how do u decide how many calories you can have per day? and lets say the limit was 300 calories (just to make things simple), why would it be better to have six 30-calorie meals instead of three 100-calorie meals?
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Calories
- Thread starter hadezflame
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1. its easier to eat the rights foods in smaller portions. Otherwise you'd be looking at 2 full cups of vegetables at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, an 8oz steak (or larger), and a double serving (2 cups) of oatmeal. you'd never be able to gag it all down...and I didn't even toss in the fats yet!
2. it maintains very stable blood sugar levels when you eat every 2-3 hours, vs. loading up on food like in my example and then feeling like a beached whale when your blood sugar crashes 90 mins after lunch.
3. its SOOO much easier to bulk up on a lotta food, or lean out on less food, when you get to eat often.
4. it takes the body nearly 20 mins to realize its full after eating. this is why when you go to a buffet, make a trip, snarf it down, then start on your second plate, that you feel like you're gonna burst by the time you pay the check... vs. a smaller meal, and then feeling 'satisfied', and also knowing that in 2 hours you're gonna eat again, so it doesn't matter if you feel a little hungry 90 mins from now.
2. it maintains very stable blood sugar levels when you eat every 2-3 hours, vs. loading up on food like in my example and then feeling like a beached whale when your blood sugar crashes 90 mins after lunch.
3. its SOOO much easier to bulk up on a lotta food, or lean out on less food, when you get to eat often.
4. it takes the body nearly 20 mins to realize its full after eating. this is why when you go to a buffet, make a trip, snarf it down, then start on your second plate, that you feel like you're gonna burst by the time you pay the check... vs. a smaller meal, and then feeling 'satisfied', and also knowing that in 2 hours you're gonna eat again, so it doesn't matter if you feel a little hungry 90 mins from now.
Words of wisdom, this has been asked many times over, reading the stickies can really help you out. Follow the link of Russ' for the answer.Take the time to read around the boards.