Eat??..No not me

[Anay]

Ok guys,

In my continued quest to finalize my plans and stratagies so that I can get started on the Atkins induction phase. I have yet another plm. I am not used to eating more than one meal (dinner) a day. I am a bit confused as to how much I will need to eat. I have come to realize that my lack of eating is probably been one of the reasons that I have continued to put on weight. However it has become mentally comforting to know that I do not over eat. I understand that I will need to get over this, but is there a required amount that one needs to eat to loose? ANd what is it?

Anay

[tamarian]

I think most likely you may have difficulty eating a full meal, 3 times a day. Best thing to do, is eat really small meals several times day, or small meals 6 times a day. That should get you used to eating multiple meals, and prepare you to boost your metabolism.

Wa'il

[Natrushka]

Six smaller meals is a good idea, it will help boost your metabolism and avoid an insulin spike, from waiting too long between meals.

The calorie goal for everyone varies. The general rule for figuring out how much you NEED to eat is 10 to 12 times your body weight. Having eaten only one meal a day for a while your body is probably in starvation mode. This happens when you dont feed yourself enough energy for your body to perform its basic functions. It sense a disaster coming on and holds on to everything it can. You gain weight or at the very least, don't lose it. Eating more may seem wrong to you, but its something you MUST do.

Hang in there and follow the plan, you'll see the results.

Cheers,
Nat