Originally Posted by RB

when you don't eat any food, you're training your body to store fat more efficiently because it doesn't know when its going to get its next meal. Thus, your body becomes more adapt at storing fat.

That's why people who are super fit usually have 5-6 small meals a day rather than 3 medium ones. They have a more continuous amount of food coming in so that their body doesn't start to store fat easier.