I’m pleased to announce that the Fourth Edition of Eat Stop Eat is finally ready.

I’ve included more research as well as added extra information on Hunger and Inflammation.

I’ve been struggling to really describe all the changes I’ve made, but then I realized, it’s probably better if I just link to a review.

If you’re reading this article to learn which foods you should eat in order to boost your metabolism, you’ve just bought in to one of the biggest marketing angles in the weight loss industry today. Many in the industry try to get you to believe that your metabolism is to blame for your weight problem. But, ironically, those people aren’t even using the word “metabolism” correctly.

Metabolism is the term scientists use to describe the chemical reactions that take place in your body. Metabolic rate describes the calories burned by your body.

There is nothing you can do to significantly change your metabolism or your metabolic rate other than to exercise. Your body will burn a certain number of calories in any given day, no matter what you eat.

While caffeine and other stimulants may help you burn a few extra calories per day, no foods or diet plans exist which can cause you to magically boost your metabolism.

Even caffeine – the amount consumed with a couple extra sips of regular coffee – will only cause you to burn 30 or 40 extra calories in a day. Even if the caffeine was capable of raising your metabolic rate by 100 calories in a day, this amount wouldn’t change the amount of body fat you have.

Focus on an easy diet plan which can allow you to enjoy your food while eating less. Forget about boosting your metabolism with any diet plan. Eat Stop Eat is designed to help you eat less without sacrificing the foods you like to eat.

Try Eat Stop Eat, and see for yourself how easy it is to never worry about your metabolism again.

Attention, those who are trying to lose weight:

Picture a model on the cover of a fitness magazine. That model diets for months to prepare for the photo shoot. Additionally, the model may even dehydrate in preparation for the shoot, making him or her look nice and lean for only a couple hours on the day of the shoot.

During the photo shoot, oil and makeup are applied so the model will look perfect. The oils help make muscles appear more defined, and the makeup covers flaws.

Next, a professional photographer will use lighting tricks and creative camera angles to make the model look even better.

The model may also do a pump-up style workout to help make his or her arms, chest or shoulders look bigger than normal.

Sometimes, duct tape is used – perhaps across the lower back, to help hide love handles – to disguise any extra fat.

Clothing is specially chosen and uniquely altered to help make the model look his or her best.

After two or three hours of shooting and maybe a dozen rolls of film, the photo session is over, and the exhausted model leaves to get something to eat.

But the magic continues. From the hundreds of photographs taken, the best two or three are chosen. Those photos are sent to an artist, who performs more touch-up work with a program such as Photoshop. The artist can remove moles and birthmarks, broaden shoulders, tighten waists, smooth out skin tones, whiten smiles, trim hair, add definition, and remove background distractions.

Finally, the photo is ready for publication.

The finished product isn’t a true representation of the model’s appearance. The photo on the cover of the magazine is an ideal image. Everything has been manipulated to perfection.

This shouldn’t be your inspiration when you’re searching for an ideal image for your body. Create your own realistic expectations based on your own body’s shape and size. Don’t trust pictures on the covers of magazines.