Comments on: Eating Frequent Small Meals Throughout The Day Doesn’t Help You Lose Weight http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/ The new face of fitness! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:57:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dee http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-55299 Dee Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:09:10 +0000 http://www.takefit.com/?p=233#comment-55299 You think you're bulimic, why? Because you eat small frequent meals or you don't? Not that it matters. I have had an issue with bulimia for 12 years and it's not even about food - I think you know that. It's psychological, it generally has nothing to do with food. You think you’re bulimic, why? Because you eat small frequent meals or you don’t? Not that it matters. I have had an issue with bulimia for 12 years and it’s not even about food – I think you know that. It’s psychological, it generally has nothing to do with food.

]]> By: Chloe http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-55294 Chloe Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:14:12 +0000 http://www.takefit.com/?p=233#comment-55294 This is why i'm bulimic -.- This is why i’m bulimic -.-

]]> By: Dee http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-42580 Dee Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:35:56 +0000 http://www.takefit.com/?p=233#comment-42580 From what I've read there's absolutely no evidence that eating regularly has any benefits at all. I've got to say I don't know how this theory came about or why doctors and dieticians are advising people to eat this way. I agree with this article and with what Elliot says and for anyone requiring a detailed explanation of what happens when you eat regularly should read "Mastering Leptin" by Dr Byron Richards. It's a fantastic and informative book. Even though there is a lot of debate about the subject and even dieticians are telling people to eat this way, all I can say is that I have struggled with my weight all my life. I have eaten regularly throughout the day for years trying many diets, none of which worked. Since changing to 3 meals a day after reading Mastering Leptin, I have actually started losing weight consistently. I weighed myself every day for a week and every day my weight decreased. That has never happened when I ate regular small meals. And now that I know what happens to your body when you do eat regularly I will never eat that way again! From what I’ve read there’s absolutely no evidence that eating regularly has any benefits at all. I’ve got to say I don’t know how this theory came about or why doctors and dieticians are advising people to eat this way.

I agree with this article and with what Elliot says and for anyone requiring a detailed explanation of what happens when you eat regularly should read “Mastering Leptin” by Dr Byron Richards. It’s a fantastic and informative book.

Even though there is a lot of debate about the subject and even dieticians are telling people to eat this way, all I can say is that I have struggled with my weight all my life. I have eaten regularly throughout the day for years trying many diets, none of which worked. Since changing to 3 meals a day after reading Mastering Leptin, I have actually started losing weight consistently. I weighed myself every day for a week and every day my weight decreased. That has never happened when I ate regular small meals. And now that I know what happens to your body when you do eat regularly I will never eat that way again!

]]> By: md http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-38205 md Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:12:50 +0000 http://www.takefit.com/?p=233#comment-38205 @ Mrs. Isaac - Although you may think you are ding yourself good by eating fruit (becasue it's healthy - right?) You actually aren't. Especially if you are trying to lose weight. When you eat fruit, you are eating fructose. Fructose is not metabolized as other sugars and does not undergo digestion. Fructose passes through the small intestine virtually unchanged, then enters the portal vein and is directed toward the liver. There it is converted first to liver glycogen (if needed) and then to triglyceride (fat). These are the only two possibilities. The amount converted to glycogen is enzyme limited as well as limited by the amount of glycogen needed to fill the liver. Fruit will turn to fat. This is not negotiable. This is not "maybe". This is not opinion. But then again, not commonly known. It isn't as if they shout it from the rooftops. A small amount of fruit in the morning every couple days is sufficient to maintain liver glycogen but eating fruit consistantly throughout the days is not a good idea. @ Mrs. Isaac – Although you may think you are ding yourself good by eating fruit (becasue it’s healthy – right?) You actually aren’t. Especially if you are trying to lose weight. When you eat fruit, you are eating fructose. Fructose is not metabolized as other sugars and does not undergo digestion. Fructose passes through the small intestine virtually unchanged, then enters the portal vein and is directed toward the liver. There it is converted first to liver glycogen (if needed) and then to triglyceride (fat). These are the only two possibilities. The amount converted to glycogen is enzyme limited as well as limited by the amount of glycogen needed to fill the liver. Fruit will turn to fat. This is not negotiable. This is not “maybe”. This is not opinion. But then again, not commonly known. It isn’t as if they shout it from the rooftops. A small amount of fruit in the morning every couple days is sufficient to maintain liver glycogen but eating fruit consistantly throughout the days is not a good idea.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-34344 Lisa Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:33:43 +0000 http://www.takefit.com/?p=233#comment-34344 My nutritionist recommended the smaller more frequent meals for me but it didn't work. I found that eating small meals made me obsess over food all day long. I was always hungry and waiting for the next time I would get to eat something. Then if I didn't have time or if I ran out of snacks I made bad decisions when I did eat. Eating a large (healthy) breakfast, a smaller lunch and an even smaller dinner seems to work best for me. I have the most "fuel" during peak activity times (at work) and the least during times I will be most inactive (while sleeping). When I wake up in the morning I am hungry for my biggest meal of the day. The worst thing (for me) is to get hungry because my stomach takes over my brain and I make poor food choices. I think what most people believe with the small, frequent meals, is similar in that you shouldn't get to that hungry point where people make those bad choices. Remember, everyone's body is different. There is no "one size fits all" diet. Some people have other factors that will determine whether or not they are successful at losing (and keeping off) excess weight, not just when/how much they eat. My nutritionist recommended the smaller more frequent meals for me but it didn’t work. I found that eating small meals made me obsess over food all day long. I was always hungry and waiting for the next time I would get to eat something. Then if I didn’t have time or if I ran out of snacks I made bad decisions when I did eat.

