals!!!!!!