I'm eating once/twice a day...?

Question

I eat a cup of cereal with soy milk in the morning, around 5 AM or so.

I eat a normal sized dinner, fruit following, around 6-7 or so. For dinner, I never eat any type of bread, cheese (except 1% cottage cheese), milk, potatoes, pasta, and rarely rice.

Do not give me diet plans, I know how to find them online.

I work out once a week, for an hour because I can't fit in anymore currently.

I weigh 150 lbs and 5'6".




Will I lose weight following this plan of mine?

And has anyone else lost weight eating once a day/ twice?

I've been doing this for two weeks.

Answer 1

dont do that its bad for you.
Just SLIGHTLY alter your portion sizes of foods and you WILL loose weight. look out for high fat and high sodium/sugar.
carbs are good, you need some. dont over-do it.
a careful , mindful of health stuff, vegetarian diet will help also, :)
YOURE FINE HONEY!!! BE CONFIDENT IN YOURSELF!!!! You are a very normal weight.

Answer 2

Katia, yes you will lose weight on this plan, but there are some drawbacks to your plan:

1) MIneral / vitamin deprivation. You simply aren't consuming enough food to supply your body it's nutrients.

2) You are losing muscle -- the thing that helps you burn more calories. The reason for this is that you are starving yourself, so your body starts to catabolize fats as well as muscles to feed itself. So if you do succeed in your diet, you'll look gaunt and deprived, not fit.

3) How long can you continue this? Let's say you drop to your goal weight... then what? Can you see yourself carrying this plan out for the next year, 2 years? You aren't teaching yourself moderation and a sensible diet plan. You'll probably regain the weight and then have to go on another starvation type of diet to lose it all over again -- and this time your metabolism will be even slower.

4) Your energy levels probably decline at noon-ish. You might experience some mood swings and general crabbiness. This isn't good. A steady supply of nutrients will keep your insulin in check and allow you to function at your best throughout the day.

I'd like to see you eat 4 - 6 small meals a day. Say 300 calories a piece (or a total of 1500 - 1800 calories a day). That way you keep your metabolism going, you'll lose weight because you'll be consuming less calories than you burn, and you'll find it easier to maintain this diet for a lifetime. If possible, find ways to be active (go for walks, hit the gym, etc). Also, take a multivitamin with minerals to prevent deficiencies.

The weight loss won't happen over night, but I think you'll be happier in the long run.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Well, yes. But you will gain more when you resume eating. Your body thinks it is starving when you initiate a diet like yours, and slows down you metabolism. When you begin eating again your body will begin storing fat very quickly in case it "starves" again. You actually need to eat more in order to lose weight. You didn't want diet tips, but I will offer them any way. Eat plenty of protein with a mix of carbs and veggies. Keep all portions to what can fit in the palm of your hand. Also eat four meals a day, and do light exercise three times a week. Keep your workouts to about 30mins to start with and move up when you are ready. Trust me, YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT ON THIS PLAN. And the great part is that it will stay off, even if you slip a little. So don't starve yourself; you will only gain more weight in the long-run. Why do you think there are so many diets out there? Because all of the others have failed. Feel free to send me a message if you want any meal tips. I'm full of them. Simple, yummy, and healthy. Good luck to you.

Answer 4

think you actually need to eat a couple of more meals a day. Add a peice of fruit at about 8-9am. A good lunch, peice of fish or chicken, some vegetables 12-1pm. Handful of Nuts at 3-4pm. Tou get the picture. You'll be taking in less calories your way, but will be decreasing your metabolism. If there is nothing to digest your body won't. Plus you'll be running on fumes all day and are probably tired. Why not thrown in some situps or push ups for 5 minutes a day. You'll find that you probably have time for 15-30 minutes of excercise.

Answer 5

It sounds like you're headed in the right direction, congrats to you for trying to lose weight by eating healthy food instead of depending on pills to do it. But.....oh, come on, you knew there would be a but.....you would be so much better off sticking to that KIND of diet but bumping up the number of times per day that you eat. Stick with the kind of food you've already incorporated into your diet but instead of only eating once or twice a day try eating like 5 or 6 times daily. By eating more frequently you will speed up your metabolism therefore burning more calories even when you're not exercising. I tried the eating once a day diet and sure, I lost a few pounds but I felt like crap all the time, then I found out that I was making myself sick so my doctor gave me this eating 6 times a day diet which was, honestly, really hard to follow but totally worth it. I lost more weight in a shorter amount of time and actually had energy to spare. Give it a try, good luck and keep up the hard work.

Answer 6

You have to alter the way you eat. If you give a long gap between meals body gets a command to store fat and hence you will not shed weight. Best thing to do is eat little but at regular intervals of 3 hours or so and work out everyday. Drink lot of water and sleep well ( at least 7 hours daily).

Answer 7

You will not lose any weight doin that. You gonna go into starvation mode and your body is goin to store fat. You should eat small meals all day long. It will speed up your metabolisom. I would eat 6 little meals a day ,with moderate excersize, and i went from 160 to 125 pounds. I continued to eats carbs and dairy but i cut out most sugars. This way you can still eat anything you want.

Answer 8

it is hard enough getting in sufficient nutrients with 3 meals and 2-3 healthy snacks daily. it is impossible to supply the body with the daily nutrients in only 1-2 meals. there is no true storage capacity for micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, etc.) in the body so when you eat the body uses what it can at that moment and excretes the rest "assuming" that another meal is coming in several hours. humans are designed to graze over the course of the day which is why smaller meals and snacks are optimum for nutrient utilization and energy levels, blood sugar levels, insulin levels, etc. if you are getting the recommended 60 minutes of daily exercise then you should have no problem with eating regular meals.

Answer 9

For dinner eat fruit first not after (see site). This site has info on best exercises to lose weight and lots of tips for losing weight.

http://phifoundation.org

Answer 10

That slows down your metabolism, and your body hangs on to every ounce of fat on your body. Eat several small healthy meals throughout the day.