| Yes, it's true. I eat a lot every day, but never gain | | | | as much fat in order to feel full, but you're adding a lot |
| weight. How do I do it? You might be surprised. Here | | | | more calories. |
| are the three simple things I do that let me eat all I | | | | Don't get me wrong, though. I don't eat nuts and twigs! I |
| want without gaining a pound: | | | | eat low fat ice-cream, cereal bars, graham crackers |
| 1. I build muscle through daily exercise. I do push ups, pull | | | | and other tasty snacks. Just about any high-fat snack |
| ups and crunches. Not a lot, mind you. I total about | | | | has a low-fat alternative at the grocery store these |
| twenty minutes of exercise each day. But that twenty | | | | days. Try them out -- you'll like them! |
| minutes has built up a lot of muscle mass, and for | | | | 3. I eat a larger number of smaller meals. Instead of |
| every pound of muscle you build you burn fifty calories | | | | having three big meals, I have three smaller meals and |
| a day without having to do any extra exercise. | | | | have reasonably healthy snack food in between. |
| 2. I eat low-fat foods and snacks. I avoid foods that | | | | Eating smaller meals more often keeps your |
| have high fat content, because each gram of fat adds | | | | metabolism working at full speed, which keeps those |
| 9 calories, whereas one gram of carbohydrate or | | | | calories burning all day long. |
| protein only adds 4 calories. That's right -- each gram | | | | So there you have it. I eat and eat and eat and never |
| of fat costs you more than twice the calories of carbs | | | | gain weight, because I exercise each day, choose |
| or protein while occupying the same amount of space | | | | low-fat alternatives for snacks and meals, and eat a |
| in your stomach. That means you need to eat twice | | | | larger number of smaller meals throughout the day. |