You need less food than you think you do....

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Two part thesis:

A) I've always been a high BMI guy, and my parents raised me thinking I got to eat to stay big. More or less been around 230 about 15-18% body fat with a 3-4 meal a day diet, basically your average barrel chested type dude, I could rock a muscle shirt, but I had fat in the lats and belly. Lately to gain a more lean athletic look I started running more and eating less. It's been about 1 year now, I've realized I've cut down subconsciously to about 1.5-2 meals a day (sometimes just 1) and I am 210 solid. No I'm not bulemic, or anorexic. And I feel so much more energized, and a lot lighter. I now regularly sleep 5 hour nights with no problem. I've come to the personal conclusion that I never needed that much food. Pop in and drop your thoughts, but I think regular meals are overrated. Eat something to keep the calories burning and keep it moving. I'm not gonna lie, it was a b*tch at first, because you get CRAVINGs. Huge difference between a craving and actually being hungry, and it took me 2 months to learn the difference, and those first 2 weeks had me tossing around in bed and sh*t.

My personal eating rules:

Heaviest meal at midday

Light meal latest 8PM

I do eat fruit in the morning sometimes, but I don't count an orange or a banana as a meal. I think the main thing is being active. The more active I am, the less I think about food or eating. Is this a rare or a common thing?
 

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Antacids like Zantac or Prevacid makes a difference, because what you think is hunger is acid irritating your empty stomach. You'll also notice you feel a lot fuller on antacids too.
 

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Dude, you were a big dude that lost weight by eating less food. You can't possibly think eating less is the answer for skinnier dudes trying to build muscle/bulk up.
 

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Generally speaking yes but to others points if you are trying to make gains you need dat dere fuel.
 

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Two part thesis:

A) I've always been a high BMI guy, and my parents raised me thinking I got to eat to stay big. More or less been around 230 about 15-18% body fat with a 3-4 meal a day diet, basically your average barrel chested type dude, I could rock a muscle shirt, but I had fat in the lats and belly. Lately to gain a more lean athletic look I started running more and eating less. It's been about 1 year now, I've realized I've cut down subconsciously to about 1.5-2 meals a day (sometimes just 1) and I am 210 solid. No I'm not bulemic, or anorexic. And I feel so much more energized, and a lot lighter. I now regularly sleep 5 hour nights with no problem. I've come to the personal conclusion that I never needed that much food. Pop in and drop your thoughts, but I think regular meals are overrated. Eat something to keep the calories burning and keep it moving. I'm not gonna lie, it was a b*tch at first, because you get CRAVINGs. Huge difference between a craving and actually being hungry, and it took me 2 months to learn the difference, and those first 2 weeks had me tossing around in bed and sh*t.

My personal eating rules:

Heaviest meal at midday

Light meal latest 8PM

I do eat fruit in the morning sometimes, but I don't count an orange or a banana as a meal. I think the main thing is being active. The more active I am, the less I think about food or eating. Is this a rare or a common thing?
Yeah the same thing happened to me when I was trying to cut weight. Actually did the same thing. Could eat damn near anything I wanted around 2-3 every day. May eat some fruit or something real small at night and usually a cup of coffee or green tea in the morning. After doing that for a couple months now if I eat two normal size meals in a day I just feel so full and bloated. But everybody's body is different. For a tiny dude trying to add muscle then their food needs are going to be a hell of a lot different.
 

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Oh so you just mean in general not for building muscle :yeshrug:


Yes of course. If you're 150 trying to bulk up you're not gonna do it on 1.5 meals a day. But I was always heavier, and to maintain my ideal weight it's not so much running, it's what I eat. I avoid any kind of bread with yeast, avoid processed foods and drinks, and what I eat is mostly protein and vitamins, with a little fat to help my body absorb it well (e.g. sauteed chicken and vegetables with a sugar cane syrup almond milkshake). I think part of it as well is that when you're full on protein and vitamins, you're REALLY full, as opposed to bread, which only gives a temporary satisfaction (again, my opinion, not fact). But I think there are all kinds of body types. I'm meant to be a bulky guy. I couldn't be 180 if I starved myself to death :heh: And on the other spectrum, there are guys who couldn't be 210 if they ate McDonalds everyday for a year. So the idea is to be the ideal you as well. I don't know about bulking up if it's not you. I think it ends up damaging your body when you're a weight you where never meant to be.
 

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Yeah the same thing happened to me when I was trying to cut weight. Actually did the same thing. Could eat damn near anything I wanted around 2-3 every day. May eat some fruit or something real small at night and usually a cup of coffee or green tea in the morning. After doing that for a couple months now if I eat two normal size meals in a day I just feel so full and bloated. But everybody's body is different. For a tiny dude trying to add muscle then their food needs are going to be a hell of a lot different.

Yeah perhaps in retrospect I should have specified this thread is only for guys with high BMIs :win: But I don't get why anyone would want to be an unnatural size. Reminds of the Asian dude getting his shins stretched to be taller :heh:
 

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Yeah perhaps in retrospect I should have specified this thread is only for guys with high BMIs :win: But I don't get why anyone would want to be an unnatural size. Reminds of the Asian dude getting his shins stretched to be taller :heh:

This is what it all boils down to when it comes to size, if you have a decent bodyfat% you gon be cool at any weight, but if your bodyfat is 25% and shyt it's gon be mad for you at any weight.
 
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