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Originally Posted by memovieaddict
i don't care what works for you and what doesn't but what i find disrespectful (and trust me, i'm not alone in this) is that you're speaking as though your opinion is the absolute truth. i can find so many studies out there that suggest that skipping dinner is the best way to lose weight for as long as the calorie intake is sufficient. the fact is that you both are still only presenting an opinion; just because you don't agree with mine doesn't make my opinion less credible. when i mentioned the word "doctor," i mean plural and not just someone i'm seeing. in a perfect world, it would be best to eat every two hours a combination of fruits and vegetables and some meat. we don't live in a perfect world and unless you're not working, no one really has all the right time and energy to be preparing something to eat every two hours.
the problem here is that you both are drawing conclusions immediately simply because you don't agree with an opinion. i can simply call both of yours wrong as well but i will not do that because i know better. and no thanks... i don't need anyone's research for me to be enlightened about losing weight and making the right choices. this is like a debate on becoming a vegan or not; some people will never agree to it and will call it "wrong" while others will say it's the best thing they've done in their lives. the only truth i respect is the fact that management is key to a healthy lifestyle: balanced meal, exercise, and a positive outlook and environment is all that i need to live a physically healthy life.
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its not an opinion its a fact.. facts are facts.. I would like to see these "studies" because I never heard such a thing in my life where skipping dinner and meals are healthy lifestyle.. and also you are alone on this anybody who knows about healthy lifestyle will disagree with what you're saying... Also I'm in outside sales and have to adjust to my lifestyle.. I am in my car lot driving to clients, what I do is prepare my meals the night before and put them in a cooler and that cooler sits in my car, I plan everything out.. its not hard to plan out meals for the day, the only excuse of not doing so is being lazy.. Vegan or Vegetarians are a whole different topic
1) Skipping Meals Slows Down The Metabolic Rate
The body is set up to burn calories from the food we eat and convert them as glucose to provide the body with fuel or energy throughout the day. Skipping meals decreases the body’s metabolic rate, the speed at which calories and fat are burnt and slows down weight loss.
The body, in anticipation of further fuel deprivation, automatically goes into a false state of starvation and holds on fiercely to the fats in our body. It looks for fuel it needs from the stored reserves, glycogen in the muscle or liver.
When the body utilizes glycogen for fuel, you are actually losing water instead of fat – which is not what you want. This is because for every one gram of carbohydrate (in the form of glycogen) stored in the muscle or liver, four grams of water are also bound.
Any rapid weight loss as a result of skipping some meals is temporary as the weight loss is mostly water.
As soon as normal eating resumes, the body seeks to replenish its glycogen reserves with the necessary amount of water. The body naturally regains the weight it lost earlier.
2) Skipping Meals Puts The Body Into State Of Hunger
Skipping meals makes you hungry, so you are likely to overeat at the next meal. When you skip a meal, you increase the interval between meals so when you do eat say, after four to six hours, there is a tendency to binge.
Worse, to fend off the sharp hunger pangs, one may resort to snacking on high calorie or high fat foods to give you the instant energy boost. This causes our blood sugars to go on a roller coaster ride as high carb and high fat snacks are quickly digested by the body. What follows is more cravings and more over eating to curb the hunger.
For effective weight loss, the right eating habit is to not skipping meals but eating more frequent and smaller meals throughout the day. The body gets accustomed to burning calories every two to three hours, digesting the food we eat rather than storing fat and burning muscle for energy.
Eating the right foods - not skipping meals is the solution to permanent weight loss.
also...
[Show spoiler]Skipping meals is often seen as an attractive way to lose weight. Unfortunately, the side affects of skipping meals are much more serious than any potential benefits. Some consequences of skipping meals can include promoting the development of diabetes, inadequate nutrition, and drastically altering the way that your body digests food.
Blood Sugar Drops and Spikes
One of the most important reasons that skipping meals is unhealthy is due to the affect this has on your blood sugar. When you eat a meal, your body breaks up the food. Some of this food is stored as fat, while other parts of it enter your bloodstream as sugar, and work to provide you with energy throughout the day. When you skip a meal, your blood sugar drops dramatically. This not only can make you feel sluggish and tired, but it can also wreck havoc with insulin in your body. If you chronically skip meals, you can be setting yourself up for the development of diabetes later in life.
Inadequate Nutrition
Another important reason why skipping meals is unhealthy is due to the fact that you are more than likely not receiving adequate nutrition. Eating a diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats helps not only to ensure that your body functions properly, but can also help in the treatment and prevention of a number of serious conditions. Some conditions that can be improved with proper nutrition include cardiovascular disease, strokes, and some types of cancer. You may believe that you can skip meals and still achieve optimal nutrition by supplementing your diet with multivitamins. And while multivitamins do have their place, research has shown that these pills aren't as effective as real food at providing your body with what it needs. For good health, try to eat as naturally as possible.
Altered Metabolism
You typically skip meals for two main reasons. One, you are ultra busy and don't have enough time to grab a quick snack, or two, you are trying to lose weight. If you are one of the people who are trying to lose weight, you may be actually sabotaging yourself by skipping meals. When you eat, your metabolism, which is one of your body's functions, works to break the food down into smaller, usable parts. When you skip a meal, your metabolism has nothing to do. In a way, your metabolism is like a muscle. You must use it, or you will "lose it." When your metabolism does not have to work to break down food, it begins to slow down. Then, the next time you do actually eat something, your metabolism is not able to break the food down as quickly, and as a result the food is stored as fat. Therefore, in order to maintain a healthy weight (or even lose weight), it is essential that you eat regularly throughout the day. Recent research has found that five to seven small, regularly timed meals eaten over the course of a day works best when trying to maintain a healthy weight
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