Bill Phillips believes in eating SIX times a day! In fact, six MEALS a day. Not snacks. Six meals a day creates a "metabolic environment" that supports your energy and muscle metabolism, while helping you burn body fat. Eating three BIG meals a day causes your blood sugar to spike then crash. When you eat meals every few hours, you'll have more energy and less hunger and cravings. Your blood sugar will remain constant, and in turn your insulin levels will stay lower.
Here is Bill Phillips' average day:
20 minute aerobic workout on empty stomach - Phillip's claims that you born more fat for fuel (rather than blood sugar/glucose)
Meal 1: 8:30am - "Breakfast" - nutrition shake (an hour after workout)
Meal 2: 10:30am "MidMeal" - cantaloupe & cottage cheese or eggs & oranges
Meal 3: 12:30pm - "Lunch" - turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomato on whole wheat bread
Meal 4: 3:30pm "MidMeal" - pita wedges & ranch dip or yogurt & strawberries
Meal 5: 6:00pm "Dinner" - biggest meal of day, hearty portions of protein, carbs and veggies
Meal 6: 8:00pm "Dessert" - balanced with protein, carbs and healthy - carrot cake muffins or banana cream pudding
I have tried to follow this plan - but it takes a lot of preparation the night before. I am usually consistent with meals #1, 3, 4 and 5. I am off by a bit because my breakfast is not usually until 10:30, so I don't need a mid meal before lunch. I think I need to try waking up earlier and eating earlier.
I really like the idea of Meal #6, I always get hungry around 8:30pm, but never considered eating something sweet yet healthy. Marek usually takes out the "munchies" so I end up drinking water and eating fruit while wishing I could eat what he is eating.
Finally, I don't really know how I feel about working out in the morning on an empty stomach. It doesn't sound very good. Maybe for 20 minutes, but definitely not an hour. I'd pass out.
What are your thoughts on this?
I only have enough umph in my work outs to go hardcore for 20 minutes. Maximum 40 minutes and then I'm done. I push myself hard with no breaks to get it over and done with. LOL. But I like getting it over with quickly and working a big sweat. That looks like a lot of food, and I usually can't exercise until 9am after the kids are at school so working out on an empty stomach wouldn't work for me either.
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