When It Comes To Fast Weight Loss – Just Remember That 2 + 2 Doesn’t Always Equal 4

… Everyone knows that calories are the enemy, and that extra calories equals the weight gained. Therefore, many people believe that losing weight is as easy as reducing calories. It's just simple math, isn't it? After all, if you eat 3,000 calories a day and reduce 1,000 calories a day, then those extra 2,000 calories should be burned in your body, right? It's as simple as 2 + 2 equals 4, right? Well, this is not true at all. First, let’s talk about the average person who starts eating. This is usually the case… One day you look at yourself in the mirror and you end up frustrated with the way your body looks (or the way your clothes fit) - and on this day you “get angry” and start cutting calories in an effort to starve yourself a little. So you officially start “starving” yourself. On the first day you completely skip breakfast (after all, you are so full of anger and enthusiasm that it is easy to skip breakfast). Then, a few hours later your appetite will quickly stop starving - as your body may not normally have calories for a long time. Lastly, at lunchtime you are so hungry that you feel weak and sad, and yet you tell yourself that you can go through this difficult hunger (after all, you do not want to look like someone who is giving up on your friends and family knowing you are eating). So you have a small piece of fruit for lunch maybe, you are boldly trying to stick to your thin diet plan. Then, after many hours of dinner time you are so hungry and so weak that you have a headache - and you begin to realize that starvation may not be such a good idea. However, she tries to continue for another day or two on this sad diet - because no one likes to feel like quitting. So you're probably going to hold on for another day or two, making yourself miserable right now. There are even brave dieters who may hold on for a week or more, maybe even 2 weeks to get a bold dieters. However, no matter how long you hold it - the result is still the same. You see, even after 2 weeks of starvation you will not make a significant difference in your body when you look in the mirror. Why? It's easy, because the weight lost during starvation is primarily water weight, not actual weight loss. This water weight will be restored as soon as you stop fasting and start eating normally again. Also, when you starve your body starts to burn a few calories a day - so even though you eat fewer calories each day you should remember that your body also burns fewer calories. For example, suppose you typically eat 2,500 calories a day (before you start eating). Then, suddenly, you try to starve yourself by eating only 1,000 calories a day. Guess what? Even if you eat fewer than 1,500 calories a day your body will start to burn fewer than 1,500 calories a day - so your weight will stay the same even if you starve yourself. When your body begins to burn a few calories, it is called the “plateau” of weight loss. This is why almost all malnourished dieters can make weight loss after 2 weeks of dieting. That is why even the most severely “starving” victims often fail within just a few weeks. The fact is that "significant" weight loss cannot be achieved by starvation, and it is useless to try that kind of diet. Real weight loss can only be achieved by giving your body the right types of calories at the right times each day. Your body is like a big engine, and the fact is that you need all 3 kinds of calories (proteins, carbs, and fats) to some degree. The best way to lose weight is to successfully manage these 3 calories, so that your body gets the right amount of protein, the right amount of carbohydrates - and the right amount of fat each day.