1100 calories is 1100 calories.

Ugh. Crap like that doesn't even sound appetizing anymore. ..lol

Nope! There's no right way or wrong way. Some people can't do the one meal a day thing. My wife can't. Gives her migraines. Personally, I find small meals WAY less satisfying, and I'm always left feeling hungry. At least by eating one meal a day, I can go to bed having felt completely satiated at least one time per day.

I absolutely understand that. However, if someone is overweight and coming from say 3500 calories a day down to 2000 or 1800, trying to eat one meal a day just sounds like a good way for them to give up.

Sorry, but this is bad advice. Stimulants aren't a good answer for anything.

I like it because I'm rarely hungry anymore. I don't like eating to get full. I like eating enough to get me by for a while. Just my preference.

You're certainly entitled to your opinion.

False. What are you basing this upon? There are MANY good uses for stimulants. Hell, half of what I listed are common ingredients in allergy medications and asthma medications. That alone makes your assertion false.

Then there's no reason to change what you're doing.

I'm just trying to convey the point that eating one meal a day isn't inherently "unhealthy" any more than eat 6 or 12 is, either.

And I apologize if I came across as a know-it-all or something. I didn't mean to offend anyone. I just know what I now consider "one meal", so reading that just threw me off.

Stimulants ****ing rock.

I gotcha.

I've been taught that having at least 25 grams of lean protein six times per day is important. Perhaps that's just my trainer's way of making sure I get what I need. In a way, it's just what I've gotten used to. Plus, it breaks up my day at work when I eat every few hours. :)

Nothing wrong with that.

I knew a girl in college who lost 50 pounds after getting an adderall prescription. Good stuff.

As Silock said, it's really a result of preference. I'm the type of eater that, once I get started, I want to EAT. Like, really freaking EAT. If I have a "little snack" like a few almonds or something, I'll end up eating 30 almonds. If I have a couple of carrots, I'll eat 10. I've always been like that, but I've always been very active and been blessed with a good metabolism. As I've gotten older, it's harder to keep off the weight. Fasting works VERY well for me as a way to control calories without having to control portions (which I find more challenging than just not eating).

I have a buddy who I work with who is a former NFL player and still looks like a power lifter. Just absolutely huge. Probably 6'6" and weights, I bet, close to 300 lbs... and is solid muscle. Just a huge NFL lineman build.

He's always astounded when we eat together, because I absolutely bury him in portions and eat WAY more than he does (and I look like a pretty skinny guy at 6'2" 190 lbs). One difference is that he's snacked (and his snacks are something to behold) throughout the day, while I haven't eaten anything.

oh my god.

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