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The program is not simply calorie-restrictive. It's low-fat, low-carb, low-sodium AND low-cal. And the little cheats may make you gain some because you may retain water, the sugar may make your blood sugar spike, etc. Now I personally think they overdo the "3 day fat burning thing" a bit. If you maintain the low-cal over time, of course you're going to lose. And everyone has plateaus and periods of losing. If you just hang in there, all will be well. Originally Posted by iluvindiana
Someone help me understand.....We are on a calorie restictive diet, so we should lose regardless if we have a small "cheat" or not...correct?? Then the MRC center talks about being in the "fat burning" mode and if we take a bit of something off program then we won't lose. Why not, if our calories are low?? Not that I am thinking of cheating, just trying to understand.
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