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Your Turn: How many times a day do you eat?

Posted on Sep 16th 2008 9:02AM by Martha Edwards
Filed Under: Your Turn
Here at That's Fit, we're constantly telling you what we think about things, but sometimes it's nice to know what you think. So from time to time, we'll ask you a question. Don't be afraid to speak up -- we love feedback.

Over at AOL Health's Men's Fitness Center, they're talking hunger -- as in, how to ease it or avoid it and still lose weight. Surprisingly, one of the top tips for avoiding hunger is eating lots. In fact, experts recommend that you eat three meals and three good snacks a day. It doesn't take a math whiz to figure it out -- this means that you should be eating six times a day.

How much of a stretch is this for you? We're wondering ...

How many times a day do you eat?
Six. Three meals and three snacks83 (32.8%)
I usually have around five small meals63 (24.9%)
I eat three square meals a day -- no snacks29 (11.5%)
I just snack throughout the day14 (5.5%)
I have one big meal each day13 (5.1%)
It depends on how I feel37 (14.6%)
I eat more than four big meals a day1 (0.4%)
I don't keep track8 (3.2%)
Other -- tell us in the comments5 (2.0%)

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