42: How Many Meals A Day?

One of the most common questions I get while we’re doing Feast 2 Fast® is, “How many meals should I be eating?” The short answer is this: If you’re not hungry for another meal - don’t eat it! Tune in to learn how hunger signaling can get out of whack and what you can do to tap into stored energy for fuel. The more you observe and make connections between what you eat and how your body responds, the better you get a nailing down what works for you!

EPISODE 42: How Many Meals A Day?

SHOW NOTES

(0:00) Intro

(0:44) Welcome back to the club! I hope you had a fabulous Christmas

(1:22) Introducing today’s topic: How many meals per day should I be eating?

• If you’re not hungry for another meal, don’t eat it.

• Metabolism myths

• Your body doesn’t burn stored energy when it has incoming energy.

(3:36) Throwback to Biblical times

(4:25) Pre/Post Workout Nutrition:

• Why it’s probably not necessary.

• Burning stored energy.

  • Working out in a fasted state.

• We are designed to be metabolically flexible.

  • God made our bodies hearty!

(6:57) Consequences of the food pyramid:

• Fat was deemed the devil.

• This created many problems due to carbohydrates.

  • The more carbs you eat, the more…

    • Carbs you’ll need and want.

    • Blood sugar acts like a roller coaster.

    • Your body sets off insulin to store fat.

    • You train body to be a sugar burner.

  • It’s a viscous cycle!

(9:22) Benefits to balancing blood sugar:

• Body learns to burn fat efficiently.

• Not needing to eat 6x per day.

• Not crashing in the afternoon.

• Hunger hormones get back on track and proper signaling is restored:

  • Ghrelin - Pick up the fork!

  • Leptin - Put down the fork!

• Tap back into intuitive eating.

(11:50) Intuitive Eating:

• Recognizing when a food works for you and when it doesn’t.

• Making connections with what you eat and how your body responds.

• Feast 2 Fast®:

  • Returning to metabolic flexibility

• Party in the Mouth - Fuel Food vs. Entertainment Food

• The “ARE YOU HUNGRY?” Barometer

  • Allow your body to get a little bit hungry

  • How long has it been since you’ve actually felt hunger?

• Skipping Breakfast: Good or Bad?

(16:04) Closing Thoughts:

• Come join us in Feast 2 Fast®:

  • Starts January 6th!

  • Whole New You

    • Spirit, Mind, Body

(17:41) Outro & Disclaimer

Thanks for listening! Have a healthy and blessed week!

XOXO,

Chelsea