Losing weight is Simple!
No seriously. Losing weight isn't that hard. Since December of 2005 I've lost a little over 20 pounds and the weight continues to come off at around 1 lbs/week. By the time Burning Man roles around, I should be another 10 to 15 pounds lighter
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Starvation mode usually only kicks in if you're below 1000 calories per day.
Sure, there are things that can make you lose weight faster.
- Exercise (which I did mention accelerates weight loss)
- Cutting back on high-glycemic index/load foods
Regarding the Low-carb thing. I found this entirely unsustainable over the long term, myself. To deny myself a whole category of energy (carbs) was just intoleratble. So I just eat whatever I want, keep my caloric intake to around 2000 calories, and exercise.
I will re-iterate that you do need to watch your caloric intake like a hawk, though. I've seen people fail at this. They claim they're cutting out 500 calories, but in each case they usually fail to account for those small things (25 cals here, 50 cals there...) that add up.
Anyway, I thought some people would be interested in the Hacker's Diet guide and the Physics Diet weight tracker.
A bunch of us have a running thread on a technical forum and everyone who follows the weight loss guide and who plugs in their weight daily seems to be losing at least 1 pound per week.
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Calorie deficit gone from 700/day to 500/day? Try eating slightly smaller meals, reduce the fat in your cooking, or make some other small change.
Calorie deficit gone from 700/day to 900/day? Not bad - you can either enjoy the increased rate of weight loss or enjoy an extra treat every now and then.
http://www.time-to-get-fit.com
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