How to keep the lost weight off

Question
I am a 17 years old male, 5'10. Since September I have been overworking myself with intense exercise and limiting my calories to a mere 1200 per day! I have went from 80 kg to 63 kg. Now I want to increase my calories to a healthy daily intake (which is about 2400 calories for my age and height) and continue to exercise daily, but moderately. How do I do this without gaining back the fat I have lost?

Answer
Hi Mike,

Keeping the lost weight off is a big problem and counting calories while getting less exercise is not the best solution, I think.

The matter is, the very idea that there's a healthy daily intake is not something the scientists agree upon. Your body is always trying to avoid such a control sticking with what they call 'body weight set point' -- in your case, doubling your calorie intake wile cutting down on physical efforts means creating a positive calorie balance comparing with what you've been on since September.

Yes, you've had a very negative calorie balance and now you hope to make it neutral - but there's no such thing because a balance depends on your history!

What can you do? The best way, in my opinion, is to choose a way of eating when you don't count anything but choose foods that naturally prevent you from overeating by shifting you metabolism from using carbohydrate for energy for using fats (body fat including)

We have an online program (free of charge) that offers exactly such a plan.

Please visit bantadiet.com and look around. If you like what you see, click on 'start no' at any page.

Tanya Zilberter

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