Understood. Glad your 6MAD thing works for you. Sounds … complicated, to me.
I was responding to your assertion that “if you really want to lose fat you should eat 6 times a day”, and statements like “You have to eat every 3 hours”. I wanted to point to a personal example of myself who did the exact opposite and lost a lot weight. I wanted to show an example of where, at least in one person, this assertion was flat wrong.
I used to eat multiple times a day. That’s what kept me stuck in my loop and I was never able to get as lean and healthy as I am today. And I did it with much less effort than doing the multiple meals a day like I did when I was exercising 2 to 3 hours a day many years ago.
To the statement that it’s a scientific fact… I am now gaining muscle and still remaining trim doing my 16 hr daily fast, and specifically exercising as late into the fasted state as possible. I start my exercise about 14 to 15 hours after my last eaten meal. I’m already up to higher kettlebell weights than when I started fasted training months ago. And today I finally put the step stool aside since I can now do an actual pullup without it. So clearly I am able to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time while practicing IF. I must be an exception.
Let’s just take a step back and recognize the complexity of trying to coordinate 6 small meals a day every single day, including vacation, and at work. 6SMAD is not a long-term sustainable meal plan for many many people.
Although… if one were to embark on a 6SMAD plan, then Huel would definitely be the way to go. Make 3 Huel shakes in the morning, drink half at a time, 6 times a day? Yeah, that may be possible and not too inconvenient.
And since you brought up the subject of scientific fact… what is your opinion on dairy and chicken consumption and human health? Since you advised eating these things in your original post. What does the scientific literature say about human populations that consume these things? Not my opinion or your opinion, but what does science say? I’m curious for your input on this. And, keep in mind, I was an omnivore last year when I lost the 60 lbs, so I am not judging or trying to convert anyone to any political leanings. (I used to eat 3 Debbie Snacks for desert many years ago when I was a fat ****. And one day I will reap the consequences of my decade of improper eating. That will be my cross to bear.) I am actually genuinely interested in what science has to say about consumption of dairy and chicken and it’s impacts on human health. Bad, good, neutral? Conflicting data?