3 meals; larger portions OR 5 meals; smaller portions?

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thread starter RandomGenius Apr 27 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Grr, i'm trying to lose weight, and someone told me to eat more meals, but make them much smaller. I try to hold my hunger until dinner, but sometimes its hard to resist when theres food right in front of you. SO should i eat 5 meals, but smaller portions, or 3 meals, but larger portions. I think i would divide the smaller meals into: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Snack, DInner, after dinner snack? Or just eat plain breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Also, what meal is the least important( as in i can skip sometimes and it doesn't do anything bad to me) I think its lunch because breakfast keeps you awake in school, and dinner helps me sleep better. but my mom says its dinner that i should eat less casue it get less exercise after dinner(after breakfast and lunch- i go to school, walk around the whole building, etc.) EDIT: thanks everyone for the excelent advice :D

Bodysnatchers Apr 27 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Eat smaller meals; keeps your metabolism going Say you have cereal and an apple for beskfast like every morning. easiest way is just to eat the cereal, then wait until your break then go for the apple

Humanmango 04/27/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Five meals, but eating the same total amount per day.

tiganior1 04/27/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The 5 meals I heard were better for you.

MrTofu 04/27/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Smaller meals keeps your metabolism going so you lose weight

angramainyu 04/27/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Ideally, you want to eat small meals every two hours.

RandomGenius 04/27/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

btw, what does metabolism mean? i always thought it was something that made you lose weight faster, which i don't have. >_>

CrimsonSpider 04/27/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

angramainyu said: "Ideally, you want to eat small meals every two hours." He is correct.

TotoroTotoro 04/27/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

More frequent, but smaller meals if your schedule allows for it.

metawe Apr 27 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

RandomGenius said: "btw, what does metabolism mean? i always thought it was something that made you lose weight faster, which i don't have. >_>" lol @ the irony with your basilID EDIT: metabolism: The rate at which food is digested. (I have a fast metabolism, so I don't get fat when I eat 16 kajillion tons of food everyday.)

Bomber321 04/27/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

angramainyu said: "Ideally, you want to eat small meals every two hours." THIS!

EyeLiek2Sleepe 04/27/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'd go for 6. Try to break it up into 4 hour increments. Yes, you have to get yourself upat night. Just leave like a fruit bar by your nightstand. It is at night where eating is most important. You are most inactive and hungry then. Your brain uses all the energy.

xias99 04/27/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

try to eat more in the morning than at night

sleepyxdude 04/27/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Define "small meal"

RandomGenius Apr 27 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

i see, i see this makes we wonder what kind of "portion" school lunch is considered >_> @above: iono, maybe a bowl of cereal?