If you only eat one meal a day will you lose weight?

Answer 1

Here are a variety of opinions and experiences (in no particular order)

1. This is coming from someone who has battled Anorexia...you will lose weight but it will be your muscle. When someone restricts their nutrition intake dramatically the body goes into starvation mode and holds onto fat and slows the metabolism. It is NEVER a good idea to only eat one meal a day. You will ruin your metabolism and be extremely tired all the time. A healthy exercise plan is the way to go and eating at least 1200 calories a day.

2. You should be eating 4-6 very small meals a day that include 'fat burning' foods if you want to really lose weigh. Eating only one meal per day would actually slow down your metabolism (your body goes into starvation mode) and this will cause you to gain weight in the long term. You can learn more about the thermic effect of eating small frequent portions of 'fat burning' foods, at the bottom of this page, listed under Related Questions.

3. Yes, one meal per day might well cause weight gain. Scientific research shows that eating one meal per day will slow down your metabolism This means that the calories you eat will be stored. Your body automatically goes into starvation or famine mode and stores calories, so that there are energy reserves, in times of severe food shortage. In this case, your body does not know that the famine is self-induced by you eating only one daily meal. Lose weight the smart way. Eat six small feedings, do cardio exercise. You will lose weight in a healthy way.

4. Every metabolism will react differently to this idea of one meal a day. However, you need to understand that if you are not getting the proper nutrition, your body will react badly. This will be worse if you are doing the one meal a day thing because your body will burn muscle tissue before it will burn fat. This will destroy your metabolism in the long term. There's a basic biological thing. Everyone has a unique metabolism, so there's no one single answer. For most people, though, if you have a normal or slightly fast metabolism, you body will be "waiting" for more food 3-5 hours after the single meal. When you do not provide it with any -- even a tiny snack -- it gets desperate and begins to "eat up" muscle, rather than body fat, to get the needed nutrition. In addition, your body begins to store fat more aggressively because it does not know when the next meal is coming. Therefore, in the end, most people will end up with poor muscle tone and extra fat in its place.

5. I ate one meal per day for 2 months and lost 12 kg. I was exercising every day too. I ate veggies, fish, or chicken. I have never felt better. I never obsessed about food but just ate once a day. I did experience some hunger pangs in the beginning. After a week I had so much energy, my skin was so clear, my concentration better than ever before and I felt so good about myself.

6. You may lose weight in the short term but positive long-term weight loss is about how much and what you choose to eat. The weight loss and skin improvement is due to cleansing. I never recommend eating less than three to five times a day (small portions that include fat burning proteins). Do not let four hours pass without eating a small plate of food. This will train you not to starve and then binge or eat out of boredom. If it's an occasion you're preparing for, don't starve yourself you may feel good but that's because your stomach is flat. Drink fluids and take supplements these help moodiness when changing diets.

7. No, eating only one meal a day is BAD for your health. You do not need to starve to lose weight. I did it, and lost 20 pounds. I eat lots of food, but the food is healthy. Just eat healthy, get your butt off the couch, lift weights, and you'll see yourself get slim and buff. It is not good to eat one meal a day because your body will think that you are starving and then you will start storing food as fat. Eat 5 to 6 small meals a day and work out. That is working for me.

8. With a goal of 10 pounds in mind, I decided to have just one meal per day. My dinner consists of 1000-1200 cal of fruit, veggies, rice/grain, legumes, tofu/seitan etc. (I'm vegan). I lost 9 lbs in 4. 5 weeks. I have no idea if this is unhealthy or healthy, but I am thrilled to have lost the weight. My husband has now been on it for 3 weeks and has lost 8 pounds.

9. I tried, this weekend, one meal - a super huge brunch. No physical outlet and 1, 5 liter water. I am feeling fit physically and very Zen in my head. For me it works and is not so hard to follow for a few days. It is better eating one correct meal a day to lose weight than following unrealistic diets that are focused on eliminating essential nutrients. I recommend a balanced one meal including all the food categories.

10. One meal a day is bad for you and it is almost impossible to fulfil all the daily nutritional requirements in just one meal. I think that the "I eat one meal a day lady" is unwise and may end up with health problems. I doubt your doctor thinks you are the healthiest person alive. The brain needs more food than one meal a day to function properly.

11. I've been eating one meal a day for over three weeks now and I have lost five pounds. I drink a lot of water and green tea (it takes your hunger away). I run for 40 minutes every day and with just one meal I feel so healthy! It takes patience and strength for the first two weeks just to get used to this type of eating, but it is worth it. When I feel hungry, I go for a walk (or run) and drink a lot of water or just take a nap.

