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Billy Bean
Thu, Jun-28-07, 17:16
When I was young and lean, I could eat anything I want and all
I want without gaining any additional weight. I didn't have to
worry about how many calories are in one cheeseburger or how
much fat is in that weekly pizza. When I heard stories and saw
ads about people struggling to lose weight, I simply thought
it couldn't happen to me. I was practically in food heaven in
the early years of my life.

I began to eat low fat and low calorie foods after doing
some initial research. Didn't work for me that well. I was
basically starving myself and yet I didn't notice any
weight loss after shedding off the first few pounds. What I
hated the most was the starving aspect of the diet. Why was
I starving myself purposedfully? I'm living in a plentiful,
industrialized country for god's sake! I then tried a the
low carb method, which I quickly find out was practically
the same as the previous method. I couldn't eat more than
an apple per day! What's the point of living if I have to
feel so miserable about eating so little?

After scrounging for more weight loss plans and methods, I
stumbled upon diet plans that were less harsh than the
previous methods but worked much slower. I tried it for
about two months but only lost less than a pound! This
might work if I went through the program all the way, but
by that time, I would probably be in my forties already.
Again I searched for more information and tried diet pills.
Basically they were even worse than what I've tried before.
I felt that the only value those pills had were their
placebo effects. After searching for more weight loss
methods and plans (many of which were basically copy- cats
of one another), I was on the verge of giving up.

One fine morning, however, I stumbled upon a new theory on
weight loss: The Shifting Calories Theory. I was intrigued
because it was something unique. The theory basically
states that our bodies metabolism burns future calories at
a rate based on the average of how many calories the person
has burned previously (a few days past). This basically
means that our bodies' metabolism has a sort of a memory of
how many calories to burn. However, if we suddenly change
the types and amounts of calories we eat, we can trick our
body into burning more fat. Though there are more details,
that's basically how it works. And it does work, at least
for me. I've already lost thirty-six pounds using this
method. I'm not saying that all of the other methods are
worthless, but if you've tried a lot of plans already but
failed, you should give this a shot.

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