How many meals do you eat in one day and why?
By champr23
@champr23 (687)
United States
March 22, 2007 3:52pm CST
I eat 4 or 5 meals per day. (1 meal being my protein shake.) I eat more meals per day when I workout 5 or maybe even 6 if you count a P.W.O protein shake. I heard eating smaller meals with more fruits and veggies controls blood sugar levels more effectively.
If I eat 3 meals per day only I feel like I had an inadqueate day, or like i've done myself wrong. I think eating this way is an effective way to manage weight for anyone, but some people I know only eat 1 large meal a day, and small snacks throughout the day. What do you think is the right amount? The standard 3 square meals? 1 large meal like the warrior diet? or the new age 5 or 6 meals a day?
5 responses
@anya11111 (169)
• India
23 Mar 07
the chinese have been eating out of their tiny bowls five times a day for ages! they remain the fittest people till date and they seem to be living the longest lives!
@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
23 Mar 07
I normally just take 2 meals a day. Because of my irregular sleeping hours, I normally wake up in time for brunch (breakfast plus lunch) only. After that, it would be dinner time. Dinner would normally last me till I sleep.
If I get really hungry between dinner and bedtime, I may just snack a bit or drink some beverage. ;-)
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
23 Mar 07
I eat about 4 times a day, usually 4 small meals. That's just how my schedule works - if I tried to have 3 meals a day, I'd have a really big gap between lunch and dinner, or between dinner and breakfast.
@freezingfev (815)
•
22 Mar 07
lol ...
i jus hav 2 proper meal a day....breakfast n dinner!!!
i usually hav to get to coll at 9 am...so i sometyms 4get abt the breakfast admist all that rushin!! if i do hav somethin..i hav a bread or some cornflakes!!
then at coll...i hardly hav anythin otha than mayb chips or some drinks....its oly wen i com home...that i hav some snacks n dinner at nyt!!
@ACD360 (5)
• United States
23 Mar 07
The number of meals I eat vary with the day. Most of the time I skip breakfast except on the weekends. I usually eat 2 medium to large meals a day. Being overweight I have tried 5 to 6 small meals a day but only lasted for about 1 week becuase it was hard to keep remembering to have something to eat every 2 hours. I am currently trying to eat as much fresh fruits and vegetables as I can while eliminating as much fat as I can since having gallbladder removal surgery.
