When you skip a meal or two, your body reacts by slowing the metabolism

1. SKIP BREAKFAST (or other meals) When you cut calories, you will lose weight. That much is true. But skipping a meal is not the right way to do this - especially if the meal you skip is breakfast. Much better than skipping any meal is eating more often - that's right we said eating more often. Here's why... When you skip a meal or two, your body reacts by slowing the metabolism. Then when it's time to eat, you're hungrier and you end up eating more than your metabolism can handle. This means that if you normally eat 1,800 calories, but then decide to lose weight by skipping breakfast and lunch but then eat 1,200 calories at dinner, your metabolism isn't "up and running" to handle the sudden calorie load at dinner time and the extra calories get stored - as fat. So skipping a meal or two might sound good and right for losing weight, but it is the wrong thing to do. Much better is to eat more often - maybe 5 or 6 times per day. If you can graze on smaller portions all through the day, your body's metabolism can handle it and nothing is sent to fat storage - provided of course that you stay within the normal calorie guidelines for your body type. 2. CUT YOUR CALORIES WAY BACK Cutting calories is definitely the way to lose weight but if you are too dramatic about it, then your body will over-react and go into starvation mode. If your body thinks that there is no enough food to be had, it will react by hanging on to whatever fat it can - to keep you alive all through the "starvation mode". What does this mean for you? Unless you are using prescription weight loss medication under doctors' orders, you should never be eating less than 1,200 calories per day for women or 1,400 calories per day for men. 3. WALK EVERY DAY Walk yourself thin. Sounds good, doesn't it? The problem is that going for a walk is a low-intensity, low-calorie effort. So while it may take some weight off if you really have lots to lose, it won't do the job you want if you're trying to get down to your ideal weight. When doctors say get some exercise to lose weight, we're talking about other higher-intensity cardiovascular activities - like jogging, swimming, gym class or pretty much anything that gets you into a sweat. More : success 400 calorie diet 48 hour diet success 5 bite diet success 5 factor diet success stories fast 5 diet success stories 5 bite diet success stories fast 5 diet success 500 calorie diet success stories 5 factor diet success 500 calorie diet success 600 calorie diet success stories 7 day diet success stories 800 calorie diet success 800 calorie diet success stories 811 diet success 811 diet success stories 9th law diet success 900 calorie diet success diet metabolism diet metabolism and disease diet metabolism boost diet metabolism slow down diet metabolism miracle diet metabolism b diet metabolism slow diet metabolism booster diet metabolism change diet metabolism confusion diet metabolism 13 days diet metabolism and lifespan in drosophila diet and metabolism diet bone metabolism and osteoporosis hcg diet metabolism boosters dr oz diet metabolism booster miracle diet metabolism b best diet metabolism boost beyond diet metabolism type test beyond diet metabolism type diet by metabolism diet metabolism change 13 days low calorie diet metabolism diet coke slows metabolism diet coke metabolism cheat day diet metabolism low carb diet metabolism change your metabolism diet crash diet metabolism 13 day diet metabolism diet hilton head diet metabolism diet metabolism diet and disease dual efficient metabolism diet 13 day metabolism diet menu metabolism miracle diet daily mail daily mail metabolism diet 14 day metabolism diet 3 day metabolism diet carbohydrate efficient metabolism diet effects diet metabolism diet soda effect metabolism diet exercise metabolism inborn errors metabolism diet diet pills effect metabolism metabolism diet side effects metabolism enhancing diet 13 day metabolism diet side effects diet metabolism foods metabolism miracle diet food list faster metabolism diet diet for metabolism diet for high metabolism diet for metabolism b diet for slow metabolism diet for metabolism 13 days diet for the metabolism change diet for boosting metabolism high metabolism diet gain weight diet snapple metabolism green tea german metabolism diet fast metabolism diet gain weight diet green tea metabolism good metabolism diet how to get a fast metabolism diet grapefruit diet metabolism glucose metabolism diet gm diet metabolism hilton head metabolism diet high metabolism diet hospital metabolism diet hilton head metabolism diet menu high metabolism diet men high metabolism diet plan hilton head metabolism diet over 35 hilton head metabolism diet plan hilton head metabolism diet book hilton head metabolism diet recipes diet metabolism increase diet increase metabolism lose weight kickstart your metabolism diet jillian michaels jillian michaels metabolism diet jump start metabolism diet