Excellent Article

Here is a great article from MSN Men's Health. Read it here. It documents seven mistakes a lot of men make when trying to lose weight. Some are obvious, eating too much of the wrong things, for example, but there was one that was surprising: Cutting back too much on calories. There are times when I'll practically starve myself throughout the day, but I do not see that much of a difference when I get on the scale the next morning. The reason, according to the article, is if there is too much of a calorie deficiency, the body thinks you have stranded your car in the desert or something and you're going to starve from lack of food. So, in self-preservation, it stores up calories to prolong your life. Little does it know that you're simply cutting way back voluntarily (Who says you can't fool yourself?). 1600-1800 calories a day is the goal you need to shoot for, and eating protein. My parents make a very good fresh fruit smoothie with protein powder. I think after reading this article, I may try to start making some of those myself.