| Many people assume that eating less often will | | | | frequently and thereby metabolism happens more |
| result in weight loss. Often, they couldn't be | | | | often and is spread out. |
| further from the truth. In actual fact, eating | | | | Grazing will also deliver a consistent energy level, |
| smaller meals at more frequent intervals during | | | | reducing your need to grab sugary snacks for a |
| the day will boost the effects of your fat burning | | | | boost. Your blood sugar level won't experience |
| furnace. Get out there and graze! | | | | peaks and valleys, which will keep your organs |
| It's fairly obvious that when you starve your | | | | working well and not defaulting to the fat storage |
| body it will be extremely difficult to avoid | | | | mode. |
| overeating once you have the opportunity. So by | | | | Your overall caloric intake should be less, as |
| not eating all day or just eating tiny meals, once | | | | frequent eating leaves less room for high calorie, |
| dinner rolls around you will be ravenous and unable | | | | quick fixes at the drive thru or vending machine. |
| to stop from consuming a large, heavy meal with | | | | That type of grazing is not what you're looking |
| a generous helping of dessert. | | | | for. |
| But did you also know that when you go too long | | | | Perhaps most importantly, nutritious grazing |
| between meals your body heads into starvation | | | | provides a steady supply of nutrients to your |
| mode. That means it starts to store fat for | | | | muscles as they grow and strengthen. This will |
| energy in case the starvation continues. What you | | | | support your workout and burn more fat. |
| want is for your body to burn fat, not store it. | | | | Plan to eat 5 - 6 meals per day, keeping |
| Starvation short circuits that goal. | | | | approximately 2.5 to 3.5 hours between them. |
| You will need to shrink the size of those 3 meals | | | | Prepare your main meals (breakfast, lunch and |
| and spread them out over 5 to 6 times each day. | | | | dinner) in smaller portions than you eat currently |
| That will get the furnace burning through a few | | | | and then supplement with snacks at the alternate |
| different methods. | | | | times. This approach will lead to steady |
| First off, small meals grazed on over the whole | | | | metabolism, eliminate binging and blood sugar |
| day boosts your rest metabolic rate (RMR). That's | | | | spikes as well as provide nutrients for your |
| because digestion burns calories (metabolism) and | | | | muscle growth from morning until night. |
| if you eat more frequently, you digest more | | | | |