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Grazing for Trouble?

Post by planner lady » Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:04 pm

This paragraph is in the September/October issue of Weight Watchers magazine.

"Tempted to start eating several mini-meals rather than three squares a day? Turns out the much-touted mini-meal theory may not be a good strategy for dieters after all. In a small study, obese women ate from three to nine times a day while trying to take in the same number of calories every day. Ultimately, they consumed fewest calories on the days when they ate three meals. In addition, their metabolisms did not speed up when they ate more frequently, a benefit mini-meal proponents had emphasized. KEEP IT SIIMPLE. If you're trying to jump-start a sagging weight-loss effort, stick to three meals a day with minimal snacking -- until you get back on track." pg. 20.

Just thought I'd share this.

Patty

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Post by gratefuldeb67 » Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:07 pm

Wow Patti!!!
Thanks for that!

Oh Reinhard,,,,,,
One of the most long standing diet programs around is catching on...
You better hustle up on publishing your book! :wink:
Well, they may have the new info, but they don't have the three S's and they aren't cute!
They also don't swing a sledgehammer around!

That's why we love YOU!!!!
LOL..

Cool... I never thought grazing was a good idea... it seems too close to snacking!
Love,
8) Deb

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Post by peetie » Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:46 pm

Yeah. I thought it never gave your body time to burn anything off. And it gave me too much time with my obsession. I needed to get away from food and go live life, not visit it umpteen times a day.

Peetie

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Post by ClickBeetle » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:37 am

Most interesting, thanks, PL!

I like Peetie's point, too --- about not visiting food "umpteen" times a day!
Chance favors the prepared. - Louis Pasteur

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Post by cvmom » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:18 pm

One time I called a nutritionist who told me that snacking was very important for "women my age". Well, that little comment made me suspicious. :lol:

I'd prefer to see Reinhard on the back of a book then Fergie....

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Post by Jammin' Jan » Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:06 pm

Thanks for posting this article. I think it's probably one of the few diet/nutrition studies that's actually true.

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Post by reinhard » Fri Oct 14, 2005 4:30 pm

Thanks for posting this, planner lady.

I've seen some academic articles on this, but this is the first popular reference. Wonderful. It's about time.

I'll see if I can find it online and post a link in the "but I'm a grazer!" section of the home page.

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