Which Will Help Me Slim Down—6 Mini Meals or 3 Squares?

What about second breakfast?

It's all about portion size and what you are putting in your body.

"They" change their mind every few years whats good and whats bad. Milk, Coffee, beer, wine...just do whatever the hell you want.

My skinny friends eat all day long.

I always read the comments first because this section is full of "experts"

Farmers feed and take care of the animals, and then go in to have breakfast. Then after working the field for several hours, go in and have a good lunch. Then after working until dark, they go in and have a good dinner. So the theory of not eating before bed time does not hold up either. It does not matter when you eat, as long as you burn as many calories as you take in.

I'm too lazy. I weigh about 276. I bet if I just cut out the bread and soda I'd lose a lot of weight. Maybe I should try that for a month and see what happens?

doesnt really matter what you eat if you sit on your butt all day :/

Here's a great diet: All the pasta you want! Just eat equal amounts of anti-pasta! the two will cancel each other out!!!

I try to eat 22 mini meals a day. Its been working great.

I am disappointed in, not only this article but also, the articles master degree earning author. Just as we know that scientists learn more everyday about the natural world we live in, we also know that nutritionists do not know everything about nutrition. The author stated the idea behind eating more frequently is to curb the appetite. This is not entirely true. The less calories you consume the more steady your blood sugar levels are. She is correct in that sense. What she failed to elborate on is when too much sugar enters your blood stream too fast the body excreets insulin. Its insulin's job to lower blood sugar levels. The problem is......insulin lowers blood sugar by storing the calories as fat. eating less calories per meal prevents this from happening. The other reason splitting your days calories into more meals is better, is because our bodys are built by feast or famon. What I mean by this is: when our bodies think there is plenty of food our metabolism speeds up. When our bodies think there is not much food it will go into famon mode and store calories for when the body needs them. Eating less meals or actually not enough calories makes your body think it needs to store calories for later cosumption. Splitting your daily caloric intake into more meals tricks the body into thinking there is plenty of future calories that will be consumed and to let unburned calories pass through the body. The reason why some people can eat all they want is because some people's bodys are programmed to be less or more sensitive to this.

I think every "study" I've read or heard about is refuted a year or so after release.
I say STOP publishing the results of these "studies". They mean nothing.

The research says "curbing your appetite or stabilizing your blood sugar" but what about increasing your metabolism. I'm not a nutrition nor a fitness expert but following up on bodybuilders' routines and diets, they all eat 6-7 meals a day. I been working out for about 4 years now and do eat 5-7 meals a day when available, and it's not mini. Each meal for me is about 600-800 calories, being that I'm trying to gain weight(mass) and not lose weight. The concept that I had in mind was that eating many meals a day, mini or not, increases metabolism because your body is always active and digesting food. But let me tell you, my metabolism has skyrocketed due to my diet routine and of course exercising. I can't say for a fact that my metabolism only increased due to the many frequent meals I had but I pretty much eat a ton of food and haven't put on a single pound. I have to eat more of course being that I'm not gaining weight and am just maintaining. I think the concept people are missing out when it comes to losing weight is not about eating 6 "mini meals" or 3 "square meals," its also consistently sticking to a diet and working out properly. Let me be a devil's advocate here and say 6 mini meals does not increase your metabolism and does nothing for you. So what does increase your metabolism, curb your appetite, etc? It would have to be exercise, if diet is not a factor. So eat 6 meals or eat 3 meals, regardless you have to exercise to lose weight and increase your metabolism, because I know for a fact, regardless of research which there is proven research, working out does increase your metabolism. Even if 6 meals does not increase metabolism, which I don't see why it wont, I can say that exercising daily and consistently requires your body to need more energy. That's where I believe the 6 meals come into play. I'm constantly hungry. I'll eat a huge meal and I mean huge, and 30 mins to an hour later, I'll be hungry. This will keep repeating until I go to bed and wake up the next morning. You can say this is bad for someone trying to lose weight, but who says you have to eat like me. You can lower your proportions and your calorie intake to fit your need to lose weight. Like I said, my goal is to gain weight and eating like this, I haven't put on a single pound yet, I know I have to eat more to reach my goal. So ultimately, I do believe in the 6 meals or mini meals, but hey, everyone's body is different so just my 2 cents.

My weight topped out at 315lbs a year ago, i have tried all the diets you name it i tried it. last year i have been trying my own diet which consists of: Breakfast = bowl of cherrios, Lunch = 2 cans of Boost spread out over an hour of lunch, once in a while i might have a chocolate pudding, Dinner = Hearty portion of healthy food, chicken or fish, sweet potato etc. And plenty of water is important. I noticed i have been loosing about a pound or 2 a week.

wow I do two squares and 3 minis walk alot and that seems to work for me

Eat less. Move more.

There's a new pill that helps control overeating - it's about 2" in diameter and it's made of cork.

If you know or remember what it is like to be really hungry, then don't eat until you have been really hungry for 3 or more hours. Then add exercise. You will lose weight if you limit your calories and don't "stuff" yourself. The idea is = do not eat if you are not hungry except at breakfast and then don't overeat. In the cattle industry they cattle that are fed to gain 3-4 pounds per day are on what is called "Full Feed", that is they eat as much as they want and they do not get hungry. Like cattle, if you are not hungry, you will not lose weight. So stop trying to find ways to feel full all the time because if you get used to that, you cannot and will not stop eating.

Years ago I heard then Roseanne Barr offer a great diet plan -- eat naked in front of a mirror.

I smoke crystal meth, that seems to curve my appetite big time!