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Learn Why Keeping Your Body in a Stavation State is Making You Fatter

We all know what happens when we don’t put fuel into our automobiles, they don’t perform as they should or at all! Well, the same thing happens to our bodies. Would you ever let a fine automobile run out of gas or even get so low on fuel that the performance is affected? So why do we keep our bodies in a state of starvation in an effort to lose weight? Especially when a reduction in calories actually hampers our fat burning ability.

If you do not supply your body with enough fuel, i.e. calories, the body thinks it’s in a state of starvation and will go out of it’s way to protect the body mass it has by slowing metabolism. It is often difficult for our clients to believe that they need to eat more food to lose weight, but it’s true. Many Americans, especially chronic dieters, are walking around in a state of starvation and they don’t know it. How many calories do you believe you need to eat in a day 1,200? 1,500? 2,000?

Would you be surprised to learn that the landmark research on starvation during World War II limited the calories of it’s participants to 1,600 per day. This is a STARVATION study. Many of you are walking around every day eating less than that. We have found that 1,200 calories is a very common number for diet books and diet centers to recommend. That’s 400 calories per day less than the starvation study!

We have a different perspective. We believe that by constantly fueling your engine and stablizing your blood sugar you will begin to see fat pour away at a rate you never thought could be achieved. We recommend that you consume a supportive meal every 3-3 1/2 hours to keep that blood sugar stable and keep your body out of starvation mode.

©June 2005 Blue Star Fitness