It is important to eat often for fat loss. Chances are, this isn't the first time you've heard that you should eat "several smaller meals each day" instead of the "three square meals" of the past.
This is because your metabolism turns up every time you eat. Think of eating as a great fat-burning exercise. The trick is to burn more calories than you're eating. The way to do this is to eat often, but not eat much at a time. Ideally, you'd keep each meal to 200-300 calories, and then eat as many times as it takes to reach your calorie goal. For someone with a calorie goal of 1600 per day, that would mean 5-8 meals each day.
Even if you stick to your calorie goal, you could not lose fat if you are only eating once or twice a day. This is because your body goes into starvation mode and starts to store fat. So, please put your body at ease by feeding it often. Then it will trust you and burn fat.
Of course, the best thing is to eat the exact amount of food that your body needs. MyFitnessTrainer.com is unique in that it customizes your calorie goal to meet your body's changing needs. As your metabolism increases, your calorie goal will also increase.
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