Know's what he's talking about. The two above points make the dif between success and falling off the wagon IMHO.
For me though, I do better to eat 3 meals. I read a book (EAT TO LIVE) and he talks about not eating the small meal several times a day. He says it's because it keeps your body/organs in a constant state of digestion which is not good for you. I used to eat 6 mini meals and it was okay, but it was a hassle ordering my life around what and when I was going to eat. so after reading that, I found 3 is better for my body.
Just started Cross fit yesterday. I was the only girl in our basics class. What a rooster fest. LOL I thought I'd be a mess today., but the only thing sore is my quads. Yikes. We did do massive squats.
Crossfit should be very effective for making lean muscle n endurance.
As far as the three meals or several
you are correct to adjust it to your needs. If you can not meld life schedule and eating you are setting yourself up to fail.
I also agree that red meat and dairy are fine in moderation at some point.
The problem with food addicts is at first eating a little cheese triggers a craving for MORECHEESE!!!!
I recomend a very clean diet for the first month if you can hack it.
Then mellow out a bit until you find a happy medium.
Don't be to hard on yourself.
I know some very high level athletes
who have a cheat day.
What ever works for you.
I also recomend staying away from your scale. It will only frusterate you.
Just trust that if you are eating well and exercising good things are happening.
Of course you want to keep track
but the scale can really mess with your mind unnessecarilly.