The More, The Better
It has been said that in order to lose weight one must eat less. This goes hand and hand with the idea of creating a caloric deficit. In our minds if one eats less calories than the body burns then we should lose weight. Look at any book and you will see that this is pretty much true.
Recently it's been brought to my attention that it's not only how much you're eating that determines how effective your weight loss program is BUT how frequently you're eating. This seems to be a concept that has been overlooked for years.
Many of my clients eat two times a day. Yes TWO. They understand the importance of breakfast so they definitely have that. Breakfast is key in jump starting your metabolism and giving your body the energy needed to start the day. Then they would wait till after work to grab something to eat or perhaps sneak in a meal during their lunch break. Now many of you might be saying "hey that's what I do".
My answer to that is it's time for a change.
A study showed that if two people are eating at a caloric deficit in which one eats two times per day and the other person eats five times a day, the person who ate five times a day lost more fat.
So these two people ate the same amount of calories and but one lost more weight than the other. How could this be? The key word here is metabolism. When you are structuring your eating habits, and your workouts you should be focusing on fine tuning your metabolism.
Eating small frequent meals(Anywhere from 5-7 times per day) will help speed up your metabolism. The reason this is important is because again you want to burn as many calories as possible in a given day, which this method definitely does.
Here's an example of a person who eats two times a day. For both of the examples let us assume that the calories needed to create a caloric deficit is 1200 calories.
Example 1:
6 am Big Breakfast (600 calories)
6pm Dinner (600 calories)
Example 2:
6am Breakfast (300 calories)
9 am Snack ( 100 calories)
1pm lunch ( 400 calories)
4pm snack ( 100 calories)
7pm Dinner (300 calories)
In the above examples, the second example would not only help build up your metabolism which would ultimately lead to more fat loss. When you're eating the body requires energy to break down the food. Which means the more frequently you eat , the more calories you're going to burn.
So my challenge to you is to see how you could break down what you eat into small portions that can spread out through the day. Your body will thank you for it, trust me.
Recently it's been brought to my attention that it's not only how much you're eating that determines how effective your weight loss program is BUT how frequently you're eating. This seems to be a concept that has been overlooked for years.
Many of my clients eat two times a day. Yes TWO. They understand the importance of breakfast so they definitely have that. Breakfast is key in jump starting your metabolism and giving your body the energy needed to start the day. Then they would wait till after work to grab something to eat or perhaps sneak in a meal during their lunch break. Now many of you might be saying "hey that's what I do".
My answer to that is it's time for a change.
A study showed that if two people are eating at a caloric deficit in which one eats two times per day and the other person eats five times a day, the person who ate five times a day lost more fat.
So these two people ate the same amount of calories and but one lost more weight than the other. How could this be? The key word here is metabolism. When you are structuring your eating habits, and your workouts you should be focusing on fine tuning your metabolism.
Eating small frequent meals(Anywhere from 5-7 times per day) will help speed up your metabolism. The reason this is important is because again you want to burn as many calories as possible in a given day, which this method definitely does.
Here's an example of a person who eats two times a day. For both of the examples let us assume that the calories needed to create a caloric deficit is 1200 calories.
Example 1:
6 am Big Breakfast (600 calories)
6pm Dinner (600 calories)
Example 2:
6am Breakfast (300 calories)
9 am Snack ( 100 calories)
1pm lunch ( 400 calories)
4pm snack ( 100 calories)
7pm Dinner (300 calories)
In the above examples, the second example would not only help build up your metabolism which would ultimately lead to more fat loss. When you're eating the body requires energy to break down the food. Which means the more frequently you eat , the more calories you're going to burn.
So my challenge to you is to see how you could break down what you eat into small portions that can spread out through the day. Your body will thank you for it, trust me.
