You really can lose weight rapidly, efficiently and safely. Getting the fat off and keeping it off depends on stoking the natural fat burning mechanisim in your body called the meatbolism.

How will raising the meatbolism help me to lose weight?

When we start a weight loss program, the first thing to do is to reduce our food portions and calories. Naturally it follows that more exercise burns more calories and creates a weight loss on the scale.

Why doesn't the usual diet and exercise plan work longterm? To most of us the concept of burning more than we take in makes sense, although the reasoning is actually not correct: by burning large numbers of calories more than we consume, our bodies sense starvation and lower the metabolism.

You see, our bodies are programmed for survival and strive to maintain homeostasis.

If your body detects drastically reduced caloric intake it will automatically slow the basal metabolism to conserve it's fat reserves for survival.

What can be done to avoid a sluggish metabolism? The truth is you need to eat, and eat frequently to let your body know you are not starving.

What about exercise, isn't it supposed to be good for you? You bet. The health benefit of regular exercise is well documented. I certainly won't argue that exercise is a part of any healthy lifestyle. But, what if you could exercise smarter instead of harder and still get results?

Doesn't exercise boost your metabolism? Yes, it does and builds muscle mass too. You will remember that muscle actually takes more calories to maintain than fat does, so muscle does raise the metabolism.

Most diets will not provide enough protein to maintain lean muscle mass. You see, without adequate dietary protein, your body will simply burn muscle rather than fat.