I read this on a site that tells you how to raise your metabolism. It makes sense to me. What do ya'll think?

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Zigzagging calories is by far one of the most effective methods for keeping your metabolism revved. Homeostasis is the action your body takes to "remain stable." In other words, if you drop your calories, your body will try to slow your metabolism in order to keep things the same.

By zigzagging calories, you may be able to thwart this mechanism. Some people zigzag day by day - for example, if their target is 2000 calories, they'll consume 1800 one day and 2200 the next. I prefer to consume low calories for a week or two, and then raise calories for a week, and then drop them again.

i've read about this a little before. and it makes sense, though i did want to read up more about it. i think its also called "calorie shifting". so you go like 2 days at 2000 calories, then 1500 the next, then like, 2700, 2200....i guess the idea is similar to muscle confusion. because if say you eat 1800 calories a day, well, your body will learn to work on 1800 calories a day. but if you let it think that its getting more, but give it less, well, then you've succeeded in the calories in < calories out battle.

Anecdotally, I've found it to be true. When I've kept my calories low and steady for a long time, my weight loss plateaus, then I'll splurge one weekend and find that I actually dropped a couple of pounds.