Thu, Mar-07-13, 11:51
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,550
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Plan: Low Carb Primal
Stats: 170/135/135
BF:
Progress: 100%
Location: New York Metro area
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What you are doing seems to be working for you. I wouldn't change anything until it stops working.
To answer your question: I firmly believe that there is something to be said for intermittent fasting, for three satiating meals a day, and for six small meals a day. Which one will work for you depends on your physiology and where you are in life. I've tried all three.
Intermittent fasting (and even long, long fasts) worked beautifully for me when I was in my 20s and 30s, athletic, with a kick-ass metabolism.
On a nutritionist's orders, 6 small meals a day turned my health around when I hit menopause, acquired adrenal fatigue, and developed the sluggish metabolism of an older woman. On five or six small meals I got my energy and metabolism back and felt great again.
Now I'm a lc, primal eater. 3 meals a day with absolutely no snacking allows me to maintain a 35lb weight loss and sometimes to lose a little more. When I snack, any additional lost lbs come right back on again. This may have something to do with leptin resistance. There is a thread about leptin here somewhere.
Sorry for the long post, but the bottom line is that you have to experiment to find what works for you and the same technique may not work for you forever and may not work for someone else at all.
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