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Old Mon, May-19-03, 14:58
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I know this may sound weird, but I actually INCREASED my calories to kick start my weight loss! I went from about 1600 calories a day to about 1900-2000 calories a day and I lost 3 lbs in 4 days.

I am a really slow loser, and I'd heard this might kick start my metabolism. Apparently, it works. Sometimes cutting calories actually puts your body in "starvation mode" and slows down your metabolism, so this can actually end up stalling weight loss in the long run.

However, as you said, everyone is different. For me, however, I like the idea of increasing calories to lose rather than having to decrease! It's definitely easier and, of course, I am never hungry. In fact, some days I have to add an additional bit of butter or olive oil to a recipe just to get the calories up there, as I am already too full to eat anything more. My increase in calories also included some veggie carbs.

You may find similar threads about increasing calories and/or veggie carbs to kick start weight loss. Good luck!
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