12. Will you lose weight on one meal a day? The answer is: you might, or might not. Biologically, all you need for weight loss is a caloric deficit; that is, you need to eat less than you metabolize (burn). This is true for all living organisms; there are no exceptions on this planet. If that one meal is fewer calories than your diurnal (daily) metabolism, then you will lose weight. If that one meal is more than your diurnal metabolism, then you will gain weight. If they are equal, you will neither gain nor lose. Whether you eat once a day or 10 times a day, weight loss is dependent only on the caloric deficit. If there were an exception to this anywhere on this planet, then we could eliminate starvation, which is simply a prolonged, extreme caloric deficit. This is well understood in the diet, health, fitness and medical arenas. After this is understood, then we move on to what kind of weight are we losing, is it body fat or lean muscle mass.But that's for another discussion.

13. I have tried many ways. This is the easiest way I have lost weight. I find that I lose weight quickly when I eat only one meal a day. I can see a change in less than a week fitting into clothes (not on a scale). It is hard to get started but once you get use to it, you don't want more than one meal a day.... in fact more feels worse. I am going to start this again tomorrow since I have been stuffing my face for a month. I work out at the gym every other night.

14. I started eating one meal a day when I weighed 210 lbs. I did it for almost 2 months, felt great and lost a lot of weight. However, I had a lot of weight to lose. I suggest trying one meal per day for about a month. Then slowly add your meals back in to your diet. If you also try chewing your food for 20-25 times for better digestion. If you are a member of a gym try hula-hooping and lots of running. Getting involved in plenty of sports can also help.

15. I keep reading responses from people telling other people that they will be fine if they only eat 1 meal a day. Well, bluntly, who are they? Are they qualified? What kind of educational or professional background do they have to be able to say that? Personal experience is not enough. They have only been doing it for 2 months. They have no idea what damage they did to their body in that time. Unfortunately, that's how people are now. They will do silly things to their bodies for years and then want their weight off yesterday. Therefore, they do more silly things to their bodies like eating one meal a day. Come on people! There is a reason that specialists, physicians and nutritionists would never recommend this. And one thing I persistently tell my clientsis that it didn't take them a month to put the weight on, so don't expect miracles in a month. Wake up people!

16. As a Certified Personal Trainer and Nutritionist, I am shocked at what I am reading about eating one meal a day. I own my own personal training studio and I am also a nutritionist. I would never condone this. In fact, most of my clients come to me eating way too little and I make them eat more often and usually more calories. They all succeed! The ones who refuse to eat more may or may not lose weight. But they never like the way they look. Their body fat is usually very high so they are very flabby. Skinny is not healthy. A healthy percentage of body fat is what you should be going for. I eat at least 5 and sometimes 6 times per day personally and my body fat is around 18%.

17. It's not just about consuming less calories, it's about what kind of calories you are consuming. Also, I have to agree with the fact that those of you eating one meal a day are really messing with your metabolism. If you are young, you are going to have a really hard time losing weight when you are middle age because of the stupid things you are doing now.

18. Unless there is a medical reason for doing so (such as multiple food intolerance/Allergies), do not resort to eating only one meal a day for weight loss. This will significantly slow down your metabolism, which is the opposite of what you want. Moreover, this will make weight loss increasingly difficultfor you in the future. If you wish to burn excess body fat, increase your metabolic rate. The higher your metabolic rate, the better (and the easier) you will lose (and avoid) excess body fat.

19. To increase metabolism, eat a meal about every three waking hours (5 or 6 feedings per day). You will not be eating more food; you will simply be spreading it throughout the day. Each of those five or six feedings should contain at least 15 grams of unprocessed protein (from natural sources) for a female or at least 20 grams per feeding for a male. It's important to drink plenty of clean water- at least 3 quarts daily. Among many other benefits, water will help your body to process proteins. Just by itself, eating this way, while avoiding processed (refined) carbohydrates, is one of the best ways to increase metabolism (specific types of exercise are other excellent ways)

20. How does this work? Well, in terms of its "thermic effect" protein is powerful. Protein has twice the power as either of the other two macronutrients, which are fats and carbohydrates. In other words, your body has to work harder to digest proteins than it does to digest fats or carbohydrates; this means that your body will use more calories (energy) in the process of digestion and absorption. In addition, eating sufficient protein throughout the day will keep you in a positive nitrogen balance. A positive nitrogen balance indicates that your body is building lean muscle tissue. Maintaining a positive nitrogen balance is crucial because lean muscle is your metabolic furnace that will burn extra calories 24 hours a day. Therefore, building muscle (through strength training) will increase your metabolic rate and losing muscle will slow down your metabolic rate.

