Eat one meal a day and live longer..
By Hazel Vee
@epiffanie (11326)
Australia
April 18, 2017 6:53am CST
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My husband and I used to have what we call a "three course meal" a day. We have our entree (breakfast) , main meal (lunch) and dessert (dinner)..
But as we got older, we feel that our bodies no longer need the three course meal a day, so went down to two meals a day.. And we felt better..
For the past 4 weeks now after coming back from our overseas trip where we broke our healthy eating habit, we both put on weight. So we decided on having only one meal a day or just eat whenever we feel like our body needs it..We have cut down on sweets too..I stopped buying ice cream and making cakes.. But we still have our super juice whenever we feel like it..
Yesterday, I came across a few vids on youtube talking about eating one meal a day and how effective it is in losing weight and the extra body fat. I realised that we are actually doing the right thing..According to the video I watched, it could actually add more years to your life..
I lost a kilo and an inch off my waistline.. Greg still has his snacks, but I only eat a piece of fruit just to comfort the tummy..
On the photo is our typical meal for the day.. It's very filling.. We eat more fish and other seafoods than we eat meat .. We eat more sweet potatoes than we eat rice or pasta and noodles.. but we always have salads or veggies..
Do you follow the tradition of eating three times a day?.. Or would you cut down to eating only one meal a day for the sake of longevity?..
Bess..
On the photo is our typical meal for the day.. It's very filling.. We eat more fish and other seafoods than we eat meat .. We eat more sweet potatoes than we eat rice or pasta and noodles.. but we always have salads or veggies..
Do you follow the tradition of eating three times a day?.. Or would you cut down to eating only one meal a day for the sake of longevity?..
Bess..
Why has Nutrition been so complicated? This video tells the story about why 3 meals a day is unnecessary and how eating ONE meal a day can make being healthy...
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25 responses
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
21 Apr 17
@JustBhem When you get to my age, you will find that you need to eat less .. and eating rice with every meal is very uncomfortable ..
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 Apr 17
Yes.. I do a little exercises and I do some walking by the river ..
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
29 Apr 17
@epiffanie That's great to know. I love walking, because it doesn't hurt. Lol!
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Apr 17
I only have lunch as main meal on weekdays. Breakfast will just be coffee and bread so I eat an early lunch at 10:00 , during our snack time. Mid-afternoon snack , I eat also. But at night it's only an apple.
Though, when my HS batchmates and I have a practice, I cannot help eating well, after our more than 2 hours practice, because the foods prepared by the maid of our president are so delicious and some would also bring other foods. he he he
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 Apr 17
@epiffanie Yes, they are rhe local "gulay" with cocinut milk, shrimp paste andsome Thai chili. it's alway partnered with fish or pork or chicken.
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 Apr 17
LOL! i keep imagining how delicious those foods are ..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 Apr 17
You are young.. you need to eat more than we do .. ;) ..
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
30 Apr 17
@epiffanie I agree. Some old folks eat bits of food in one day. I had seen it with my 98 granny.
@sallypup (57888)
• Centralia, Washington
19 Apr 17
We've gone mostly Vegan since last June and both my husband and I have lost weight. I am a sugar addict so about the time he decided to start losing weight, I had decided enough!! on white sugar ingestion. I've lost about 40 pounds. Need to do a little more but am healthier. Yes we eat three meals a day and once in a while a snack between. I need protein and if that means I eat a spoonful of home made peanut butter, then I do.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
24 Jun 17
@sallypup Yes indeed.. Australia is now producing a lot of those tropical fruit and veggies that are very affordable .. And we have a veggie patch in our backyard and yes we enjoy growing different kinds of veggies ,, and we have a few fruit trees in the garden too ..
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@sallypup (57888)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Apr 17
@epiffanie I imagine you have tasty vegies and fruits where you live.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 Apr 17
Yes, that is what I noticed .. When I started eating less, even my back pain is gone .. so it must be doing good for my body ..
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
19 Apr 17
i would if i thought it would help and i would not be out of energy to even walk more
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 Apr 17
I am getting used to it .. But if I feel like I'm losing energy, I will eat more ..
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
21 Jun 17
It's good to hear that one meal a day is helping you lose weight. I was told by a dietician to eat small meals 5 or 6 times a day rather than have 3 full meals. I have a filling breakfast and carry a fruit , yogurt and a chapati or sandwich for lunch and have salad for dinner and I have been maintaining my weight .
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
24 Jun 17
@epiffanie once in a while or I should say quite often I give into temptations ,esp sweets and chocolates 
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
24 Jun 17
@kiran8 Sounds like you have a really good eating habit ..
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@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
29 Apr 17
@epiffanie I think you can just take a multivitamin pill if you worry that you lack certain nutrients.
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 Apr 17
I am getting used to eating less and less and I feel good .. but I am watching myself too because I don't want to become unhealthy ..
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
19 Apr 17
We eat lighter now than what we did.
Not because anyone told us its just that we are not as hungry as before.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
30 Apr 17
@epiffanie
In a way its a thing I like to eat lighter much lighter at night.
Except for the odd night here and there.
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
30 Apr 17
Yes, same here .. we just don't need as much food as we used to ..
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 17
Since I've cut out breakfast I've lost 12 kgs but that is over a long period of time. We stopped eating cakes and biscuits a long time ago because of Vince's Type 2 diabetes and went to low fat/low sugar most things. Lunch is very light but our main meal is in the evening.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 Apr 17
Wow! that's a lot of weight you lost ..I am trying to lose 12 kilos also .. I lost 2 in the last 4 weeks.. I really feel much better that my weight is going down ..
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 17
@epiffanie Two kgs in 4 weeks is good! I feel much more self-confident as i don't feel I look so fat. Nothing seemed to look good on me before.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
26 Apr 17
That looks very yummy. I usually eat a good breakfast , a lighter lunch and a small meal for dinner but its three meals till date.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 Apr 17
You will find that as you grow older, you'll eat less ..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
15 Aug 17
As long as you feel healthy, that's most important .. ;)
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
7 Jun 17
I am diabetic and take medications for this, so doing this would not work for me. But cutting down the amounts of foods is always Good, especially when it comes to Carbs
@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
18 Apr 17
There's not much stock of lettuce this week and haven't visited the market when it comes to purchasing some good veggies.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 Apr 17
When I go home there, I always buy water spinach (kangkong) , okra , ampalaya because they are cheap .. I've never seen good quality lettuce there in my province ..
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
19 Apr 17
That's interesting... I'm a 3 meals a day person here. I think it would take a lot of effort for me to cut back a lot...
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
21 Jun 17
Yes it would be hard for you to cut back from what you got used to..But for someone my age 62, maybe it's easy because the older you get, the less you need food..??
@definitelynotaziz (262)
• Nanjing, China
18 Apr 17
I basically eat two meals a day since I would consider my breakfast to just be a light snack. I should probably eat more since I've been trying to gain weight for the past few years but haven't been able to.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
21 Jun 17
If you are trying to gain weight, you definitely need to eat more..