Eating a large (healthy) breakfast, a smaller lunch and an even smaller dinner seems to work best for me. I have the most “fuel” during peak activity times (at work) and the least during times I will be most inactive (while sleeping). When I wake up in the morning I am hungry for my biggest meal of the day. The worst thing (for me) is to get hungry because my stomach takes over my brain and I make poor food choices. I think what most people believe with the small, frequent meals, is similar in that you shouldn’t get to that hungry point where people make those bad choices.

Remember, everyone’s body is different. There is no “one size fits all” diet. Some people have other factors that will determine whether or not they are successful at losing (and keeping off) excess weight, not just when/how much they eat.

]]> By: Mrs. Isaac http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-31768 Mrs. Isaac Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:22:33 +0000 http://www.takefit.com/?p=233#comment-31768 I am grateful for everyone's comments. My personal trainer who has won competitions is a stickler about me eating smaller meals or at least adding snacks throughout the day. At my job, we're having a competition to become the "Biggest Loser" with a serious prize at the end. I'm going to do more research, but I was iffy about whether eating these smaller "smeals" is actually going to jumpstart my BMR. But why not ... an added banana and a healthy apple is probably good for me in between the occasion steaks I like to eat! I am grateful for everyone’s comments. My personal trainer who has won competitions is a stickler about me eating smaller meals or at least adding snacks throughout the day. At my job, we’re having a competition to become the “Biggest Loser” with a serious prize at the end. I’m going to do more research, but I was iffy about whether eating these smaller “smeals” is actually going to jumpstart my BMR. But why not … an added banana and a healthy apple is probably good for me in between the occasion steaks I like to eat!

]]> By: Elliot Wilson http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-31490 Elliot Wilson Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:26:59 +0000 http://www.takefit.com/?p=233#comment-31490 I suggest reading this article Deb - http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fasting/ Did you know that eating regularly throughout the day will actually decrease insulin sensitivity? The best way to save your pancreas is by minimizing your carbohydrate intake and by having regular periods of fasting throughout the day (I aim for at least 5 hours between meals). Having a single big meal also helps leptin sensitivity. I suggest reading this article Deb – http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fasting/

Did you know that eating regularly throughout the day will actually decrease insulin sensitivity?

The best way to save your pancreas is by minimizing your carbohydrate intake and by having regular periods of fasting throughout the day (I aim for at least 5 hours between meals). Having a single big meal also helps leptin sensitivity.

]]> By: Deb http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-23351 Deb Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:13:52 +0000 http://www.takefit.com/?p=233#comment-23351 Eating several small meals throughout the day is not for the purposes of losing weight but to save your pancreas from the extreme highs and lows of blood sugar that easting only a few large meals tends to create. All of the dieticians I know would say that several small meals is leaps and bounds better than a few large meals for your endocrine system and, for diabetics especially, is a better way to ease the load on the pancreas. Eating several small meals throughout the day is not for the purposes of losing weight but to save your pancreas from the extreme highs and lows of blood sugar that easting only a few large meals tends to create. All of the dieticians I know would say that several small meals is leaps and bounds better than a few large meals for your endocrine system and, for diabetics especially, is a better way to ease the load on the pancreas.

]]> By: Neil http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-19898 Neil Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:22:36 +0000 http://www.takefit.com/?p=233#comment-19898 I eat 4-5 small meals per day midweek. Not because I'm trying to loose weight because I'm not over weight, but because I don't like the extremes of feeling very hungry and then feeling bloated. I simply divide my normal lunch into 3 portions, and being self employed this doesn't interfere with my work. Some people step outside for a 5 minute cigarette break. I on the other hand step outside for a 5 minute food break. It splits the day up nicely and I have a lot more energy. When I'm hungry I have low energy. When I'm stuffed I feel lethargic. Eating small meals more often is definitely the way forward. It might not help you loose weight, but it does provide a more steady supply of energy into the body. I eat 4-5 small meals per day midweek. Not because I’m trying to loose weight because I’m not over weight, but because I don’t like the extremes of feeling very hungry and then feeling bloated. I simply divide my normal lunch into 3 portions, and being self employed this doesn’t interfere with my work. Some people step outside for a 5 minute cigarette break. I on the other hand step outside for a 5 minute food break. It splits the day up nicely and I have a lot more energy. When I’m hungry I have low energy. When I’m stuffed I feel lethargic. Eating small meals more often is definitely the way forward. It might not help you loose weight, but it does provide a more steady supply of energy into the body.

]]> By: Tommy http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-18314 Tommy Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:10:51 +0000 http://www.takefit.com/?p=233#comment-18314 Hmm... *REASONABLE. My apologies. Hmm… *REASONABLE. My apologies.

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