it is better

Yes, if you only eat a certain points in the day your body starves itself thinking it won't get more food so it stores your food as fat. Little and often makes your body burn what it takes in and uses it thus not converting it to fat, at least thats what Ive picked up. best ask someone who is qualified to answer this one.

it is better for your metabolism

Well, my grandfather ate about 8 times a day, small portions. He was slim and healthy and lived to a very ripe old age and worked pretty much up to the end.

it is better for the metabolism

I agree with nearly evryone here but i must say Icelanna no disrespect to your father but my hubby is waiting for dyalisis and his diatecian has told him that he needs to eat at least three small meals a day to lose the stone he needs to go onto thr transplant list and this dietician is a renal diectician so she knows what she is talking about, how can you dad have that reasoning as a nutritionist when we have told foe years to eat three small meals a day and any snacking should be on fruit or healthy items, sorry but i believe my hubby 's diectician before your dad, as clivr and eerybody else has said t will take you body tiome to get used to the change and then when your stomach starts to shrink you will be wanting to eat less anyway.