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Low calorie diets are diets that, well, are low in calories, generally below 1,200 calories a day.

I personally do not see this as an optimal way of life. Your body needs a base level of calories just to maintain your current existence - the energy for your heart to pump, for your hair to grow, for your fat to disappear, etc. This is called your basal metabolic rate - it keeps your vital organs functioning. When you go much lower than that, your body might start to think, omigosh, I’m being deprived of food, I had better hang on to every calorie possible!

You can learn more about BMR at

• BMR Calculator
• Discovery Health

Anywhos, if you cut out all excess junk foods and eat only whole foods like fresh fruit/meats/etc., you’ll generally eat ‘way less calories than usual. But if you want to get the scoop on low calorie resources, consider:

• 1000 Calorie Diet Menu
• Diet Recipes
• Low Calorie Cookbook reviews
• Low Calorie Desserts - AOL Body
• Low Calorie Diet information and recipes at iVillage.com
• Low Calorie Recipes & Meal Ideas, Healthy Living & Low Calorie Diets _ Food Network
• Research that will change your life! _ CRS
• The Low Calorie Diet

Do check out the resources above - perhaps you’ll find that a low-calorie diet is the one for you.

Enjoy,

Staff

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