Week by Week Guide To Calorie Shifting

If you are already following a well-balanced diet, then you can try calorie shifting as a boost to your current weight loss plan. To begin calorie shifting, you must already be eating enough for your body's needs. Given that you are doing this, you must then eat less than what you would normally take in. This is where you would incorporate certain low-calorie foods into your diet, foods which fill you up but pack you with less calories. If your body feels full but is taking in less calories, your metabolism is “tricked” into adjusting to your current rate of fat-burning.

Ready to start shifting calories? Here are some basic steps to beginning a calorie shifting diet:

1. Find out what your basic calorie needs are. Consider your activities, your well-being, and consult your health practitioner to help you calculate your daily calorie needs. You can also use an online calorie calculator for this.

2. Once you've got your daily calories calculated, kick-start calorie shifting by adding 300 calories two times a week within a one-week period. Do this on Wednesday and Sunday of that week.

3. On the following week, lower your calorie intake by 500 two times a week within a one week period. Do this on Monday and Thursday of that week.

4. In the next week, make another 400 calorie increase for one week, this time on the Tuesday and Friday of that week.

5. Finally, make a 500 calorie reduction twice a week, on the Wednesday and Saturday of this particular week.

As you can see, calorie shifting should be a safe, natural approach to losing weight, but in a prescribed pattern that let's your body adjust to the calories you are currently consuming at certain intervals. Remember, it's not about starving yourself but rather eating the right foods at certain times so that you feel full, burn fat, and achieve a natural weight loss of around 2 to 3 pounds per week. Once you learn new eating habits through calorie shifting, your body will naturally respond, resulting in optimum weight loss.

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