Lose fat by eating less? – Fat Loss Myth #2

We have looked at how futile it is to dramatically reduce your calorie intake in order to lose fat in myth #1. We now know that this approach to weight loss doesn’t work. The same people that try this method though may also take the approach of myth number two. They believe that reducing the frequency with which they eat their meals, will help them achieve fat loss. Their faulty logic assumes that they can lose weight by eating less frequently. Read more

The Impact of Meal Frequency On Metabolism

By now we’ve all probably read or heard somewhere that if you’re trying to boost your metabolism, lose weight, and get in shape that you should ditch the decades old practice of eating three meals per day and start eating much smaller, much more frequent meals throughout the day. (The most commonly recommended number is six meals a day – small ones, of course.) However, many of us are unclear on how or why this is actually supposed to help us reach our goals, and how do we really know it will help us reach our goals at all? Let’s take a look at the facts and see if we can’t find out.
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