| Ever wondered why, after experiencing fast | | | | Beginning the second week, pick two other days |
| weight loss over the first few weeks of a diet, | | | | of the week and remember to eat 500 fewer |
| your weight seems to stop dropping and level | | | | calories. Remember to follow the changes you |
| off? This is usually caused by your metabolism. | | | | made the previous week. |
| Metabolism is the rate by which your body burns | | | | |
| calories for energy, and the faster your | | | | The third week, add 400 calories to your diet on |
| metabolism is, the more calories you burn in a | | | | Tuesday and Friday, so you’ll eat 2,400 |
| day. If your weight levels off in the middle of a | | | | calories. |
| diet, it’s simply because your metabolism has | | | | Finally pick any two days and eat 500 calories less |
| slowed down enough to match your decreased | | | | on those days. |
| intake of food. So what do you do next? | | | | After the four weeks, return to your regular diet |
| Click Here to read the detailed review of Every | | | | for the next two weeks. Afterwards, repeat the |
| Other Day Diet | | | | whole procedure all over again. As you go along, |
| Fortunately, “calorie shifting” can fix this. | | | | you’ll realize that you can break your weight |
| Calorie shifting is a method of confusing the | | | | plateau and keep losing weight without really |
| metabolism to keep it from settling down, | | | | starving. |
| ensuring continuous burning of calories as your | | | | Make sure to eat healthy throughout the calorie |
| diet goes along. This results in continued weight | | | | shifting phase, as well. As you go along, you may |
| loss. | | | | notice that certain combination of food result in |
| To try calorie shifting, you’ll need to have a | | | | reasonable weight loss — without tasting bad |
| healthy, stable diet to begin with — this | | | | together. |
| shouldn’t be hard to come up with when | | | | But remember that you’re not really barred |
| you’re already on a special diet. After | | | | from visiting your favorite fast food restaurant |
| you’ve stuck to the diet for at least a | | | | once or twice weekly. It makes the diet a lot |
| month, you can then try the following steps: | | | | more fun than otherwise, and the healthier items |
| On the first week, add 300 more calories to your | | | | on the menu can actually help you lose more |
| diet on two equally-spaced days, such as Sunday | | | | weight in the long run. With calorie shifting, you |
| and Wednesday. Follow your usual calorie intake | | | | can continue losing weight without starving or |
| on all the other days. | | | | exercising beyond sanity. |