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I have one.
How detrimental is it weight-wise to eat only once or twice per day. Here's why I ask: I've got about 100lbs I need to lose but I don't have any of the bad habits that make most people fat; I don't eat sweets or desserts, I don't snack on chips, when I eat out I don't get fried foods, french fries, breaded foods, etc. I know every fat person in the world says this, but I really don't eat that much. I have a good friend who hangs out on GFY and if he sees this thread, he'll back me up on this. When we go out, I order a regular meal like a chicken breast and mashed potatoes and about 1/2 of the meal usually ends up going home with me. I've tried counting calories and it's not unusual for me to eat a max of maybe 2,400 calories in a day. I'm about 6'4"-6'5", 320 lbs.
My lifestyle is somewhate sedentary but I do work out with weights and I used to be really heavy on cardio (treadmill & bike) to the tune of 45 minutes-1 hour day, 6 days/week. After about 6 months of this, my weight had not moved one single ounce. I am not weak or without muscle tone under the fat and I don't have a lack of energy. I have no problems with stairs or being on my feet for long periods of time, blah, blah, blah. In my mid teens I was <B>extremely</B> physically active walking EVERYWHERE, I am talking dozens and dozens of miles per week going back and forth to things like my job where I would spend 6-8 more hours on my feet and then walk back home or to the pool hall or the mall or the bowling alley and I was still at least 240lbs. If anything, I probably ate more then than I do now.
The one bad eating habit I have is that I go long periods of time between meals. I think nothing of going 12+ hours without eating. I know this is bad for me, but could it possibly be so bad for me as to be keeping me fat? I mean, if I am taking in low amounts of calories I shouldn't be able to support this much body weight, at least not without some lack of energy or sluggishness, right?
SpaceAce
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