As you get older, your metabolism slows down. This is why it is much easier to lose weight when you are younger than when you get older. It is the reason why I found it difficult to lose weight in my 40s when I had no problem at all losing baby weight when I was in my 20s. Your metabolism relies on fuel to keep it going. And the earlier in the day you get your metabolism going, the more calories you burn off during the course of the day. This is why we are often told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Some so called “diet experts” say that breakfast is not important as they try to push pills or fad diets. Not true. While medical science has come a long way in recent years, the basic components of how our bodies work has not changed. The truth of the matter is that you need to boost your metabolism when you want to lose weight. This is why starvation diets do not work. When you starve yourself, your metabolism shuts down. Your body is smart - it knows it is not getting enough fuel so in response; it slows the metabolism to conserve the fuel that it has. You aren’t going to lose 20 pounds by starving yourself. But the lack of fuel in your body will lower your immune system and can make you susceptible to colds and other illnesses.
In addition to boosting your metabolism, which I will tell you how to do; you also need to cut your calorie intake. This does not mean that you go hungry, but that you consume the correct amount of calories each day. The purpose of eating is to sustain your body and provide it with the nutrients it needs to function. You never want to consume less than 1200 calories a day or else your metabolism will shut down. You will not feel well; you will be hungry all of the time and just plain uncomfortable. This is not a safe way to lose weight for any length of time, even three weeks. You have to eat, but eating the right foods makes all the difference.
When you cut your calorie intake and increase your metabolism through a variety of different methods, you will lose weight. People who are successful at losing quite a bit of weight understand how this works and follow this method. The only problem with this safe and effective weight loss method is that it tends to work slowly. If you join a weight loss group or seek the guidance of a doctor, you will lose about 1 to 2 pounds a week. This is considered to be a safe way to lose weight.
Trying my method to lose 20 pounds in 3 weeks will enable you to speed up the process. But again, this is meant to be a short-term diet. It will work well if you only have 20 pounds that you want to lose, want to jump start a diet or if you have reached a diet plateau when on a weight loss program. It is not meant to be the long-term diet for losing a lot of weight.
Now that you understand the simple weight loss process, you are ready to begin to learn how to lose 20 pounds in 3 weeks. Tomorrow Ill be posting the next part of my weight loss system: Find You Ideal Calorie Consumption.
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