One meal a day

**Reach** · 10-21-2014, 01:36 PM

Re: One meal a day

Well, how many calories do you plan to eat in that one meal? I've eaten one meal a day in the past and have been fine, but it has to be a huge meal and should contain most of your micro and macronutrient needs for intake.

I don't think it messes with mood or metabolism too much if you time it correctly, though it's not exactly easy to do. If you eat too early you get too hungry in the afternoon, but if you eat too late your mornings usually suffer a lot.

**DarknessXoXLight** · 10-21-2014, 02:00 PM

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i've been living off one meal a day (on an average day, like skipping holidays or special occasions) for two? years now. it's terrible lmfao i guess it'll save you money but you basically just feel like shit all the time and you get tired over nothing. you'll get headaches all the time too, idk, if it's temporary i guess it won't be too effective to your health but... i still don't recommend it because you're not gonna be in good mind very often.

**Guest15937** · 10-21-2014, 03:20 PM

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I've been doing it for about two months, and I honestly don't feel any worse. I haven't been hungry in five years though (seriously, I've literally forgotten what hunger feels like), so I may not be the standard for this. I certainly haven't felt any of the effects DarknessXoXLight described.

**SCWolf** · 10-21-2014, 03:28 PM

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If you can manage to get all your calories for the day in one meal, good work.

If you can deal with the massive shit that comes after, also good work.

Shouldn't really make a difference though. It would make a difference if you're counting macros, because it would be pretty much impossible to get all of your daily macros in one meal. Unless you're a monster when it comes to eating or something.

**MosaicMan3** · 10-21-2014, 06:50 PM

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We discussed this in another thread and I think the consensus was: no better or worse for you than multiple meals as long as you get your macros, and calories. And doesn't negatively affect your bowels.

**Ohaider** · 10-21-2014, 06:55 PM

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Thanks for responses. Is it dangerous in terms of weight loss and skinniness if the one meal I consume isn't efficient in terms of nutrients? i'm hoping the one meal can just be like your average fruit serving/veggie serving/protein/milk, ideal to those that eat 3 a day

hoping to not just take that extra 4-7 dollars a day and add all 4-7 of it on the one meal, but rather save it

**MosaicMan3** · 10-21-2014, 07:20 PM

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No, you're more likely to retain water weight, and possibly slight weight gain, because you will be fasting for 23 hours every day, and your body may prematurely go into a catabolic state. More or less meaning that you body will stop/slow digestion if fear it will starve.

But once you do this long enough your body will in fact regulate itsself

**SCWolf** · 10-21-2014, 08:42 PM

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I highly doubt anyone who is hitting their daily macronutrient targets is going to go catabolic after 23 hours of fasting.

**mr_candy** · 10-21-2014, 08:58 PM

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Or...... budget properly and have a balanced diet that you know, spread throughout the day....just a thought because food isn't expensive. I spend like 4-5x more on accommodation than i do food a month.

A literal shit ton of rice. Bulk chicken breast/legs w.e is cheapest, potatoes, beans, oatmeal, milk, eggs and green stuff... all cost fuck all.. what's funny? You'll save money and get leaner

I reckon if i ate properly i could eat pretty well for 20-35 usd a week and if you can't afford that, LOL!

or google, i did and found this. Pretty interesting actually.

https://uhs.berkeley.edu/whatseatingyou/pdf/EatingWell5DollarsaDay.pdf

**RNGRX** · 10-21-2014, 09:17 PM

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I lived off one meal a day for quite a while. It personally affects my mood and makes me less likely to want to do things. For the first while it sucks as you feel hungry all the time and can't do much but later on you start to forget what being hungry is like until you get nauseous. That would be the new sign for "I need food." It's not a major impact on anything for me but it's noticeable.
Also if you stay home all day and do this then it's not really noticeable at all.

**MosaicMan3** · 10-21-2014, 09:23 PM

Re: One meal a day

Originally posted by SCWolf

I highly doubt anyone who is hitting their daily macronutrient targets is going to go catabolic after 23 hours of fasting.

Possibly, this brings up a good question I'm going to ask a colleague of mine, (a dietitian). "In a perfect world, and a person eats 1 meal a day that is perfectly macro'd, and meets all nutritional need. Will this cause premature catabolism, or will there be virtually no difference compared to eating 5 or 6 meals?"

Will post results tomorrow.

**Tidus810** · 10-21-2014, 09:43 PM

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As mentioned, limiting yourself to one meal a day can be a little dangerous if you aren't making absolutely sure that you're getting all of your daily nutrients. For prolonged periods, if you're regularly missing out on some given vitamin or mineral, you may develop some of the symptoms related to (insert vitamin here) deficiency. A type of B1 deficiency for example, Beriberi, can cause weight loss, mood changes, muscle weakness etc...

**TheThong** · 10-21-2014, 11:08 PM

Re: One meal a day

Originally posted by DarknessXoXLight

i've been living off one meal a day (on an average day, like skipping holidays or special occasions) for two? years now. it's terrible lmfao i guess it'll save you money but you basically just feel like shit all the time and you get tired over nothing. you'll get headaches all the time too, idk, if it's temporary i guess it won't be too effective to your health but... i still don't recommend it because you're not gonna be in good mind very often.

Pretty much this!

I actually get pretty grumpy when I'm hungry - and then I don't feel like doing anything cos I'll just get more hungry/grumpy. Haha. And I guess with the headaches thing, if you drink a good amount of water throughout the day you might be okay! (Unless you're only planning to drink water once a day too...).

**25thhour** · 10-22-2014, 01:08 AM

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I eat a meal replacement in the morning (Boost plus Protein) and then I will either eat at the dining hall at around 3:30, probably a good 1.5k calories, and thats it. I don't like eating, I find it wastes time during the day.

oh and now, every time I eat I get wicked diarreah about 10 minutes later... Bleh

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