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Originally posted by SpaceAce
I have one.
How detrimental is it weight-wise to eat only once or twice per day. Here's why I ask: I've got about 100lbs I need to lose but I don't have any of the bad habits that make most people fat; I don't eat sweets or desserts, I don't snack on chips, when I eat out I don't get fried foods, french fries, breaded foods, etc. I know every fat person in the world says this, but I really don't eat that much. I have a good friend who hangs out on GFY and if he sees this thread, he'll back me up on this. When we go out, I order a regular meal like a chicken breast and mashed potatoes and about 1/2 of the meal usually ends up going home with me. I've tried counting calories and it's not unusual for me to eat a max of maybe 2,400 calories in a day. I'm about 6'4"-6'5", 320 lbs.
My lifestyle is somewhate sedentary but I do work out with weights and I used to be really heavy on cardio (treadmill & bike) to the tune of 45 minutes-1 hour day, 6 days/week. After about 6 months of this, my weight had not moved one single ounce. I am not weak or without muscle tone under the fat and I don't have a lack of energy. I have no problems with stairs or being on my feet for long periods of time, blah, blah, blah. In my mid teens I was <B>extremely</B> physically active walking EVERYWHERE, I am talking dozens and dozens of miles per week going back and forth to things like my job where I would spend 6-8 more hours on my feet and then walk back home or to the pool hall or the mall or the bowling alley and I was still at least 240lbs. If anything, I probably ate more then than I do now.
The one bad eating habit I have is that I go long periods of time between meals. I think nothing of going 12+ hours without eating. I know this is bad for me, but could it possibly be so bad for me as to be keeping me fat? I mean, if I am taking in low amounts of calories I shouldn't be able to support this much body weight, at least not without some lack of energy or sluggishness, right?
SpaceAce
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going 12+ hours without eating is probably not bad for you by itself.. unless you've got blood sugar problems.
When people ask me about diet, I always recommend DASH. there's loads of guides on the web about it. Its a diet designed to lower blood pressure, but ts good for everyone. It cuts out refined carbs completely.. is very high in veggies, fruits and low/non fat dairy products. it will lower bp by up to 11 mm Hg, lower cholesterol, control diabetes, and it can actually reverse atheriosclerotic vascular disease.
I'd do that.. definitely start doing fat burning cardio again.. keep up the weights.. and make sure youre taking in slightly less calories than you burn in exercise
beyond that, don't sweat it. You can be heavy by most standards and still be fit. do get a physical though to check your blood glucose, pressure, cholesterol, lipids, EKG etc.