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Author: hopefull
Date: 01-11-04 15:30
Here's the question.... If I wait too long to b/t meals before I eat, can that slow down my metabolism? For example, sometimes I feel hungry before supper and I think about eating an apple, but then I think that if I can just wait until supper to eat then that's less calories. (Does anyone know a site that can give you the calories in fruit?) But sometimes I'm so hungry by supper time that I'll eat more than I would have if I would have just eaten the apple.
What about breakfast? I heard that you should eat as early as possible b/c that starts your metabolism. But what if you wake at 6:30 and you don't have to leave until 9:00, I think that if I ate at 6:30 I'd be hungry a good while before lunch. Then maybe I'd eat too much. I guess I'm confused.
Should a person eat small meals t/o the day if they make healty choices? Or does that not matter(concerning your metabolism?) I've read different things regarding the time frame in which you should eat. Every 4 hrs. Every 2.5 -3 hrs. If anyone has insite regarding this, please respond. Thankx, Casey
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Author: miranda
Date: 01-11-04 17:17
Your metabolism may speed up or slow down depending on how often you eat a day, but only by a very tiny amount, not enough to affect weight loss. Just stick to a schedule which enables you to eat less without getting weak, dizzy, etc., and maintains your health, and don't worry about your metabolism. It's a lot more stable and vital than a lot of people think. Your average metabolism will take care of weight loss just fine if you feed it less calories than you burn, no matter when you feed do or don't feed it.
I split my breakfast into two parts, as I have the thoroughly obnoxious habit of waking up at 3:30-4:30 in the morning. That works fine for me--if you are often hungry after breakfast, you might want to try that. Just watch the total calories.
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Author: miranda
Date: 01-11-04 17:26
Go to calorieking.com or fitday.com. They have calorie counts on almost every food under the sun.
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Author: jessica
Date: 01-11-04 17:48
Hey Casey! I'm no experrt,but I think for me if I get too hungry before lunch or dinner and try to wait,I eat alot more cause I feel starving.So I say eat the apple which probably has only 50-75 calories,and then you'll probably eat less at the meal. I also think eating 5-6 small meals/snacks through out the day is better then 3 big meals.I have read(but who knows if it was true?) that eating more often through out the day keeps your blood sugar level and your metabolism working better. :-)
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Author: John Christopher
Date: 01-11-04 20:25
hopefull,
Yes, waiting too long between meals slows down your metabolism. AND even worse, it effects your blood sugar levels and insulin response so that when you finally do eat, you're body will store much more fat than if you had chosen to eat more frequently.
Eat at least every three hours. Never wait longer than that. Every 2.5 is even better!
Just remember that eating more often doesn't mean that you can eat more calories. For example if you're trying to stay, let's say... at 1800 per day, then you would spread those calories throughout all the meals you eat. This means smaller more frequent meals.
It's a HUGE key to losing fat quickly, efficiently, healthily and easily. And without ever having to be hungry too.
Hope this helps.
Kindly,
John
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Author: Lesleybird
Date: 01-11-04 22:19
John Christopher, I hate to dissagree, but I am in the medical profession and I have never heard of any scientific study that verifies your claims about metabolism going down just because someone does not eat every 4 hours. If you know of the studies then tell us where to go to read them. If not, then I think you are talking from just what you think to be true in your head but not backed up by any know study facts. So, where do you get your facts? I often go 6 to 8 hours between meals and do not see any difference in my weight loss if I eat less often. I do agree that some people may get low blood sugar if they go too long without eating, but most people I know just get a little hungry between meals without snacking and the hunger passes. It's almost as if some people here are afraid to let themselves get even a little hungry between meals as if something really bad would happen. If one really starts to feel shakey and sick between meals it may be from low blood sugar, but most normal people are fine for 6 hours without food. I do think that metabolism does go down during long periods of days on very low calorie diets as the body thinks it is starving and starts to conserve for a famine. I really don't think that a persons body goes into slow metabolism famine mode just because it has been 5 to 8 hours since the last meal. Gee, I almost think that if one gets a little hungry that there body might just decide to us up some fat between meals. Lesley
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Author: GymmyMac
Date: 01-12-04 00:04
i hate to disagree with you birdie, but i am also in the belief that if you have CONSTANT long periods without eating then your metabolism does slow...by how much? varies ofcourse...but whilst metabolism is argued to not be able to change much, the slightest things can give you an edge....eg, grazing, exercise etc...even if this raises your metabolism by 1% then your more efficient at using cals as energy than before...i believe in all the little things that make your weight loss journey quicker and more effective......its things like this, high intensity interval training, specific diet etc which seperates the 'slow' losers from the 'fast' losers....
