Our bodies are feeding machines. Some people claim that the best diets
are low-fat or glycaemic index or high protein, and I have read endless,
ill-informed articles proclaiming that the only way to burn fat and boost
metabolism is to cut carbohydrates.
This is not true.The only way to lose
weight through diet is to cut calories to fewer than your body needs. Some
people lose weight the exercise method, eating a reasonable daily amount
and burning several hundred calories a day in exercise.
There is something
to be said for this, but too much exercise has other downsides, like wear
and tear on joints and muscles and stressing the body so the brain thinks
you are running from danger. It is never a good idea to exercise for hours
on end simply to use calories.
Far better to do a half-and-half method,
where you do moderate cardio every other day then tone and stretch
for shape and firmness and eat a few hundred calories less than you need.
As long as your body is fed and nourished, as it will be in your Crash Diet,
you have no need of more calories.
