How Should You Eat (From an article in 8 Days Magazine)
Get Your Food Proportions Right
Well, according to 8 Days magazine, you should eat 3 small meals (not more than 400 calories) every day, plus between meal snacks, and also eat every 3 hours. I'll type out what it is written on the magazine here, for those who did not buy the magazine.
Do's
>> Each meal should contain the following: lean protein (usually refers to meat) the size of a deck of cards, fruits and veggies about the volume of a stack of 3 DVD cases, carbs (carbohydrates like rice, etc...) the size of a Rubik's cube (puzzle cube that Nicky like to play) and a mineral-water-bottle-capful of fat.
>> Each between-meal snack should be about 100 calories. Non-fat yogurt or fruit should do fine.
>> Your after-dinner treat should be 50 calories or less, eg, a Hershey's miniature.
>> Breakfast should be taken within an hour of waking up.
Don'ts
>> Avoid large meals and junk food.
>> No eating 3 hours before bedtime.
Example of Meals
Well, they said that by doing this, you constantly reset your metabolism, and by spreading your meals into smaller one, you use less insulin, and the hormones that tend to trigger appetite are at a lower level. If you have more than 3 hours between meals, your body will starts to burn your precious fat-burning lean muscle, which slows down metabolism and speed up weight gain... (gulp...)
Haha... I usually eat quite a lot when I feel like it, and don't eat at all when I don't really have the mood to eat. Thinks my body is already going quite "crazy"... Hmm... so no wonder why I so unfit... Anyway, the article is based on a guide "3-Hour Diet On the Go". Those people interested in this can get the pocket guide it at Kinokuniya at $15.47.
Well, according to 8 Days magazine, you should eat 3 small meals (not more than 400 calories) every day, plus between meal snacks, and also eat every 3 hours. I'll type out what it is written on the magazine here, for those who did not buy the magazine.
Do's
>> Each meal should contain the following: lean protein (usually refers to meat) the size of a deck of cards, fruits and veggies about the volume of a stack of 3 DVD cases, carbs (carbohydrates like rice, etc...) the size of a Rubik's cube (puzzle cube that Nicky like to play) and a mineral-water-bottle-capful of fat.
>> Each between-meal snack should be about 100 calories. Non-fat yogurt or fruit should do fine.
>> Your after-dinner treat should be 50 calories or less, eg, a Hershey's miniature.
>> Breakfast should be taken within an hour of waking up.
Don'ts
>> Avoid large meals and junk food.
>> No eating 3 hours before bedtime.
Example of Meals
| EXAMPLE 1 | EXAMPLE 2 |
| 7am: Breakfast 10am: 100-calorie snack 1pm: Lunch 4pm: 100-calorie snack 7pm: Dinner 10pm: 50-calorie treat | 9am: Breakfast 12pm: Lunch 3pm: 100-calorie snack 6pm: Dinner 9pm: 100-calorie snack 12am: Bedtime (zzz) |
Well, they said that by doing this, you constantly reset your metabolism, and by spreading your meals into smaller one, you use less insulin, and the hormones that tend to trigger appetite are at a lower level. If you have more than 3 hours between meals, your body will starts to burn your precious fat-burning lean muscle, which slows down metabolism and speed up weight gain... (gulp...)
Haha... I usually eat quite a lot when I feel like it, and don't eat at all when I don't really have the mood to eat. Thinks my body is already going quite "crazy"... Hmm... so no wonder why I so unfit... Anyway, the article is based on a guide "3-Hour Diet On the Go". Those people interested in this can get the pocket guide it at Kinokuniya at $15.47.
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