Many Small Meals Keeps Your Metabolism Revved!

I love nature shows. I was watching one recently that focused on a group of alligators somewhere in Africa (I've forgotten exactly where). This group of alligators lived in a stream that was frequented twice yearly by migrating wildebeast. The rest of the time, they were pretty much on their own. Of course, when the wildebeast showed up, all you-know-what broke loose. The alligators took down as many wildebeast as they could and feasted mightily. I was amazed to hear the narrator say that the alligators would now not need to worry about eating for months, so slow were their collective metabolisms.

Of course, after that I got thinking about dieters and the plague of the slow metabolism. So many people think that the best way to lose weight is to drastically reduce caloric intake. While this works intially, it does not work for long, because the less you eat, the less calories you require, and the slower your metabolism. The body quickly adjusts to the reduced caloric intake, and the weight loss stops or even reverses. Obviously, if you want to lose weight you need to keep your metabolism as elevated as possible. One of the best ways to do this is to eat many small meals throughout the day. This balances blood sugar levels, meaning waning energy levels and cravings are a thing of the past. Eating often keeps the body in "burn" mose as opposed to store mode... critical for weight loss. How big should your meals be? Take your weight, multiple by 10 or 12, and divide by 6. A 180 lb. man, for example should consume between 1800 and 2160 calories daily, with each meal containing between 300 and 360 calories.

Simple right? And, oh so effective...

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