Is eating every 2-3 hours grazing? I am supposed to eat 5 small meals a day and I worry that I may be "grazing". I read how it is bad and slows weight loss so this makes me nervous! How do you define grazing?

Grazing is when you just sit there and eat. You are not really hungry. It is something usually done when watching TV or driving. Many people do it out of boredom. You eat to just eat and not because your body is hungry.

i think the danger in grazing is people don't realize how many calories they are taking in on a given day. You are supposed to eat every 2-3 hours. Ive been told to have 3 meals and two snacks. I think the difference is mainly that your meals and snacks are planned, weighed out and calculated where as grazing you are just kind of going through the day picking here and there. The serving portions and calories just run away from you.

I think if you make good, healthy, low calorie, high protein choices, then grazing won't cause weight gain.

Grazing.... It's kinda like.....have you ever seen a cow in a meadow? With its head down moving spot to spot eating?? That grazing!

i think the danger in grazing is people don't realize how many calories they are taking in on a given day. You are supposed to eat every 2-3 hours. Ive been told to have 3 meals and two Snacks. I think the difference is mainly that your meals and snacks are planned' date=' weighed out and calculated where as grazing you are just kind of going through the day picking here and there. The serving portions and calories just run away from you.

I think if you make good, healthy, low calorie, high Protein choices, then grazing won't cause weight gain.[/quote']

Good points! This makes sense. Thanks, LL!

Grazing.... It's kinda like.....have you ever seen a cow in a meadow? With its head down moving spot to spot eating?? That grazing!

Oh, goodness. That is the LAST thing I want to look like!

Grazing is popping something small in your mouth every time you pass by the kitchen. A handful of nuts here, a few grapes there. a squirt of whipped cream directly into mouth...

It's eating little things all day like grazing animals like cows do... as opposed to say, Lions, who eat until they're satisfied and then stop and don't eat anymore until their next kill.

All of the above.

It's typically mindless eating.

I eat 6 times a day. I generally know what each meal will be. I decide how much based on how hungry I am at the time.

But your right, the food and liquid intake we have to do now feels like grazing because it takes all day to get it in!!

Grazing is popping something small in your mouth every time you pass by the kitchen. A handful of nuts here' date=' a few grapes there. a squirt of whipped cream directly into mouth...

It's eating little things all day like grazing animals like cows do... as opposed to say, Lions, who eat until they're satisfied and then stop and don't eat anymore until their next kill.[/quote']

Next kill made me lol....

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Thanks for the input, folks! Much appreciated!

Hehehe so we are aiming to be lions not cows