Will I feel less hungry if I eat more often?

I think you should consider tofu and its incarnations as it does a good job of expanding in your tummy and making you feel full. I also recommend eating an apple before each meal or drinking a large glass of water before each meal – as both have been shown to make you feel less hungry and help you eat less.

I think so, yes.
Eating six small, healthy meals a day is ideal.
Good luck!

Give yourself some time to adjust. If you are really hungry eat something small with protein. (Cheese, nuts).

Eat breakfast! and smaller meal through out the day. You may eat more often while eating less in proportion. Eating until you’re satisfied, not full and not hungry is a healthier way to lose weight. To give yourself an extra boost, get some exercise to kick up your metabolism Simple things such as walking will definitely benefit your weight loss. Be sure to take a bottle of water, because staying hydrated is so important also. While adjusting your body’s diet, be sure to fill it with the healthy stuff, not the diet coke (well… maybe once in a while)

Yes. Even more important than when and how you eat is what you eat. Fiber and B vitamins tend to help you feel full for longer periods of time. So get yourself some multivitamins, eat up some fiber one, and you’ll be good.

Yes. Eat well more often, every two hours or so, to increase your metabolism. This together with an exercise routine (any form of regular physical activity) will help you burn calories better. I eat a well balanced diet of about 3,000 calories a day and workout regularly and my body fat percentage is approximately 3%, dangerously low!

When you’re hungry, eat a tablespoon of peanut butter. Swear to god, it works.
It’s got protein and numminess. Fills you up just enough and gives you more time until your next meal.

Absolutely. I eat 5–6 times a day and maintain my weight quite well and am in good shape. I lost 40 pounds. I eat a big breakfast. A mid morning snack. A small lunch, an afternoon snack and a decent dinner and sometimes a later snack.
Eliminate almost all white flour and sugar and eat fruits and whole grains. Avoid things like OJ every day and substitute some Tomato Juice and eat plenty of eggs, cheese, skim milk and oatmeal.

If your going to more often then you will be eating more so all you will be doing in gaining more weight. Eat 3 balanced meals a day and if you hungry inbetween have a few grapes or something small – try to miss out carbs during your snacks. If your hungry it means your motabolism is working and your body will burn fat, eating more will just store it on your body.

@silvermoon
That is a highly generalized statement first of all because you are not given information on the size of those meals. Second of all the three meals a day theory is not in keeping with the most accurate nutritional guidelines nor is it optimal for metabolism. Just look around at the general population to get an understanding of this. Many of whom only eat two meals a day and yet still gain weight. It may seem counter intuitive but look closer and you’ll realize it’s science.

When you eat a big meal and don’t burn it off, your body ends up with an excess of food and more “fuel” than it needs. During this time, your body sends a signal to the brain, telling it that more insulin is needed. Insulin helps to regulate your blood sugar levels and an overproduction of insulin leads to feelings of lethargy (hence the reason you feel tired after a big Sunday lunch), but on a more serious note, an overproduction of insulin can also lead to weight gain and possibly even diabetes.
http://health.learninginfo.org/healthy-eating-habits.htm

Now I follow a very balanced and healthy diet that consists of all major food groups but is dependent upon their never being a surplus or depletion of 500 calories in either direction. because this surplus or deficiency can actually slow down the metabolism and cause the body to store fat. A 700–1000 calorie meal can not be metabolized quickly so the excess is stored. Why do you think most people are lethargic after lunch? I am never tired after eating but the opposite. Ask yourself how a homeless person who eats once a day can have a fat belly and an athlete that is eating constantly never gains an ounce? In the former his metabolism has shut down as a survival mechanism. Likewise the same primitive response is triggered in us all when we don’t keep our metabolism stoked like the athlete. So the answer is to feed the furnace with a steady stream of healthy food and portions which triggers the body’s natural process of digestion and sends a message to the brain to stop storing it as fat.

@SeventhSense Everyone to their own opinions. I’m just saying what my doctor has told me recently because i’m now a borderline diabetic. I was skipping breakfast and only eating 2 meals a day, I now have to make myself eat 3.

@silvermoon
No that’s good but three meals at the minimum and NEVER skip breakfast because if you think about it, not eating breakfast and waiting until lunch is equivalent to asking the body to go 12 hours without eating( 8 hours sleep plus 4 AM hours) at which point you’re starved and usually end up overeating. This is actually conditioning the body to store calories late in the day to compensate.

@SeventhSense has it right. The traditional 3 meals a day is just that – traditional. It centers more on the workday rather than your body’s actual cycle. In fact, hunger is a signal that you’ve done something wrong, and haven’t fueled your body in time. If you eat as frequently as you should to keep your metabolism running, you should never get hungry. Once your stomach starts growling, your body is starting the process of going into starvation mode…and will start storing instead of burning calories because it assumes there is a scarcity of food.

you are suppose to have 5 small meals a day and drink 8 glasses of water a day…. USUALLY you might mistake thirsty with hungry because your body can do the same thing…. Dieting means eat healthy food not less food….If you want to lose weight just eat healthy meals and go for long walks with your ipod…. You can lose up to 5 kg – 10 kg just keeping moderatly active and eating things you will enjoy. this will help you.
This is also good for sleep and prevent some late night binging – drink a tall glass of hot or warm milk before bed :) feels good

^Good point. Plenty of water and I almost always never get enough. It’s vital for good health and especially weight loss.

Yes, absolutely! Just make sure your meals are small… like, half a bagel and half an apple, or a yogurt cup. You may crave more food but this will prevent hunger.