21. Our body has the best adaptation mechanism . If you eat only one meal, then your body will go into starvation soon. When the body goes into starvation, it will asses its calorie expenditure. To retain a pound of muscle per day (even if you sleep 24 hours) you need somewhere around 50kcals. But fat does not need any calories to survive. So, your body will start losing muscles to compensate the calorie deficit... and you wont lose not even an oz of fat. The net result will be loss of health.

22. To learn more about the thermic effect of 'fat burning' foods, see the page links, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

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Answer 2

One benefit to eating only one meal a day, is that you will be in a state of ketosis for part of the day. Ketosis does not necessarily only happen under a low carb diet. Ketosis were first discovered when researchers tried curing epilepsy. They believed epileptic people were possessed by the devil and needed to be starved. Which ended up actually working!

However, in my opinion, eating only once per day is detrimental for weight loss. This is because your cortisol levels (stress hormone), will be through the roof. We all know what they say about stress and weight gain..

As a matter of fact, i have spoken to several dieticians (nutritionist, whatever you refer them to) and they claim that they have had clients lose more weight from eating a diet that had a moderate amount of carbs.

carbs are seen as the bane of physique. But carbs are actually a great nutrient that your brain needs. Without them, you will be stressed the hell out, which is not good at all.

Lastly, the less frequently you eat, the slower your metabolism will become. Meaning your body is entering survival mode, and will be willing to cling on to any bit of fat that it has left.

Eating once per day will lead to you becoming skinny- fat

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Answer 3

Yes! its called OMAD One Meal A Day and it works with a simple technique which is fasting 23 hr per day ( allowed only water, black coffee, and tea ) and having a 1 hr window to eat, for best results to lose weight keep this meal Keto ( carbs between 20 to 30 grams ).

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

Not all calories are created equal, different diet foods go through different metabolic pathways in the body, it can have very different effects when hungry, hormones And how many calories do we have to burn.

Here are the foods are good for losing weight that is scientifically proven without fear of harm to your health

Eggs

Once feared for being high in cholesterol, whole eggs have been making a comeback.

New studies show that they don't adversely affect blood cholesterol and don't cause heart attacks

What's more... they are among the best foods you can eat if you need to lose weight.

They're high in protein, healthy fats, and can make you feel full with a very low amount of calories.

One study of 30 overweight women showed that eating eggs for breakfast, instead of bagels, increased satiety and made them eat less for the next 36 hours

Another 8 week study found that eggs for breakfast increased weight loss on a calorie restricted diet compared to bagels

Eggs are also incredibly nutrient dense and can help you get all the nutrients you need on a calorie restricted diet. Almost all the nutrients are found in the yolks.

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2. Lean Beef and Chicken Breast

Meat has been unfairly demonized.

It has been blamed for all sorts of health problems, despite no good evidence to back it up.

Although processed meat is unhealthy, studies show that unprocessed red meat does NOT raise the risk of Heart disease or Diabetes

According to two big review studies, red meat has only a very weak correlation with cancer in men, and no correlation at all in women

The truth is... meat is a weight loss-friendly food, because it's high in protein

Protein is the most fulfilling nutrient, by far, and eating a high protein diet can make you burn up to 80 to 100 more calories per day

Studies have shown that increasing your protein intake to 25-30% of calories can cut cravings by 60%, reduce desire for late-night snacking by half, and cause weight loss of almost a pound per week... just by adding protein to the diet.

If you're on a low-carb diet then feel free to eat fatty meats. But if you're on a moderate- to high carbohydrate diet, then choosing lean meats may be more appropriate

3. Leafy greens

Leafy greens include kale, spinach, collards, swiss chards and a few others.

They have several properties that make them perfect for a weight loss diet.

They are low in both calories and carbohydrates, but loaded with fiber.

Eating leafy greens is a great way to increase the volume of your meals, without increasing the calories. Numerous studies show that meals and diets with a low energy density make people eat fewer calories overall.

Leafy greens are also incredibly nutritious and very high in all sorts of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. This includes calcium, which has been shown to aid fat burning in some studies.

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4. Some Grain

Although there are many types of cereals that have been marked for weight loss in the past several years, there are certainly well proven types.

Some grains contain high levels of protein and fiber.

For example, oats, barley, brown rice and quinoa.

Oats are loaded with beta glucans, soluble fiber has been tested to increase feeling and improve health.

Rice, Brown and White, may also contain large amounts of resisting oils, especially if cooked and then allowed to cool.

Do not go out of the strange but equal weight that we are disrasted by the half of the goods if you want.

