why shifting calories diet works so well for dieters

Although a lot of us may have heard the popular dieting habit nowadays called the Shifting Calories diet, most of us may not be aware of the how this works physiologically. To have an inkling on how this diet has been effective, we have to have an idea first how the traditional dieting failed to cure obesity.

The rationale of the traditional ’starvation’ diet is simply ‘eat less and lose weight’. This may sound correct literally and superficially. However, losing or gaining weight does not depend solely on the individual’s type and amount of caloric intake.

Starvation can bring out changes in the endocrine and metabolic systems of a person due to lesser intake of calories. This would cause the body to adapt to such changes by storing more food in a quick manner leading to fat buildup. Worse still, this would stimulate muscular breakdown so that needed energy will be released.

This physiological adaptation of the calorie-deprived body will end up in water loss as the body attempts to flush out toxic metabolic by-products. This water loss would seem loss of weight at the outset. But this is only temporary as water weight can be regained after resuming normal diet. Further, it can also cause more weight gain in the form of fat- losing general muscle mass at the same time.

The shifting calories diet approach is very different from the normal starvation diet. It revolves around constantly changing your food intake amounts and types, all the while maintaining the necessary nutritional balance to avoid the muscle loss side effects.

What this means on a practical level is that instead of eating three meals a day, you eat four or five smaller ones daily. Each meal varies greatly with the types of food it offers and the amounts. In this way, you allow your body to burn fat and yet maintain a healthy food intake each day. During these mini-meals, you eat all you want, yet never allow yourself to feel “full.” This is important in making calorie shifting work.

The shifting calories diet, like any other diets need to be supplemented with the right amount of regular exercise and other healthy habits to experience its maximum potential. No need to be very enthusiastic about it initially to overlook other essential factors. This diet can benefit wonderfully even with just a daily walk around the block.

Traditional starvation dieting just doesn’t work. Worse, it can cause more harm than good, and is most definitely NOT good for your body. By using the shifting calories diet, you can burn off that excess fat (not muscle) and keep eating the things you normally would in plentiful amounts.