what about the common thought of “eating too much food at once will make you fat”?

i.e. is there any difference if you consume 2000 calories over 3 meals over the day vs. 1000 calories over 2 meals vs. 2000 calories over 1 meal?

Would u explain this phenomenon if it holds any ground?

N yeah i’m no science student but looking for a bodybuilding nutrition Guru (given the truck load of theories and counter theories on nutrition). lol

“I personally consider 3-4 meals/day a workable minimum for most, 3 meals plus a couple of snacks works just fine too. High meal frequencies may have benefits under certain conditions but are in no way mandatory. And, in case you missed it the first time through: eating more frequently does NOT, I repeat DOES NOT, ’stoke the metabolic fire’.”

Second sentence is the money sentence. I’m not denying any of what you wrote.

Earlier this year i went about trying to lose weight, which in the past has been successful but never permanent. I went about eliminating sugars and eating six meals a day consisting of lean protein, wholegrains and fruits/vegetables. This protocol ensured no issues with hunger, prevented that overly full feeling that can make you lethargic and eliminated hunger induced overeating. In addition, the usefulness of consuming a nightime meal consisting of slower digesting protein and EFA’s has demonstrated benefits for reducing muscle catabolism and ensuring you don’t go to bed feeling hungry.

I would also say that overlooking the psychological benefits of regular eating is also unwise as this is where success or failure in anything resides. With a meal always a few hours away, the chance of you grabbing ten chocolate biscuits in a frenzy is going to be reduced. I personally don’t see how someone can eat at 12pm and touch nothing for six or seven hours and not feel hungry. Perhaps there is more the meal frequency that the physical science of it and that the mental benefits are more than worth the extra effort.

I always thought that the big reasoning behind more frequent meals was that it kept your blood sugar from spiking, and thus kept your insulin levels low throughout the day, which is what you want, right? (according to Lyle’s UD 2.0, p. 31, which I’m reading now).

I know that if I go more than 4 hours without eating, my blood sugar DOES spike (I get all sweaty, hungry, and irritable)..

So I like to eat smaller meals, 5x a day to that end..

What’s the flaw in my logic?

I’m not saying Lyle or anyone else is suggesting I SHOULDN’T eat 5-6 meals a day..

I just want to know if I’m right about the increased meal frequency = low insulin levels throughout the day..

I also understand from reading UD 2.0 that eating very low carbs achieves the same end, and I’m doing that as well (currently on the RFL diet)..

But I still get hungry and shaky every 3-4 hours, and that means I’m spiking, even with the low carbs, no?

(I’m going to re-read and re-read this article till hopefully a light comes on, but if anyone cares to help me out? Please?