But remember that a driver who is built and labeled should not be used, for example, when using cereal for snacks should not be because it will lose weight for you instead of losing weight.

If you feel tired of eating carbs because of high carbohydrate diets that you are afraid of, and can switch to a more reasonable type.

5. Fruit

Most health experts agree that fruit is healthy.

Numerous population studies have shown that people who eat the most fruit (and vegetables) tend to be healthier than people who don't.

Of course... correlation does not equal causation, so those studies don't prove anything, but fruit do have properties that make them weight loss-friendly.

Even though they contain sugar, they have a low energy density and take a while to chew. Plus, the fiber helps prevent the sugar from being released too quickly into the bloodstream.

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Answer 8

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1. Cold is your friend. Cold showers for example to activate brown fat.

Scientists have repeatedly found that they can activate brown fat in adults by exposing them to cold temperatures.

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2. Explosive exercises first thing when you get up are gonna kick-start your metabolism make it run like a beast throughout the day. You will notice from the first day your unusual craving for food. (Trust me you literally become a beast) Make sure the exercises are explosive and short.

And you can also follow up with a fresh lemon juice for more metabolism upgrade.

3. Sleep.

For most people 8 hours of sleep is a must but there still some lucky bastards that can do equally well with 6 hours, find out how much sleep you personally need. But never sleep less than 6 hours!

4. Stand on your feet!

Whenever you are not forced to sit like when you have an important work on your computer, you should spend your day standing as much as possible. Sitting down cools down your metabolism. It is scientifically proven that if you sit for 6 hours a day you will get some serious health issues and even if you spent the next 18 hours you have exercising and living healthy that 6 hour of sitting is still gonna seriously damage your health. if you want the best way to lose weight email me and i will send you free info that worked for 100's of people that trying to lose weight. agosonfinancialgroupATgmailDOTcom  (Add the . instead of DOT, same as @ rather than AT)

5. Eat.

Look, when you are hungry and you do not eat, you trick you body and mind into thinking that you don't have access to food as often as you actualy do, so your metabolism goes into some sort of 'survival' mode and what your body does is it doesn't waste anything and it stores whatever is possible as fat just in case you don't have access to food so you can survive longer.

Train your mind and body to think: "I have access to food whenever I want so there's no need to store anything I don't currently need."

So what you do is eat frequently BUT small. And no sugar! Which leads to number 6.

6. No sodas only water.

I'm pretty sure you knew that because everybody does. There are 6 tablespoons of sugar in a can of coke. Sugar is your enemy, not fat.

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Answer 9

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1. Cold is your friend. Cold showers for example to activate brown fat.

Scientists have repeatedly found that they can activate brown fat in adults by exposing them to cold temperatures.

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2. Explosive exercises first thing when you get up are gonna kick-start your metabolism make it run like a beast throughout the day. You will notice from the first day your unusual craving for food. (Trust me you literally become a beast) Make sure the exercises are explosive and short.

And you can also follow up with a fresh lemon juice for more metabolism upgrade.

3. Sleep.

For most people 8 hours of sleep is a must but there still some lucky bastards that can do equally well with 6 hours, find out how much sleep you personally need. But never sleep less than 6 hours!

4. Stand on your feet!

Whenever you are not forced to sit like when you have an important work on your computer, you should spend your day standing as much as possible. Sitting down cools down your metabolism. It is scientifically proven that if you sit for 6 hours a day you will get some serious health issues and even if you spent the next 18 hours you have exercising and living healthy that 6 hour of sitting is still gonna seriously damage your health. if you want the best way to lose weight email me and i will send you free info that worked for 100's of people that trying to lose weight. agosonfinancialgroupATgmailDOTcom  (Add the . instead of DOT, same as @ rather than AT)

5. Eat.

Look, when you are hungry and you do not eat, you trick you body and mind into thinking that you don't have access to food as often as you actualy do, so your metabolism goes into some sort of 'survival' mode and what your body does is it doesn't waste anything and it stores whatever is possible as fat just in case you don't have access to food so you can survive longer.

Train your mind and body to think: "I have access to food whenever I want so there's no need to store anything I don't currently need."

So what you do is eat frequently BUT small. And no sugar! Which leads to number 6.

6. No sodas only water.

I'm pretty sure you knew that because everybody does. There are 6 tablespoons of sugar in a can of coke. Sugar is your enemy, not fat.

my recommendations for more information.

if you want the best way to lose weight email me and i will send you free info that worked for 100's of people that trying to lose weight. agosonfinancialgroupATgmailDOTcom  (Add the . instead of DOT, same as @ rather than AT)