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3 meals a day is the way!
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:28 am
by navi
Interesting article debating 3 vs. 6 meals a day; not sure if anyone has posted it yet:
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/ ... ekey=56254
-more support for the noS way of life....
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:29 pm
by kccc
Hadn't seen that - thanks for posting!
(I was wondering when the pendulum would start to swing on the "eat lots of little meals" approach.)
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:00 pm
by OrganicGal
I agree that eating 5-6 small meals a day does not work for everyone. It doesn't work for me. I just end up eating when I'm not hungry and eating more calories overall.
No S works great for me!
Re: 3 meals a day is the way!
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:12 pm
by BrightAngel
Thanks Gionta,
I enjoyed reading this article."There's no strong data supporting either [three meals a day or six meals a day]
as being more effective" for losing weight or maintaining lost weight.
"Clearly there is an emphasis on reducing caloric intake overall,
whether it be by decreasing meal size and/or decreasing meal frequency."
The answer, it seems, can only be found within each individual.
The truth is, the more times a day you sit down to eat a meal or snack,
the more opportunities you have to overeat;
this can be a serious problem for some people.
If you are someone who has a difficult time eating a small amount at a meal or snack
(you have a hard time stopping once you get started),
then it's quite possible that, for you, eating five or six times a day isn't the best way to go. . .
And if you have a difficult time sticking to healthier meal choices --
perhaps you have a tendency to choose "junk" foods in between the regular meals --
then eating five or six times a day may end up being a diet disaster
Reinhard does say many of these very things in his Book, The No S Diet.
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:40 pm
by blueskighs
I have posted before, for me I ALWAYS gained weight on more than three meals a day.
So glad I found NO S and the support and encouragment here to let all that go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blueskighs
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:26 pm
by CrazyCatLady
I used to be on the "See Food Diet"...if I see the food, I eat it! And it was basically a one meal per day plan, because it seems like I munched from morning to night!
It still seems weird to me sometimes to pass up food just because I am not hungry, or because it is not a meal time. But I am beginning to learn that it really makes my belly feel bad to be overstuffed. And that food is delicious, if you make the right choices, and you are hungry for the meal.
Thanks for the link, Gionta!
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:57 pm
by Hungry Girl
I remember from years ago when my kids were small, whenever I stayed with my parents (my Mum served up 3 square meals a day) I always lost weight. Also, I didn't raid her 'frig like I would my own. That helped!
H G
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:20 am
by angelka71
I remember from years ago when my kids were small, whenever I stayed with my parents (my Mum served up 3 square meals a day) I always lost weight. Also, I didn't raid her 'frig like I would my own. That helped!
Ditto! And this is exactly why I think No S has struck such a chord with me and so many others. It "feels" like it did when I was a kid. For me, eating just 3 meals a day has become my "comfort food."
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:37 pm
by chentegt
My spanish grandmother has always been right!
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:25 pm
by reinhard
Thanks for the link!
To my mind, the most important distinction in eating behavior is having ANY precise and regular number of meals per day versus total chaos. In other words, 2 vs. 3. vs. 6 is less important than actually having and sticking to any number. The reason I think 3 is best for most of us is that it is easier to stick to. 2 is a tough sell when the tummy's getting rumbly, and 6 can very easily degenerate into "all the time."
There are other reasons I think three is best (like, it's what the vast majority of our skinny ancestors did), but the fact that it's the easiest precise number to stick with is the main one.
Reinhard