Fasting?

danieltx · Jan 13, 2024

qbkilla said:
Agree. How did "eat breakfast, small portions, etc" ever become a thing? Makes sense for bodybuilding because many want to gain size and weight....but I'm talking the general population?

I guess whoever came up with all that didn't realize that obesity would become common. I've never been fat but have the appetite of a fat person and small meals just make me hungrier. I want to eat to feel satiefed not just put something tasty in my mouth in a small quantity then want more.

Because multiple scientific studies show if you eat breakfast you snack less through the day and portion control is probably the biggest problem with the standard American diet.

buck · Jan 13, 2024

qbkilla said:
Agree. How did "eat breakfast, small portions, etc" ever become a thing? Makes sense for bodybuilding because many want to gain size and weight....but I'm talking the general population?

I guess whoever came up with all that didn't realize that obesity would become common. I've never been fat but have the appetite of a fat person and small meals just make me hungrier. I want to eat to feel satiefed not just put something tasty in my mouth in a small quantity then want more.

Because from my reading over the decades they looked at things like cows and gorillas and saw they ate all day long and figured that was the natural thing. But those are huge creatures and eat low calorie food and need to eat graze all day long. I don't see lions or wolves doing that. Grazing on carbs throughout the day will likley lead to increased glucose levels. And being overweight. I see that from the guys i worked with for many years. Pretty much every study i have seen over the decades shows amount of calories is what cause gain or loss with meal spacing being a tiny factor id at all. The experts decide what is best from their reading and their theories without any long term data then the trend starts. Sipping water all day long became a thing decades ago but there was zero data showing it worked better then drinking the same amount but in greater qualities from all my reading.

qbkilla · Jan 13, 2024

danieltx said:
Because multiple scientific studies show if you eat breakfast you snack less through the day and portion control is probably the biggest problem with the standard American diet.

Interesting that studies showed that. For me eating small meals just makes me want more. 8 oz steak, a potato, veggies...say 580 calories, I want another 580. But if I don't eat during the day, there is no hunger even when it comes time to eat. Probably because I had 2 large meals around 1k calories each.