Weight Loss Meal Plan

Eat More Food, Lose More Weight

Put the Men's Health nutrition system in action with this daily plan. (Yep, it's a lot of food!)
By The Editors of Men's Health menshealth
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Here's a little biology lesson: As early humans evolved, starvation and deprivation were persistent threats to survival. So they learned to store fat in flush times and burn fewer calories when food was hard to come by—just like bears preparing for hibernation. (Search: Diets that work)  If you go hungry all day and then eat a heavy evening meal, you're doing the same thing.

Instead, try eating several small meals, consuming 30 percent to 35 percent of your daily calories in the morning. You'll feel full all day and give your body a chance to burn off what you took in—rather than sleeping on it like a bear. To boost results, try these 5 Easy Ways to Rev Up Your Metabolism.

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