Eating every three hours

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Hi all

Since mentioned that it was a good idea to eat every three

hours or so (about six mini meals a day) I have tried dividing up my

existing meals into 3 meals and 3 snacks, especially not wanting to

add any more to my food intake as I am already piling on the

pounds.

Anyway, I'm quite intrigued by the effect. I've been doing it about

a week now, and I have found that I've started feeling hungry in the

morning before breakfast, even though I have a snack at about 9-10

pm the night before. Also, in this cold weather, I am particularly

chilly in the middle of the evening (hands and feet, esp) but once I

have had my small snack (usually two of my homemade chocolate

covered brazil nuts), about 20 minutes later I feel the warmth

spreading into my extremities. It is quite remarkable.

I also wonder whether eating every three hours might help abate the

feelings of depression. This morning I felt fine after breakfast,

but by three hours later I was feeling quite a black despair, even

though that should be about the time my Armour hormones should be at

their peak. I thought I would try a snack, and I do feel a bit

better now (about an hour later). Has anybody else found that

eating in this way helps depression ... and in the longer term, does

this boosting the metabolism help with losing weight??

Katy