Yes, it’s true. I eat a lot every day, but never gain weight. How do I do it? You might be surprised. Here are the three simple things I do that let me eat all I want without gaining a pound:

1. I build muscle through daily exercise. I do push ups, pull ups and crunches. Not a lot, mind you. I total about twenty minutes of exercise each day. But that twenty minutes has built up a lot of muscle mass, and for every pound of muscle you build you burn fifty calories a day without having to do any extra exercise.

2. I eat low-fat foods and snacks. I avoid foods that have high fat content, because each gram of fat adds 9 calories, whereas one gram of carbohydrate or protein only adds 4 calories. That’s right — each gram of fat costs you more than twice the calories of carbs or protein while occupying the same amount of space in your stomach. That means you need to eat twice as much fat in order to feel full, but you’re adding a lot more calories.

Don’t get me wrong, though. I don’t eat nuts and twigs! I eat low fat ice-cream, cereal bars, graham crackers and other tasty snacks. Just about any high-fat snack has a low-fat alternative at the grocery store these days. Try them out — you’ll like them!

3. I eat a larger number of smaller meals. Instead of having three big meals, I have three smaller meals and have reasonably healthy snack food in between. Eating smaller meals more often keeps your metabolism working at full speed, which keeps those calories burning all day long.

So there you have it. I eat and eat and eat and never gain weight, because I exercise each day, choose low-fat alternatives for snacks and meals, and eat a larger number of smaller meals throughout the day.

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