MEAL FREQUENCY:
A common misconception is that you need to eat less to lose fat. This is only partially correct. You have to decrease calories so that your calorie output is higher than your calorie input. If your body needs 1800 calories per day and you use 1900 calories that day, you have a loss of 100 calories. Multiply by 7 days and you will lose 700 calories. Understanding that there are about 3500 calories in a pound, it would take you 5 weeks to lose a pound.
Also, if you eat your 1800 calories in two meals, you can actually gain weight as your body does not need all those calories at once! So, what do you do? Spread those calories over the course of the day and you will avoid gaining fat. Eat 6 meals per day a few hours apart and you are on the road to success.
You get to eat all day long, every couple of hours and you lose fat! Drill that into your head, 6 meals, never skipping a meal, you will never be hungry, you will be losing fat and gaining confidence, quickly, easily.... YOU CAN DO IT!
Every time you eat a balanced meal, your metabolism increases. When you go longer than about 3 hours, your metabolism starts to slow down. This is another reason to eat those 6 smaller meals throughout the day. Keep that motor revving on high!
Again, let's go over it!
1) Every time you eat a meal, your metabolism increases.
2) When you wait longer than 3 hours to eat a meal, your metabolism decreases.
3) Eating 6 smaller meals at about 300 calories each, ensures your metabolism keeps on humming!!
Until next time!
A.J. McAlendin
1 comment:
Your right! I often run into this problem myself. I don't eat excessively but I go long periods of not eating then eating a big meal and put on weight. When I get into spreading my meals out over the day, I loose weight and feel better. Great advice!
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