Calorie Shifting Diets - What Are They and How Do They Work?
Monday, November 9th, 2009The body’s metabolism controls how slowly or how quickly it burns calories to produce energy, and the metabolism can rise and fall depending on your diet and fitness level. If your metabolism slows down, the number of calories your body burns in a day decreases with it. This is the reason why people experience plateaus after dieting for a few days or weeks — their metabolisms have slowed down to match the decreased intake of calories.