![This is for those who think that eating 300-calorie meals has some sort of weight loss advantage over eating large meals, or that the body converts anything over 300 calories immediately into fat. Lipogenesis is very unlikely and only occurs when you consume more glycogen than your body is able to store.[1] Glycogen storage capacity in humans is approximately 15g/kg body weight and can accommodate a gain of approximately 500g before net lipid synthesis contributes to increasing body fat mass.[2] [3] These two studies show that it takes an excess overfeeding of carbs before body fat is effected. They’re talking about a lot alot alot of carbs. To put it into perspective, the 2,000 calories I ate the other day consisted of ~200g carbs. Is that going to make me fat? Nope! If 300 calorie meals work for you, awesome, there’s nothing wrong with that so keep doing what you’re doing. But do understand that if that method isn’t working for you shouldn’t be afraid of carbs, and don’t be afraid to eat more than 300 calories per meal. It will leave you fuller for longer and may actually boost your weight loss if you’ve been in a rut lately.
References: [1] Gropper, Sareen Annora Stepnick., Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4n6luY58n1qjfayao1_500.png)
This is for those who think that eating 300-calorie meals has some sort of weight loss advantage over eating large meals, or that the body converts anything over 300 calories immediately into fat. Lipogenesis is very unlikely and only occurs when you consume more glycogen than your body is able to store.[1] Glycogen storage capacity in humans is approximately 15g/kg body weight and can accommodate a gain of approximately 500g before net lipid synthesis contributes to increasing body fat mass.[2] [3] These two studies show that it takes an excess overfeeding of carbs before body fat is effected. They’re talking about a lot alot alot of carbs. To put it into perspective, the 2,000 calories I ate the other day consisted of ~200g carbs. Is that going to make me fat? Nope! If 300 calorie meals work for you, awesome, there’s nothing wrong with that so keep doing what you’re doing. But do understand that if that method isn’t working for you shouldn’t be afraid of carbs, and don’t be afraid to eat more than 300 calories per meal. It will leave you fuller for longer and may actually boost your weight loss if you’ve been in a rut lately.
References: [1] Gropper, Sareen Annora Stepnick., Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism.
