• Just 3 Meals A Day

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  What to do: For the next 14 days, do not eat any snacks at all, just 3 meals a day.

  You often hear the advice that if you want to succeed on your fat loss diet, you should be eating multiple meals a day. You've likely heard that doing so is going to help to boost your metabolic rate, helping you burn more calories all day long.

  But is this really the case? Or could eating those three meals a day actually be detrimental to your overall progress?

  Let's take a closer look at this issue so that you can get the facts straight about why three meals a day may actually be a very good thing.

  Insulin Control

  The very first reason why having three meals a day tends to be ideal is because it's going to give you superior insulin control. Each time that you put carbs into your body, your body is going to release insulin because of this.

  The insulin release is required to help manage those carbs, either moving them into fat storage or transferring them into the muscle cells where they will be used for stored muscle glycogen.

  The less often you're putting carbs into your body, the less often you'll be experiencing this insulin release, meaning it will be more possible to control your hunger and food intake.

  Calorie Control

  In addition to controlling your insulin level, the second reason why fewer meals may be superior is because it will also help you control your calories better as well.

  If you're eating many times per day, you'll have a risk of overconsuming calories multiple times per day, potentially putting you over your target calorie limit.

  If you eat just three times per day, on the other hand, not only will it be easier to manage your calorie intake better due to the fact that you are going to be eating larger meals in themselves, but also because you won't have the opportunity to overeat as frequently either.

  Less Obsessiveness

  Finally, the last benefit to eating just three times per day is that it'll make you less obsessive. If you're someone who is constantly thinking about food while dieting, this in itself can make you feel hungrier and make you more likely to cheat on your plan.

  If you are watching the clock throughout the day, always waiting until your next meal, you'll grow to be quite obsessive and sticking with your plan may feel like mission impossible.

  So don't be too quick to jump on the 6-meals-a-day bandwagon. You really don't need to eat this frequently if you don't want to. Eating less often could in fact be better.

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