Have you ever just eaten one meal a day?

[muscularHUNK]

I am seriously considering this as I know a guy who does it 24/7 and he is very slim and pretty healthy.

I know that as bodybuilders we like to keep eating every few hours but this style makes me too hungry. When I do the 6 small meals a day thing I am always hungry and constantly want to eat more. Somtimes, if I go a long time without with food I actually start to forget about it.

I know that you risk burning muscle and going into starvation mode but how about training and immediately after having one really big, healthy , balanced meal.

Maybe throw in a few protein shakes throughout the day to offset muscle cannabilisation. Anyone tried this?

[Starky1177]

Intermittent fasting

Look it up

[shinrai]

i eat 1 meal a day sometimes on the weekends...when i sleep in really late and wake up for a dinner and then after a few hrs sleep again...i'm not sure if its healthy though...never tried it during weekdays either but if you will most definitely feel hunger if you eat 1 meal during a regular day

[muscularHUNK]

i seriously think that two low cal protein shakes in the day and a meal after training could be the way to go for me.

I would rather have one really big, satisfying meal than tons of smaller ones - even if the latter is better.

[jhb07c]

I use to do the 6 meals per day but through personal experience i'm a believer of this...

Cardio in the mornings on an empty stomach. If you're going to eat "x" amount of calories, simple, eat "x" amount of calories. It doesn't matter how many meals you do it in just strive to make sure you get that "x" amount of calories. I honestly think that the more meals i eat the hungrier i get. If i eat about 3 meals a day with some protein shakes and veggies i'm good and i have the feeling in my stomach that tells me i'm burning away that fat, not that hungry feeling or the full feeling just that content healthy feeling. I think if you want to lose fat and you have a calorie deficit you're gonna be hungry and feel like you need to eat more but that's just part of losing weight. Also, remember that every persons body is different and just because the person you know is eating one meal a day that doesn't mean that's right for you. Try out some different things and see what works best for you. Just make sure you're losing fat (I've lost 8 pounds in 6 weeks doing what i do).

[MarkVI]

I don't eat until about 4 everyday (i get up at 6 am) and I go to bed by 11....it works well I love it.

[thepointman]

I think it's mostly just personal preference. At first I hated having 5 meals and preferred my 3 meals a day, but now there's no way I would change it. It's easier for me to control what I eat and to reduce errant snacking with more meals.

Though I don't know about just one meal. It doesn't really sound like intermittent fasting to me since it lacks the critical component: "intermittent"-ncy.

[MegaMan7]

yes, when I cheat and go to Ryan's steakhouse and get 6 plates of food plus dessert

[ceronio711]

I've thought about doing the Protein-Sparing Modified Fast thing, but haven't had the testicular fortitude to attempt it yet. Wouldn't mind giving it a try

[DJohnson]

Yeah, I used to be a big supporter of the whole eat every 3 hours thing, but the more I see the more I believe that it just doesn't matter.

Hit your macros and your calories. It probably doesn't matter when you get them. Definitely log all your food though in something like www.fitday.com.

[King Jug]

It's not rare for me to eat one meal a day. I usually do it about 2-3 times a week.

[muscularHUNK]

thanks for the input guys. I know two bad things happen for for when I do the two things that nutritionists recommend : eat a big breakfast and eat lots of small meals. I get hungrier and hungrier. I know that if I eat a big breakfast then I'm gunna be hungry all day long, once I've awoken my stomach it screams 'feed me' all day long.

I am currently reading the fast threads to get more info.

[Bad Company]

My cheat meal days I tend to have only 2 meals in that day. One of them obviously being the cheat

[juice1348]

I firmly believe "starvation mode" is a bunch of garbage. You will not go into starvation mode unless you havent eaten for days are are truly starving.

I think 2 to 3 meals a day is fine. Whatever works for you. 1 meal a day is tough because you really have to stuff yourself to get enough calories in.

[muscularHUNK]

1 meal a day is tough because you really have to stuff yourself to get enough calories in.

Never a problem for me

[-Aaron-]

I did intermediate fasting and lost muscle, strength, libido, and among other things. Eat through out the day, just from my personal experience.

[EBA84]

I would absolutely advise against eating one meal a day. This is a sure fire way to shut down your metabolism.

[stewaat]

I'm hungry all the damn time. I like my meals. I look forward to the next one.

[ceno]

I swear to god...this board is getting dumber everyday!!

since some of you believe timing/quantity doest mean anything....

ok lets all get one big 2000cal meal...hmmm say 11:00pm right before bed....that should do it.....

tsk tsk tsk...

[thepointman]

I firmly believe "starvation mode" is a bunch of garbage. You will not go into starvation mode unless you havent eaten for days are are truly starving.

I think 2 to 3 meals a day is fine. Whatever works for you. 1 meal a day is tough because you really have to stuff yourself to get enough calories in.

I was under the impression catabolysis ("starvation mode") takes about 12 hours to without a nutrition source to begin... which means that it might be over blown in certain circumstances since it would take 12 hours + the time to digest your last meal for it just to begin, but it might occur if you only eat one time a day.