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					Originally Posted by  forgop
					 
				 
				Same kind of thing can happen in the body.  After a period of time, the body has been "programmed" to storing fat.  Thus if you've been overweight for a lengthy period of time and begin losing weight, it's the body's mechanism of lowering its metabolic rate because it views it as a means of conserving energy.  That's likely a good reason to be doing some weight training as it'll help boost the calories burned with a higher increase of total lean body weight compared to fat. 
			
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 Also a good idea to have a "cheat" day just to confuse your body- and it gives you something to look forward to as well.