It's interesting how skinny people always think there is a simple solution: eat less. As someone who was obese (140 pounds overweight) for much of his life, this is one thing in which I am an expert. And I can tell you there IS a simple solution, but that's NOT it. Eating less sends your body into starvation mode, so that any calorie consumed goes directly to fat with no chance of becoming energy. Over-exercising stresses the body, which produces a similar reaction. If you are very overweight and have been so for many years, there is an 80 percent chance this diet will work for you: The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet. No, you don't cut out carbs (like Atkins, which can be unhealthy), you don't cut out calories, and you don't cut out fat. You simply eat all your carbs for the day in one meal. The rest of the day you eat low carb. It's that simple. Sounds too good to be true, right? It adjusts for a hunger-cycle imbalance: eating carbs all day is what makes the body produce too much insulin which spirals everything out of control and amplifies obesity. The "diet" (it's really more of a slight alteration of normal eating) is an easy and healthy way to carefully lose lots of weight with no side-effects. And yes, I lost 140 pounds slowly (the good way) over two years. I have the "Jared" jeans to prove it, along with a few "before" pictures. I have been skinny and healthy ever since. The diet, for those who are curious, was developed over a decade by two doctors, who are experimenting and refining their results. Please go to www dot carbohydrateaddicts dot com for more info.
