Why won my body respond to the decreased calories and increased exercise any longer?
BROWN: Katy – congratulations on your weight loss. You have gone very far managing your diet by feel. But, that can only take you so far, in your case the first 30 pounds. To break out of your plateau, you need a better way to accurately modify the balance between your diet and activities. That is known as your Energy Balance. If people could properly modify their Energy Balance by feel alone they would never have weight problems. Following the Energy Balance numbers in my book The Body Fat Guide helps you get the proper balance. Then you will be able to do it by feel. But, until you use the numbers, you won’t be able to do it by feel. MODERATOR: Should Katy change the type of exercise she’s been doing? Has her body acclimated to the workout, or is that just a myth? BROWN: Good question. The amount of calories burned during her activities remains the same. What changes is her fitness level, so that she may feel like she’s not burning as much as she actually is. For example, when you ar
