Eating more to lose weight? It sounds counter-intuitive. However, food consumption is exactly where dieters make the biggest blunder – they abruptly restrict their calories. When you consume less food, your metabolism slows down. Despite dropping a few pounds initially, your body will adapt to this snail-pace metabolism in order to maintain homeostasis. It’s actually in your best interest to eat more to lose more.

When you restrict calories, your system downgrades its processes, burning every calorie you consume at a sluggish rate. This is why some people pair a 1000-calorie menu plan with hours of cardio without shedding a pound!