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Originally Posted by Libertine
Actually, that's not quite true either - albeit a lot closer to the truth.
Having three balanced meals a day and 2-3 (healthy!) snacks a day is perfect for most people.
Having fewer, larger meals isn't necessarily unhealthy, but it does have a bunch of downsides. It's likely to create cravings (which tend to lead to unhealthy snacks), it increases chances of indigestion, and it may mess up blood sugar levels in some people. Plus, if you do heavy workouts, not timing your protein and carb intake around them will decrease the benefits.
However, someone who is healthy and doesn't engage in strenuous exercise can get by perfectly well on just 2-3 (healthy!) meals a day without any significant adverse effects.
But really, for most people, the 3 meals/2-3 snacks schedule works best - if only because it's so easy to follow.
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I just have never liked to eat in the morning much. I do have toast and juice some days, but thats about it. I get up and get busy working. I do have some snacks sometimes during the day as well. Grapes, a banana, some sort of crackers etc. I just find it funny all the ripping on me in this thread. We are on a ffin webmaster board where the average person is not fit.. lol Plus I am not in my 20's (though I look maybe 23 to 25). I am pushing 40 and in better shape than a large percentage of people in their 20's. lol But ya. My abs have gotten more developed with each pic I've posted. So its obvious I am making progress, I just am not doing it in huge fast leaps. Slow and steady. To me that is more healthy, and more likely to stick with me, where in if I did a crash fitness thing and balloon up, then lose it again, etc. Slow and steady.