~Short, sharp and intense = results~
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Author: GymmyMac
Date: 01-12-04 00:18
More on the Latest Research in Fat Loss.
by Paul Cribb, B.H.Sci HMS
AST Director of Research
Most people don't exercise long enough or hard enough to help them lose significant amounts of fat or body weight. That's the latest word from fat loss expert Dr Suzanne Vortruba and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
"Weight training is the most important for preservation of fat-free body mass, more than any other exercise" these scientists also concluded. Their primary recommendation for fat loss is to add weight training exercise or forget it. However, remember that exercise alone will not cause a significant loss in fat. Also, don't forget that weight training exercise provides resistance to various diseases by lowering blood fats, enhancing insulin efficiency and decreasing abdominal fat.
Nutrition Journal. 16:179-188,2000.
It appears that low Glycaemic Index (GI) carbohydrates are the best for fat loss and building muscle. A recent study by Dr Michael Angus and colleagues at Brigham Women's Hospital in Boston studied the effects of high and low GI carbs on metabolism and weight loss. High GI carbs are most refined foods such as packaged cereals, cookies, pasta, white rice, cakes and other baked goods. They create rapid rises in blood sugar and then a sudden decrease. Where as low GI carbs enter the blood stream at a much slower, steadier rate. They contain fiber and examples are all green vegetables, root vegetables and other plant foods such as legumes.
This study lasted only six days, however, the subjects on the high GI foods lost more muscle while the subjects eating the low GI foods lost the most bodyfat. Also, the group eating the low GI foods had lower leptin levels (a substance in the body that enhances fat storage) and a higher metabolic rate. This group also reported less snacking on sugary foods. They didn't need to as the low GI foods kept insulin levels nice and steady and this eliminates the sugar cravings and is the most effective method of fat loss. It is important to note that the researchers suggest a fat loss diet should contain some fat, as it slows absorption, promotes steady-state insulin levels and reduces hunger pangs.
American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition.71:901-907,2000.
Small, frequent meals during the day prove more effective for fat loss and help keep you lean. That's the verdict from a research study by Dr Deutz and his colleagues at Georgia State University. This study analyzed the eating patterns of groups of athletes, namely runners and gymnasts. The results are interesting as they demonstrate the leaner athletes ate more frequently and their total calorie consumption was close to their daily expenditure. The perfect prescription for fat loss.
However, the athletes that reported the most problems with their weight were the ones that went for long periods without eating, and had a calorie intake too low, when compared to their daily energy expenditure. They restricted calories too severely. These athletes also reported mood swings, energy slumps during the day and irregularities in performance.
Medicine Science, Sport & Exercise. 32:659-668,2000.
I havent looked to this above reference yet, this is just an abstract.
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Author: hopefull
Date: 01-12-04 07:39
I'm still a little confused, b/c you all seem so sure of yourselves. I guess all I can do is try to eat smaller more frequent meals and see how it works for me. I do appreciate the resposes. This is a great site, b/c I almost feel that we are friends. I feel that I can rely on you guys and gals.
I am one of those people that gets really shaky and I get headaches when I don't eat for hours. This has improved a lot since I've improved my diet. I guess a bowl of cocoa pebbles doesn't last too long. Maybe, like someone wrote, it would elevate my blood sugar and then cause a steep drop. Thankx again, Casey.
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Author: Eric
Date: 01-12-04 08:20
Hey, I don't claim to know what all these geniuses know, but I know this:
If you're shaky and getting headaches, you aren't eating often enough. I think you have to be sensible about weight loss, or you'll have to quit long before you reach your goals.
Eric
I intend to live forever.....So far so good!
272/ /188 1.5 lbs. this week. I dare not say till the cast comes off
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