Bzzzt. Frequent eating keeps your insulin levels up, which encourages weight gain as well as stresses your body in various ways. Eat two hearty meals and a light one. Digestion dulls the mind and saps energy, so why do it more than three times a day? Preparing good food should also take some time.

When you eat frequently your body never burns fat. It becomes accustomed to constantly running on glycogen and you get hunger pangs very easily. You want to run mostly on fat metabolism; it's really how your body is designed to work. You're not a grazer like a cow. You're closer to a lion or a bear. These animals eat their fill and then go long periods running on the fat.

> Drink lots of water

Drink when you're thirsty. There is absolutely no reason to drink more than thirst demands. If anything, drinking extra water stresses your kidneys and depletes you of water soluble minerals and vitamins.