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Originally Posted by Steve  I certainly do NOT advocate eating 1-2 meals per day. However, meal frequency is not really associated with metabolic rate. At the end of the day, in terms of metabolic rate, there is no real difference between eating 3 meals per day and eating 7+ meals per day |
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't part of the point of eating more meals a day more of a mindset help than anything, as eating smaller more frequent meals will make you feel like you're eating full, and will help you prevent yourself from overeating
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Originally Posted by Steve You'd be surprised what an obese person can get away with without losing muscle. Compare them to their leaner counterparts.... sure, resistance training becomes critical for body recomposition as well as muscle maintenance.
Being very obese though, changes the playing field. They can handle a bigger deficit without running into 'dieting disasters' (ie. hormonal disruptions to insulin, ghrelin, leptin, peptide YY, muscle loss, stalled fat loss, etc). |
Is this because the body will burn fat over muscle when fat is available, but for those who are thinner and still trying to trim down, the body may start burning muscle as well for fuel?
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Originally Posted by Steve Current figures show that 1 lb of muscle only burns 6 calories. You would have to gain a metric-ton of weight to make a big difference. |
Really? Everything I have read says 1lb of muscle burns 35-50 calories a day at rest. What you said contradicts everything I have ever read. Is there an article or study I can read that explains this better? I'm curious why this 35-50 calorie a day myth is floating around.
Just curious, for someone like BigBoydMan trying to lose weight at his size, what is a good protein/fat/carb ratio and how many calories should he eat a day?