On 2 May 2005 21:07:58 GMT, Ignoramus760
wrote:

On Mon, 2 May 2005 16:46:10 -0400, 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. "

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.

If you eat 20% more food, which increases your "metabolism" by 10%,
would you gain weight or lose weight?

Hint: that's a simple math question.

The anwer is you would gain weight.

Another problem: if you eat 20% less food, which reduces your
metaboism by 10%, would you gain or lose weight?

Answer: you would lose weight.

So, the conclusion is, to lose weight, eat less. Slowed metabolism is
a normal, and quite likely, adaptation to eating less that does not
stop your weight loss, given adequate reduction in calories.

I am also a 5'11" man, and I dropped weight nicely at 1900 cals per
day. I maintain my current weight on 2,500 cals per day.

OK, but what if... you increased you calories by 20% every other day
(and reduced your calorie intake by 20% on the in-between days)?

Simple math would say that it balances out... but this isn't a math
question, it's a biology question. :-)