Comments on: Eating Once a Day Seems to Be Popular

By: Fitsite.be

Fitsite.be — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:05:07 +0000

An apple a day keeps the dentist away.
One meal a day keeps the energy away

yeah I need to work on my rhyming skills…

By: Health and Fitness

Health and Fitness — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:39:10 +0000

Eating once a day will obviously help lose weight, but for most people this is almost impossible to follow. At the same time, it seems to be more of a starvation matter rather than losing weight by healthy means. I personally think 5 meals a day, obviously small and healthy meals, is the best and easiest way of losing weight.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:48:51 +0000

I thought I was the only one!! Thank God I found this website. I’ve ALWAYS felt that eating made me want to eat more. I’m not hungry around breakfast time, and if I make myself eat, I’ll be hungry again in an hour. It’s like the food activates a ” more food!” switch. Therefore the frequent eating during the day does not work for me because I would tend to overeat due to the food triggering that “switch.” I’ve ate one big meal during the day for about a week in the past, and I lost 4lbs that week (I’m a hefty gal) and had a lot more energy; but I felt guilty and stopped. I’m definitely going back to this way of eating and plan on fasting one day a week for spiritual and health reasons. I’ll still continue to drink water and tea throught the day with 1 or 2 pieces of fruit if I’m hungry. I’ll post back in a week to let everyone know how I’m doing, weight and energy wise. I’m so glad I’m not alone!

By: myfitnessblog

myfitnessblog — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:49:31 +0000

Personally I couldn’t manage just one meal a day. I’d be dead in a week! I have tried many diets / approaches to lose fat. The most effective for me has been Carb Cycling. Having designated days each week where I eat a high % of good carbs, days I eat low % of good carbs and 2 days where I really don’t eat any – just stick to protein. Depending whether you are trying to lose fat or build muscle you could either increase or decrease the frequency of the High days.

In brief to ensure I get a good source of carbs, I eat only whole grain/whole wheat on the High Carb days. I stick to 6 meals a day and ensure each meal is supplemented with protein.

On the low days I aim to eat around 66g of Carbs again from good source for 3 meals a day, still supplementing protein with each meal and the remaining meals.

The no carbs days are taken up solely of protein (where possible), fish, egg whites and protein shakes etc etc…..

its not for everyone – but the results are quite and maintainable….I combine resistance and HIIT work.

http://www.myfitnessblog.org.uk

By: Shay

Shay — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:20:22 +0000

Natasha – the reason they eat dinner instead of lunch is because if you eat breakfast you will be hungry for lunch, if you eat lunch you will be hungry for dinner, and so on. Eat dinner? There’s nothing else to be hungry for! I started this in August, and I haven’t been that strict about it. I’ve gone off and on with fasting & 3 meals a day. But this 1 meal a day thing definitely makes me feel better than the 3 meals! & I’m not even hungry until 3-4 pm!

As for going to bed full, I try not to eat close to bed time. I usually eat around 5:30-6:00. & go to bed around 10:00 (although I’m usually not asleep until later). This way I’m not hungry when I go to bed, but I’m not full either. Whenever I’m hungry at bed time, I eat a little snack, because going to bed with your stomach growling is awful!

Another thing, sometimes I have juice at lunch time, or early in the afternoon. Usually apple. This helps keep me satisfied & get my metabolism working so it’s not just sitting there the whole day! Once in a while I’ll eat fruit between lunch & dinner, it depends on how hungry I am… but it’s usually juice.

By: Natasha

Natasha — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:17:44 +0000

I am noticing the posters who advocate eating one meal a day almost always mention eating their meal at DINNER. Why is that?
Wouldn’t eating the one big meal at LUNCH be much better and prove far easier for the body to metabolize that food throughout the day?
Also, I personally find going to bed with a full belly makes for poor sleep.
What are your thoughts?

By: Kenton

Kenton — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:57:17 +0000

I’m not a breakfast person. I feel sluggish when I do and it slows down my workouts. I don’t get hungry until about 4 PM. I guess it depends on the person and what your body needs.

By: Patrick Kallie

Patrick Kallie — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:07:41 +0000

I have to admit, I have tried to eat only one time a day to loose weight. It does work but I was just too damn cranky to keep it up. In my opinion its just a short term fix for a long term problem.

By: Alexia

Alexia — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:10:55 +0000

Hey guys

im wondering…does anyone experiencing bloating etc in the first few days of the one-meal-a-day eating method?Im on the one meal a day which is working way better for my energy levels, but am on day 3 and still retaining lots of water etc. Techmically, the asting periods r detoxing our bodies right? So the bloatedness etc re just side effects of the detox? Does anyone agree?

By: Jim Ristow

Jim Ristow — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:42:28 +0000

Calories in and calories out. Now that I said that here is my real life experience. 5 to 7 meals a day and I lost 70lbs. That does not mean eating everything and anything, but make smart choices. As the pounds came off there a plateaus that are reached and changes need to be made. Now that I compete in triathlons my food intake is high compared to the normal person, but still it is a fine line to walk. Starve your body and your metabolism slows down, feed the body the metabolism keeps on cranking.