What is a "small meal"?

[tifftaff01]

so im learning more about the human body n i was checkin myself out in the mirror this morning and i was like throwin myself shade lol so im like "lets ditch this bitch" n i wanna lose weight now! i was lookin online and i saw things like 1200 calories a day, 5-7 meals a day, but some said 7-9 times a day!! i dont even eat 3 times a day lol i mean i had like two oranges today in place of lunch and breakfast. so how small do they mean? they also said a lotta protein but i dont wanna use protein powder n all that. my mom would never buy me any 😅 oh n does toning your butt n thighs like take away the fat? xD thanks!

[Errhh]

Buy a scale for food. And measuring cups..

I would say
3oz of chicken breast,
1cup of veggies
Is considered a small meal...

The. Later on that same day you can have
3oz ground turkey and
3oz sweet potatoes
That would be another small meal...

Then
3oz red meat with
1/2 cup of brown rice
That would be another small meal..

And so on.. Etc.. Etc...

If you're. A girl.. Stick with 3oz of the type of meat you're having per every meal...

If you're. A guy.. Make it 6oz of the type of meat you're having per every meal...

And I personally think 6 meals is ideal...

[Errhh]

And make sure you get "lean" meats...

[Errhh]

Thank you for MHG :]!
Hope you reach your goal! :p!!

[tifftaff01]

you're welcome! n my goals? look at you big pimpin at a hunnud :p but yeah i wanna lose like 20 lbs by September, im pretty sure i can surpass that but: aim low, score high, right? 😂

[Errhh]

Haha I don't know what that means 😁😁
Anyway!! You can definitely accomplish that!!
But just in case you don't... Do not get discouraged, simply make adjustments until you see a change!! GL!! 😛🌟!!

[MaiNameIsSunshine]

Yay, I am glad to see someone doing some research on how to lose weight in a healthy way! Eat around 300 calories per meal and you should do mostly cardio to lose weight. You can do muscle toning if you'd like but after a while that will make you gain weight (but it'll be weight in muscle rather than fat).

[fenixx0083]

If you were going to eat "5-7 meals a day", and keep it at 1200 calories, that would be 240 (a small container of cottage cheese, or a couple pieces of fruit, for instance) to 170 (half a sandwich [depending on what you put on it], or a piece of fruit, or something) calories

[fenixx0083]

Burning fat and toning are two different things, but you can do both at the same time with diet and exercise

[fenixx0083]

Thanks for mho! 😀

[tifftaff01]

welcome!

[BiscuitesSwag]

You should eat a little more, because in this way your body will go in starving mode, which is not good.
And yes, building muscles burns fat.

[tifftaff01]

well when i ate dinner i had two servings so i think i eat too much. i dont even drink soda really n no dessert and generally no breakfast either. still bad?

[BiscuitesSwag]

You should add a small breakfast though, but otherwise isn't bad.

[tifftaff01]

okay i think there's croissants left. so not to be totally insecure n shallow but i get complimented on my butt a lot so should i not work out my glutes then? i mean im trying to lose tummy weight n tone my arms mostly anways

[BiscuitesSwag]

If you like how your butt looks, why to bother? 😄
As for your tummy, you can try the 30 days ab challenge. I don't know your body type and stuff, but for me it started to show something after 1 week. 👌

[naturaldeven4]

That doesn't work how you think it does buddy

[tifftaff01]

@naturaldeven4 well yeah thats my complaint lol any advice or just the random criticism?

[BiscuitesSwag]

@asker
Don't bother with him, he is an idiot.
*this isn't his first account*

[tifftaff01]

gotcha. thanks

[naturaldeven4]

you won't get any more lean when you put on muscle, except for the first 6 months of newbit gains and after that you won't be able to put on any more muscle without gaining additional bodyfat

[naturaldeven4]

You dont even lift, or know anything about gains

[tifftaff01]

@naturaldeven4 lol obviously not otherwise i wouldn't have asked in the first place. sorry @BiscuitesSwag i can't resist xD lol

[naturaldeven4]

i was referring to the girl who made this comment

[BiscuitesSwag]

@asker I know right? 😂
This is why I don't even answer. 😂

[trumpetplayerforlife]

A cracker and water that's a small meal to me

[tifftaff01]

lol so i can have 9 Saltines a day? xD n i drink water all day. i might have a glass of milk if i have a sandwich but its usually ice water. of course there's that thing called water weight so 😐😑😐

[trumpetplayerforlife]

No you only get three crackers a day one for breakfast one for lunch and one for dinner and water just plain water for the rest of the day

[tifftaff01]

wow. well thatll never work lol maybe a sleeve a day i could do

[trumpetplayerforlife]

Its not that hard I've done it before and trying to do it again

[tifftaff01]

well i might as well lol i dont think we have any crackers xD we have a lotta cereal tho lol

[trumpetplayerforlife]

And you have one day a week where you can just pig out

[tifftaff01]

naw i think thatd really screw me over. i might get in the bad habit of four crackers a say instead of three xD but no thats not a healthy way to lose weight. thats not even enough calories a day to function actually i dont think 😅

[apple24]

300 calories!

[tifftaff01]

a day? 💀

[apple24]

every 3 hours you eat 300 calories!

[tifftaff01]

ohhhhh gotcha. oh that sounds reasonable! thats like still 1200 calories a day tho. is that a good plan or are you just showin off your math skillz? xD

[apple24]

haha Thats what I use to do! lol And if i ate more like 2000 than I would burn 500 lol Its all good. But eat healthy or else you won't lose the tummy!