Gifter
I have heard that saying the whole eat breakfast like a king. I dont buy that in term sof hunger anyways - I see the logic but not the practicalities.
Most people nowadays have a quick two min breakfast more often than not due to time. Most importantly though - say you do have a breakfast like a king - you might not be hungry for lunch, you skip it, and then by dinner you may be so famished that youll just stuff your face again.
I tend to skip meals and get so hungry I just stuff my face. Been learning to have breakfast and lunch and dinner now in regular intervals etc.
I agree, it is hard to eat a lot for breakfast, I usually allow 10minutes max for breakfast which is silly (sometimes 5minutes), but also think eating a late break-fast is not so bad in certain conditions. Agree the set times thing is a very good idea and not missing meals is very important.
The premise I've read which makes sense is to drink a glass of water first thing, to wash away excess acids (plus food residues etc), then 15minutes (or more) later to then have breakfast (but never get up early enough to do this, except the weekend). In terms of 'Eat like a king' I see it as eating well rather than big per se, I have raw milk with either chia seed (to get a good balance of omega 3 to 6), or if not feeling like soaking the chia seeds the night before I have a gluten free muesli and a good swig of flax oil. Then at lunch I allow myself to eat big if I want, but always try to keep dinner light, or if not light then early. When you eat large meals (especially protein rich) it drains your bodies oxygen supplies whilst the food is digested (hence feeling like a snooze after a large meal), it is very important IMO that you have almost fully digested before sleep as it will otherwise interfere with the bodies repair during sleep, you will be more prone to waking with aches etc (I certainly am).
I've said before, for Chich, I think that adding daily amounts of Cayenne Pepper is important for increasing thermogenesis, hence you can maintain a higher calorific intake and still loose weight. Plus it seems to be a big help in reducing hunger (especially in a drink with a lemon and a small amount of honey/agave/maple syrup AKA the master cleanse), but mainly for me I seem to crave bad ood less when I maintain good omega3 intake so I am fairly sure a lot of folks cravings are their bodies cravings for Omega3 and we confuse that for general food craving IMO etc. Apparently the lemon/cayenne mix does not cause hunger pangs as long as no solids are present (so if some of the lemons solids/pith are in the drink it will cause the stomach to start releasing acids which in turn may cause the hunger feelings).
The King-Prince-Pauper thing I see as largely concerned with Protein and Fats, which may release their energy very quickly, which is why I would avoid pork and some shellfish altogether (also because of purine content as mentioned already that I believe Chich's body is already probably dealing with a lot of waste whilst he trains hard AND looses weight), well being vegi I would anyway, but if I did eat meat, especially having a history of Gout in my family.
I wouldn't have the isotonic drinks from Gym vending machines etc (after all a lemon/cayenne/honey/minerals drink is a clean homemade version without the processed sugars), but would definitely have something extra if I was on such a high intensity training schedule, something like this would be what I would have -
http://www.algaecal.com/algaecal-clinical-study.html (the AlgeaCal Plus Calcium) coupled with some homebrew I would make for whilst training, or I would get to know the roles D3, K2 (MK4 and MK7 especially), A, B, C, E all have and be sure my diet had plenty (D3 will take care of itself in the summer if you are out biking a lot of course) along with the increased alkaline minerals and if possible some oxygen adjunct (Vitamin F is of course Omega 3/6 and has been done to death so hopefully we are conscious of the role HDL/LDL have and how they are reliant on Vit D3 & K2 etc).
Each to their own though, I'm my own guinea-pig and feel pretty good/confident being so.
/End Waffle