Eat More, Lose Weight -- For Real!

Eat more and lose weight. Sounds strange doesn't it? For so many years you've counted calories until you're blue in the face.

Can you really eat more to lose weight?

How many calories should you eat to lose weight?

The answers may surprise you!

Your Body in Denial

OK, so you've been dieting for years. Probably yo-yo-ing 10 or 15 pounds. And now you're finding it harder to lose weight.

Well, how about cutting calories a bit more? It works for a time, then the weight loss stops. You go lower and get the same results.

Why? Your body is in denial.

Calories and Losing Weight

The problem is not that you're eating too many calories, but that you're eating too few! If you're living on fewer than 1,200 calories a day, your body is likely going into starvation mode. And when that happens, it holds on to every ounce of fat that it can! Your body doesn't know when it will next get the food it needs.

So the trick is to get your body out of starvation mode and back into losing weight mode. Guess what -- you likely have to eat more!

Quality Counts

No, you can't take this as license to eat your daily calories as chocolate or ice cream or other snacks. Your body also needs nutrition to get out of starvation mode. Find a good, balanced diet of at least 1,200 calories a day and eat up!

Don't Worry - Be Happy!

You may not lose weight on your new healthy plan -- not at first. Your body is reluctant to come out of hibernation too soon, so it may take a couple of weeks until it's convinced it will keep getting the food it needs.

If you've been upsetting your metabolism for years, it will take time to get it back into sync. But it's time well spent, because you won't feel so deprived anymore.

Yep, you can eat more to lose weight!

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