Calorie Shifting
The Frustrating Plateau
If you've tried dieting for any amount time, you might be familiar with hitting the dismaying "plateau" (also called "the wall"). You're losing weight at a good pace, and then seemingly out of nowhere, weight loss comes to an instant halt, and nothing seems to budge it.
This plateau typically occurs 3–5 weeks after you've started and reappears every second or third week afterward. At this point, many people get frustrated and quit their weight loss attempts altogether.
It's Natural
What most people don't realize is this is actually their body's natural defense mechanism kicking in. When your routine changes, your body attempts to figure out what's changed and how to react. In the case of reduced-calorie diets, your body thinks you're entering a period of starvation, so it tries to slow down your metabolism so it can conserve calories for later use.
The Trick
Calorie shifting is the answer to this problem. By varying the number and type of calories you eat every day, your metabolism remains in a constant fat-burning state. This is yet another benefit of the SunSlim plan. Not only are you kept in a fed state, but the foods combinations you're consuming are designed to prevent this plateau from happening in the first place.
This meal plan varies both calorie counts and the types of food you're eating. One day you may eat higher carbohydrate levels in the morning and mostly protein in the evening. The next day, the reverse might be true. Some days you focus mostly on one of these types. Ultimately, your body is kept in such a "confused" state, it has to keep burning fat right off of you.
