Plans
Copyright (c) 2006 Richard Adams
Sounds simple enough doesn't eat - eating 5 or 6 meals a
day as opposed to our standard 3 meals a day. Eat twice as
many meals and you'll lose weight, feel better and be
healthier. Almost too simple.
But until you try it you won't eblieve the benefits.
The aim of this article is to give you a very quick
overview of the subject and based on my own experiences
(I've been eating like this now for 8 months) to convince
you to at least give it a try.
So let's look first of all at the benefits of the six meals
a day diet...
1) No Snacking
When you eat a proper meal every 3 hours or so during the
day it cuts out the need or want for snacking. Why bother
with a bit of chocoloate if you know you're going to be
eating a proper meal in the next few hours? Eating
regularly keeps those "pangs" at bay.
2) Less Surplus Calories
By splitting your normal daily intake of food into 6
smaller meals you'll be consuming far less per meal. This
means that your body will be regularly refuelled with
smaller amounts of energy.
Typically, excess calories in your body will be laid down
as fat for later usage, which is the typical result of a
huge meal.
However if you're consuming fewer calories per meal, there
will be lower levels in your body meaning there is far less
chance of putting on weight.
In addition, eating more regularly "primes" the metabolism
and encourages fat burning when you're not eating so not
only will you be unlikely to put on weight but you will
likely burn off any existing fat far easier.
3) Less Energy Slumps
You know the energy slump that you can feel in the early
afternoon just after you've had lunch? That's because your
body is working so hard to digest the huge meal you just
ate.
By eating more regularly you'll smooth out these "peaks and
troughs" of energy in your body keeping you going for
longer and feeling better.
What's more, dieticians are increasingly believing that it
is these energy spikes that can result in the onset of
diabetes so you'll be greatly reducing your chances of
ending up with this unpleasant disease.
Now the potential downsides of the six meals a day diet and
what to do about them...
1) Eating Every Few Hours Is Impractical
Many people think that eating every 3 or 4 hours is going
to be hard with such a busy life. Actually when you get
into the routine it's not hard at all. Develop a list of
healthy, tasty foods that you enjoy that you can munch
quickly if necessary. Anyone can eat a quick sandwich or
down a meal replacement drink during their coffee break in
the morning and afternoon at work. Breakfast, morning
break, lunch break, afternoon break, when you get home,
early evening.
That's 6 meals managed easily.
2) How Do I Cope With Meals Out?
If you decide to adopt the six meals a day diet as a
regular part of life rather than a crash diet, how do you
cope with meals out? An evening at a restuarant? A birthday
party?
Easy. You just budget for it. Go, enjoy yourself just like
normal. Then get back to the plan afterwards. Don't let
yoyur social life suffer just because of your diet, but
*do* get back on as soon as possible and make these "meals
off" as seldom as possible.
There's a reason why people who love food tend to be
grossly overweight.
3) How Do I Fit It Around My Family?
Many people worry that as they eat with a partner and/or
children it will feel strange to be eating one small meal
while everyone else eats a huge meal.
Don't worry - you can easily prepare a healthy yet tasty
meal that everyone can enjoy and you just eat a smaller
portion. Eat slowly and you won't be finished ages before
everyone else. And if they love you, they'll support your
decision.
So go try it. I assure you that you won't look back!
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Richard Adams is a keen advocate of diet and weight loss
programs having experimented on himself over the years with
many different plans to find those which are most
successful. His latest site will tell you everything you
need to know about the six meals a day diet ->
http://www.sixmealsadaydiet.co.uk
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