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Layri · #5 (**permalink**) June 13th, 2008, 09:05 PM

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Bad weight-loss advice #1: Eat five meals a day
Why it doesn't work: Assuming 1,800 calories a day, this means each meal would have to be 360 calories, about the amount in just one of our Morning Glory Muffins. But for most of us, eating this way means feeling not quite full all day long – a recipe for disaster when snacks show up in the office or your kids leave food on their plates. Plus, it means eating out of sync with other people.

What's better: Eat three larger meals, leaving yourself room for a couple of 150-calorie snacks. Schedule your snacks based on when your cravings usually strike, and make sure to include the odd treat to keep your taste buds happy.

I eat about 5 mini-meals a day and doing that is exactly what keeps me feeling full throughout the day. I can't stand the huge food-high and then low of eating three big meals a day- not only that, but many people who are losing weight that I know agree. This one shouldn't have been in that article, especially put so black-and-white as it was.

~Rina