Repairing your broken furnace (Metabolism)

Thanks, great article...I've never been dieting before, but I have accumulated weight since I moved to Canada seven years ago (change in habits, probably) and more and more weight gain since last year surgery. I've became slow and sleepy and...overweight!
I've started with a "low carb - good carb - healthy diet" last week. Basically, I have eliminated all the sugars and white flours, and all the cookies and chocolates I used to eat with coffee each evening. I have changed to whole grain breads, less carbohydrates and changed to "good" fats, such as avocado (I always got olive oil, but learnt that it is not healthy to use it for cooking, so I use it only for salads and turned into cooking with grape seed oil instead)
What I have increased is the amount of veggetables: lots of apples for snacks, spinach salads, cucumbers and carrots.
I drink black and green tea (without sugar or milk) all day long (about 5 cups)
It's too early to notice anything (i guess) but I can't see any weight loss yet (I seem to go from 174 to 176 from morning to evening and day after day. I started with 179, went down just a bit and stayed last three days in 174-176)...I'm not exercising for two reasons: 1) When I come home is dark and late and my energy level is zero (after doing all the housechores, dinner, etc., I don't feel ready for anything but the laptop) and 2) Exercising seems to be too much fo me, even in small amounts. Not sure what came first: the weight or the lack of energy, but one may be causing the other in a never-stopping cycle.
I hope to feel better after a few weeks and be able to do some exercise.
Your article has given me hope and opened my eyes on facts such as when to eat what (I was eating avocado sandwiches in the morning, I guess I have to leave the avocados for the evenings only now).
Thanks for the great posting.

good article just start progarm

Very interesting and seemingly makes sense but I am wondering who Terry Christian is as well and is there any scientific evidence to back this?

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Thank you for posting this.

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Oops. Double Post - Time for bed.

Great article thanks

First of all, who is Terry Christian? I can't believe all of the hoopla in this forum over an article by some unknown that is full of unreferenced claims. Starvation after 5-6 hours? That has been proven false. Aerobic exercise....even running a couple miles will catabolize muscle? GMAFB. Come on people, there are hundreds of posters on this forum that have proven these claims false. I can't believe everyone's overlooking these red flags in hopes of "restoking their metabolic furnace".

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Thanks! Excellent information.

I just try to not let myself get too hungry, that's how I gained weight in the first place. I would not eat all day because I was working all day and then be so starving I would eat EVERYTHING I could get my hands on as quick as I could before my next job started!!! Now I've calmed my life down and am getting my diet under control. I can't imagine having to think about all of the things mentioned here but I practice some of them daily . Good read.

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