455 wrote:
" A high calorie diet is the next best way to increase metabolism.
Consuming mass quantities of high calorie food will increase
metabolic rate by up to 10 percent. On the contrary, a malnutritious
(light) diet could lower your metabolism by 10 percent. "
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I am 5'11'' 200lbs and trying to lose 15lbs of body fat through
weight/cardio training and a clean diet. I "should" be consuming 3000
calories a day, but have held between 1800-2000 for the past 3 weeks
dropping 15lbs. If I consume the recommended 3000 a day for my
weight/height, should I expect to lose body fact quicker? This
statement is confusing to me.

Drinking lots of water helps raise your metabolism. So does eating small
meals throughout the day. I eat about every two hours, and I can lose
weight eating 2,500 kcal per day, at 5' 10" and 185.

It all comes down to calories in vs. calories out. What Ignoramus said is
correct. Your metabolism will slow to some degree. But, that's normal.

You can add a "re-feed" day in your week as I do. I've been told it helps
reassure your metabolism that it's not going to starve, so don't slow down.
Also, dieting with out a re-feed day begins to suck after awhile. You still
need to enjoy life.

And try not to run a caloric deficit greater than 1,000 per day. This not
only will help maintain your metabolism, but also keep lean body mass. You
don't just lose fat, but also LBM. The key is to keep as much LBM as
possible while dropping weight. And if you're dropping weight fast, you'll
lose a bunch of LBM.
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-Larry