How to Get a Leaner and More Muscular Body by Eating More Meals

If you have been trying to lose that love handles since last summer, but failed to, chances are you have been dieting by cutting meals. The more you reduce your meals intake, the harder you find it to lose your body fat.

Like Thomas Edison said "If you keep doing the same things over and over again but expect a different result, that is insanity". So you should change the way you diet in order to get a leaner body.

In this article, I'll be teaching you why and how to achieve your goal of losing body fat by adding more meals. It may sound counter-intuitive, but let me explain the science behind it.

When you eat, digestion occurs and your metabolism increases, hence burning calories. But, the number of calories burned depends on the quality of the food. Eating a high quality protein meal can give you the best bang for your buck because protein burns more calories compared to other macronutrients.

Having more frequent and high quality meal will equal to burning more calories. Keep in mind that although the frequency has increased, the size of each meal would be smaller than what you usually eat.

Small meals that is spread out 2-3 hours apart prevents your body from storing unwanted carbs and fat. Once your body is accustomed to being fed with a higher frequency, it will know that the nutrients needed for your body will be replenished again very soon, so it won't be storing it long for survival.

If you have been reducing your meals in the past, your body will stubbornly keep the body fat because the feeding time is so far apart, it stores them in case you are in need of survival.

And not to mention when you reduce the number of meals you take, you will naturally take a bigger portion for each meal because of your hunger. And this will cause a sudden insulin spike, which promotes conversion of excess carbs into fatty acids, resulting you with more fat than you've ever wanted.

In simple terms, a more frequent meal can keep your hunger pangs at bay.

Here's a simple example of how to eat more frequently and what to eat:

Breakfast: Lots of carbohydrate to fuel your body, fruits and a high quality protein meal.

Mid-Morning: A Protein shake

Lunch: Chicken Breast, Lots of Vegetables and water

Tea-Time: A Low Fat Chocolate Bar

Dinner: Fish, lots of vegetables, fruits

Bedtime: A glass of milk

You can create your own meal plans based on this simple template I just gave. And watch your body become leaner and more muscular as you eat more.

References:

1. Eat More Often and Lose Weight. Retrieved from http://weightloss.suite101.com/article.cfm/boost_weight_loss_with_minimeals on June 28 2009
2. Why Should I Eat More Meals To Lose Weight? Retrieved from http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/47656/lose_weight/why_should_i_eat_more_meals_to_lose_weight.html on June 28 2009