Comments on: Meal Frequency and Energy Balance

By: addonis

addonis — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:16:29 +0000

is it considered IF if I eat like this:

meal 1: 2-4pm

post wo meal: 8-9

16-20hour fast then do it again. I doesnt have to be based off of 24 hours does it? like I fast 20 hours then eat 1-2 meals in a 5 hour period

By: mista

mista — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:20:08 +0000

Great article. I have always questioned the logic of eat lots of small meals. But this clarifies why this isn’t true.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:50:38 +0000

was asked by someone could a ketagenic diet be utilized while fasting for 30 days there is a window between 3am-9pm where he cant eat or drink but between 3am til 10am he will be sleeping anyway so energy expenditure is minimal in which the fasting window is smaller & due to fasting is body will fatigued similar to a ketosis state, i am wondering if a CKD is something he could utilize to manipulate his weight loss at the same time as fasting & training parameters he would use aerobic activity only or weight training to initially deplete carb stores

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:46:59 +0000

Lyle – wonderful site; just came across it and this particular article.

Question: If it’s a fact that the human body is capable of digesting only 25-30g of protein per meal, then wouldn’t eating only 2 meals be insufficient to spare and sustain lean mass as well as a positive nitrogen balance, and thus result in catabolism? Using the 1.5g/lb of lean body weight, that means a male with 135lbs. of lean BW consuming only 2 meals would need to take in over 100g of protein per meal. What am I missing???

By: Adam K

Adam K — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:08:06 +0000

This article is a breath of fresh air. I have always been scepticle of the eating every 2-3 hours plan. I always feel hungry and dissatisfied after eating and find myself back in the refrigerator an hour later. But when I eat a REAL meal im satisfied for most of the day. Also it is very hard to stick to a frequent meal plan with work, school, family , training and social time. Eating 2-3 larger meals is easy. So thank you putting evidence based scientific information into basic common sense to dispell the current ( commercially driven) mythe to rest. Not to mention I can train like an animal with the 2-3 meals, and feel weak when comsuming smaller meals. I think I will stick with 3 squares a day. Thanks again, really love the article

By: Fredrik Gyllensten

Fredrik Gyllensten — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:34:42 +0000

Great article, Lyle!

An orange is orange, btw

By: muscle building supplements

muscle building supplements — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:42:49 +0000

Great to receive intelligent information. Just one thing. I have tried the bromocriptine and as suggested it made me feel lethargic and slightly disorientated. Is there anything else that you can suggest to replace.

By: muscle building

muscle building — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:45:46 +0000

This is interesting, and I’m going to read this Warrior Diet which I’ve heard about before but didn’t realize was connected to fasting, but I’m not sure I could ever break the my “cherished” breakfast routine, for those that have implemented, how did you ever make it to midafternoon on fumes?

By: Harri

Harri — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:49:39 +0000

Love the work here. Quickly, if my intake is approximately 1800kcals a day in an attempt to drop bodyfat, this would require me to eat over 80g of protein in a meal if i was to do the 3 meal approach (i am on six a day having 40g per feed at the moment). I would like to move to 3 meals, but am unsure as to whether eating that much protein is suitable. Cheers

By: lylemcd

lylemcd — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:10:50 +0000

It all works out at the end of the day assuming that the daily calories are identical. As folks who are doing various interpretations of Intermittent Fasting are demonstrating readily, eating most of your calories all at once (or spread across 2 bigger meals) isn’t harmful and may be beneficial in some ways.