Friday, September 11, 2009

Missed Meals

Severe calorie restriction create a biological billboard that says, We're starving here! Your body responds by slowing your metabolism in order to hold on to existing energy stores. Whats more, if the food shortage continues, you will begin burning fat and muscle tissue, which will further lower your metobolic rate. If you are skipping meals because you want to look leaner in no time, temporarily reduce your daily carbohydrate intake to below 50 grams , but with our eating less than 2000 calories.

These numbers are based on the average male. Before getting crazy with calorie counts, continue to record your food intake and lets determine a baseline for what you need.

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