Weight Loss Strategies
Dear [C],
The disc is on its way to you. Send me a check for $8 when you get a chance. That will cover everything.
Yep, those last pounds are the most difficult to lose. I’ve read that it’s important to always keep something in the stomach, whether dieting or not. Doing so keeps the body from going into starvation mode, where the metabolism slows down and calorie consumption likewise falls. Burning fewer calories per hour as a result makes losing weight more difficult (painful) — even when you’re eating very little. This is not to say that you _can’t_ lose weight by starving yourself. Indeed you can. But that’s a very painful way to go and has many health ramifications that I’m sure you know. It seems therefore, that the better approach is to eat just enough to keep the metabolism at normal levels, yet still lose weight. For me, that seems to be around 1000 calories a day. If I eat that, and can stick to it, I’ll lose between one and two pounds a week, even when I’m not exercising. Perhaps by raising your calorie consumption a bit, the LA Weight Loss people have gotten your metabolism back up to where it needs to be in order to lose weight in a relatively pain-free manner. Good luck, and I hope you reach your goal by the alumni convention.
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Tom