A Simple Source Of Six Meals A Day Diet Information
All over this site we have included numerous links to sources of additional information on the six meals a day diet so feel free to click any that look of interest.
In addition let me give you a super-fast and easy introduction to the information available on the six meals a day diet.
Exactly as it sounds, on the six meals a day diet you eat six meals a day. Typically your total daily food intake is similar to what you are eating now (though a lot of poor quality foods are cut out and replaced with healthier nutritious items). But instead of being consumed over 3 large meals - often with snacking in between to keep you going - your food intake is spread across six smaller meals.
Elsewhere on this site (I recommend you read everything available here - all information is free - to give you a rounded understanding of the subject) I have discussed *why* the six meals a day diet works.
In this section I’d like to look at *how* it works.
One of the main reasons the six meals a day diet works so well is that it is so easy. Both easy to start and easy to stick to.
Unlike many other diets where special weight loss drinks are required (which can be hard to get hold of) or calorie counting and food avoidance are required, the six meals a day diet requires none of this.
There are no days of eating nothing but protein (try eating in a restaurant on one of those days - a friend of mine tried one of those diets and eating out became virtually impossible). You’re not obsessively reading the labels on everything when you go to the supermarket.
No carefully planning a weeks worth of meals in advance (unless you want to) and no counting of fat content, jotting everything down in your little notebook and repeatedly totting things up with a calculator to see if you can eat that dessert today or not.
No, it’s super simple and a few common-sense, easy to stick to rules will be virtually all you need to know to get started.
So here are the rules…
1) Avoid High Fat Or High Sugar Foods
Yes if you think it’s bad, it probably is. So get rid of donuts, cakes, biscuits, most cheeses, fries, chips, burgers, cola and so on. You know at heart what you shouldn’t be eating - so stop doing it!
2) Fill Up On Healthy Foods
If you’re cutting out everything above what else does it leave? Luckily the answer is a surprising amount which we have listed elsewhere on this site.
These lean, healthy foods are tasty and good for you. You’ll feel good about yourself when you eat them and will feel physically good after eating them.
3) Limited Portion Sizes
Rather than calorie counting the best info I can give you on the six meals a day diet is to instead focus on portion sizes - something that you’ll quickly and easily get used to doing. Infact, you’ll be astonished how quickly you get used to thinking in terms of portions.
4) Watch The Fruit And Vegetables
Not all fruits and vegetables are created equal. The sweeter or denser they are the more you need to watch them. Potatoes, apples, bananas, grapes etc. whilst healthy still contain quite a few calories.
In contrast salad-type greens - lettuce, cucumber, celery etc. are perfectly healthy and low in calories so feel free to load up on them to help “bulk out” a meal.
Try to eat 3-4 portions of fruit or vegetables a day which can be easy to do - such as adding some salad to a sandwich, or eating an apple for dessert rather than some gateaux.
5) No Snacking
Eating six meals a day you’ll be eating every 2-3 hours during the day so there’s no need to snack between meals. Most people find they don’t even think about snacking but if you do - be strong - you’ll be eating again soon.
6) Eat To Satisfaction, Not Stuffed
You’ll find with your six small meals you won’t feel “full” afterwards. This is correct and is nothing to worry about. Infact, if you *do* feel stuffed you’re probably overdoing the portion sizes - or have a tiny appetite.
When we eat “huge” meals and regularly stuff ourselves with food our stomachs start to stretch and take some time to return to a “normal” size.
So it may well feel strange not to feel “full” after a meal when you start the six meals a day diet but stick with it and your body will quickly become adjusted to the change.
Stick to it - you’ll be glad you did!
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