5-6 small meals a day? but how?
Question:
that sounds like a real deal.. i mean constantly eating..hhmm..
so the question is..what do i eat? and in a small amount? how small is small? And what if im always on the go and that means i wont be at home to fix my own "healthy" meals?
ps. im asian, about 1.58m and 49kg.
i want to hit 45kg, nothing lesser.
Answers:
The purpose is to keep your metabolism constantly up. My dad and his wife did a plan where they ate 6 times a day, and although they were already pretty health, both lost about 20 lbs. It was amazing seeing them as thin as they were in their youths!
The way they worked around their schedules is by cooking everything up on the weekends, freezing it in small containers, and just grabbing them and going each day. Breakfast was oatmeal, so they put water in their coffee pot and set a timer so that it was hot when they woke up in the morning. They kept fresh fruit in a bowl ready to grab, and each kept a box of whole-wheat crackers in their vehicles ready to munch on with their between-meal snacks.
Eating a banana with breakfast, grapes with a slice of cheese and some crackers for a snack, carrot sticks in the afternoon, and broccoli with all of their dinner meals helped simplify things, and they only had to stick to it for six weeks to lose the weight!
Generally, it means eating quick meals instead of full meals for most of the day.
For breakfast, a bowl of oatmeal and a glass of milk and a side of fruit or fruit juice.
For a mid-morning snack, some veggies or a fruit and some crackers.
For lunch, a sandwich and some fruit or veggies, and another glass of milk.
For afternoon snack, a selection of fruit or veggies and some yogurt.
For dinner, a balanced meal.
For an evening snack, blended fruit (fruit put in a blender with ice, to make a home-made icee).
Something like that is what they mean - get your veggie, fruit, veggie, and milk in for the day, and add some carbs for good balance.
you eat the amount you would normally eat in 3 meals, but spread it between 6. so basically make a normal meal and only eat half, then eat the other half later. do this with all 3 meals. which will give you 6 meals a day.
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yes
show on 8-13
ABC tv lots of heavy people and they did the same thing
these people are losing 20-30 pounds per 14 days
I eat about 5 to 6 small meals a day. I am at work most of the day, my office desk is packed with snack foods, but of course I keep it healthy and don't eat anything bad for me. Unless it's convenient and I'm running to a meeting I'll grab a candy bar. But that's rare.
The small meals are like snacks in between the regular 3 meals a day. So bring snacks with you throughout the day. Anything from fruits, vegetables, crackers, healthy protein drinks, salads, make a sandwich from home; and so on.
It's quite easy once you make it a habit. Try it out. =)
Good luck!
Suppose, you eat a bowl of rice as supper. What you should do is, eat half of it at 5 o' clock and eat the other half at 7 o' clock.
In a nutshell, divide your meals into smaller parts.
I've tried to do this 5-6 meals a day diet, and it is not a great way to live, always worried about your meals, constantly eating. I'm not saying its bad for you, its just to much to handle and stress out a bunch. You need to check out this site (and I'm not one of those advertisers!) its the warriordiet.com. I've been following it for about 5 weeks now and have lost 10 pounds of fat. It basically is based on the concept of undereating during the daytime hours, and eating one large meal at night. Pretty neat stuff, its worth checking out.
first meal-Breakfast can be little heavy, 2. have some fruits/ salads very lite 3.lunch 1 cup rice/chapatti etc with 2 cups veg. 4. juice/ snack non oily.5. lite meals or fruits/salds etc..time each meal n add sum exercise...
small portions is not difficult. I do it every day.. but keep in mind you have to have your day planned out and take food with you. I work in a office so its pretty easy. i eat breakfast at home. bring a snack normally (pretzels, beef jerky, nuts, and or fruit). and my lunch, a sandwich with fruit on the side. I eat my snack aroudn 10:30 and lunch around 1:30-2. Work till 5 come home and have a decent size dinner around 7. then a late night snack around 10. You have to work out once a day.. I do mine before dinner. 30 min run or bike. and weiights. zoom zoom...
Yes, 5-6 small meals are best, but they must be small portions and low calorie.
Breakfast= bowl of cereal (whole grain) with skim milk and a piece of fruit (banana or apple).
Mid morning snack= box of raisins and a bottle of diet soda or water. Sometimes I'll have a cup of yogurt of a slice of cheese instead.
Lunch= 1 sandwich (like turkey with mustard and lettace) and a raw vegetable (like carrots or cucumber)
Afternoon snack = 1 cup of dried or 1 piece of fresh fruit (dates, more raisins, another apple) and a snack bar (granola, honey oat). I also like to eat a handfull of nuts (almond, walnut, peanut, or cashew) at this time, since it holds my stomach better until dinner.
Dinner= 1 portion of meat (chicken leg, lean pork chop, 6 shrimp), a small garden salad, 1 cups of canned vegetables (green beans/corn), and one dinner roll (unbuttered)
Bedtime snack - 1 cup of soup (light like chicken broth, chicken and rice, beef broth) Sometimes I'll just have a glass of milk instead.
I am a diabetic and have to eat 5-6 times a day. What I do is plan out my food intake for the day and divide it into three meals and take what food choices that are left and make two or three small meals with it. I have breakfast, lunch, and dinner, then I make sure I eat a mid-morning, mid-afternoon, and a bedtime snack.
If you are always on the go (I've been there) find some veggies you like, snow peas are my fav and 1 cup of raw are a serving for me, and grab them and some whole grain crackers with peanut butter or cheese, or some fruit. If you have to eat out keep the choices to fresh raw foods and those that are not loaded with fat.
Sometimes it seems you're eating when not hungry, but it helps your metabolism, especially when eating a lot of protein. Breakfast is the most important meal so take the time to fix something, even if it's cereal and OJ. A 3 oz. can of tuna and some carrots for a mid morning snack is good. Lunch can be a small salad with chicken or turkey or a Lean Cuisine. Some deli meat and cheese (without the bread) or yogurt for an afternoon snack. I'm not a vegetarian so meat and veggies make a good dinner. Be careful about dessert.
You hear professionals say 5-6 meals a day because it works! And its easy if you ask me! Hears what i do!
Breakfest. Bowl of wheaties with milk 630 am
Snack. apple and banna 1030 am
Lunch. Premade cooked chicken brest wrap( i will cut up cooked chicken breast and wrap it in a soft sheal.. i will cook a bunch ahead of time and leave in frig so its easy to grab)11:30am
Snack. apple and a low caloire granola bar 3:30pm
Super. Anything healthy i mix it up 7:00 pm
I have to stay as lean as i can with very little body fat and i have tryed many things to keep the weight off and this is the best if you as me.
It's not actually the traditional meal you are after. Think fist size, which is the size of your stomach, and no more. Try walnuts, grapes and cheese as one meal, maybe another could be yogurt and a couple of whole grain crackers. If you are on the run just do crackers, nuts & fruits and veggies that don't need refridgeration are great. Just keep in mind 5-7 fists a day and the day should be balanced-not necessarily each meal.
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