How many times do you eat a day?

You are doing fine.  You are using your brain to come up with and stick to a plan that is working.

I eat 6 times a day.  I am over a year out and at goal, and in order to get everything in, eating healthy foods not crap, I have to eat that often.

If it is planned it is NOT grazing

Anne

As often as I want. Yes, I graze but protein first.

The secret for me has been five or six small meals everyday since day 1. 

I am approaching seven years out and still at my goal weight.  It works for me.  I would never do three meals a day.

I could not survive if  I only ate 3 times a day.  5 years out and I eat 7-8 times a day. 

I eat 6-7 times a day.  Have since I was early post-op.  I will be 7 years out in August and I am maintaining my weight loss.  It keeps my blood sugar (and metabolism, BTW) stable throughout the day.

Look at how many vets who are 5+ years out and are maintaining their weight loss eating 6 or more times a day have replied to this post already.  That should easily refute what the Nut told you.  

Pas long as you don't eat excess calories because you are eating more frequently, eating a greater number of smaller meals will NOT annotate your weight loss.  The calories are the same whether you eat something all at one meal or break it up into 2 meals eaten 3 hours apart.

Lora

Holy cow I only eat once maybe two times a day.  I am 18 days out.  i do have a shake or two a day but like today I had a shake and will have dinner in a frew hours.  What am I do so wrong?

I eat about 5 times every day. I don't want to starve myself so I eat 5 small meals a day and drink lots of fluids. I drink protein powder every morning and some nutria bars. I love drinking fruit juices or smoothies. I don't eat junk foods and oily foods. I exercise regularly and eat fruits daily.