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You may have heard of the new diet regimen known as "Calorie Shifting". Unlike "low-fat", "low-carb", and "low-calorie" diets, this diet is not "low" in any respect. The focus of this diet is on triggering your body's metabolism by deliberately structuring the type of calories you ingest at what times of the day. This method allows you to eat from all of the food groups and requires you to eat four complete meals each day. Following this diet can yield rapid weight loss results without leaving you to feel deprived.

While the other diets do arguably work, they typically fall into the category of so-called "yo-yo" diets, because the method of weight loss in those circumstances requires you to sacrifice the foods you enjoy eating. Many people eventually give in and sabotoge their diet because of this deprivation. You can only go without bread or without fatty foods for so long. And even if you cut down your calories, you feel hungry throughout the day.

Take the Atkins diet for example. Yes you will lose a lot of weight rapidly on this diet. But it is not a diet that is easy to follow. Most people who try this diet eventually give up and some even end up gaining all or more of the weight back, because they go on a carbohydrate binge, after having deprived themselves of it.

As for a low-fat diet, you will not experience rapid weight loss. You will end up feeling deprived of the tasty foods that you enjoy eating. And it is very difficult to gauge the effectiveness of this type of diet, because you would still need to combine it with a low-calorie diet in order for it to work.

As far as the low-calorie diet, yes, science has proven that if you burn more calorie you consume then you will lose weight. But on the WeightWatchers diet, you will only lose one to two pounds per week.

Also, science has proven that by starving yourself in this manner, by radically reducing your caloric intake, your metabolism will compensate for the reduction in calories, so that it will not allow you to lose weight as rapidly.

Your body's metabolism is what triggers weight loss and weight gain. Why is it that some people can eat a huge meal and not gain any weight? Why is that some people starve themselves and they don't seem to lose any weight? They reach a plateau.

the focus of the calorie shifting diet is on triggering your body's metabolism by eating the right combination of foods at the right times in order to be conducive to rapid weight loss.

There is no calorie reduction on the calorie shifting diet regimen. You achieve fat loss through following a structured diet plan in which foods from each food group are categorically distributed across four meals on each day that will induce weight loss. Of course you cannot overindulge in food either! But if you follow this diet you won't go hungry either. You will feel satisfied.

This diet is straightforward enough that the inventors of this diet have coined it the "Idiot Proof Fat Loss" diet.

H Khan has been struggling with weight loss for many years and has tried numerous diet plans only to meet with failure each time. It was not until discovering the Idiot Proof Fat Loss Diet that the promise of permanent weight loss became a reality for him. To learn more about how the calorie shifting diet works and to gain access to sample menus and diet plans that you should follow, check out http://www.IdiotProofFatLoss.com

Call it luggage; call it baggage - suitcases, duffels, trunks, carryons, checkthroughs -- every traveler has bags to lug around. Here are some tips for happy toting, no matter where your journey leads.

Too many bags, or too few? The more items of luggage you have (and the smaller they are), the easier it is to lose track of one or more if them. On the other hand, if you jam everything into a couple of huge bags they'll be impossible to lift, and the loss of one bag could put a big dent in your vacation. Try to find a happy medium.

Carryon luggage. Even though your carryon may fit the scanner at the security checkpoint, it still may not fit in the overhead or under seat storage areas. Check with your airline before you fly for specific maximum dimensions -- some aircraft fit larger bags than others. You are usually allowed one carryon bag plus one personal item such as a purse or briefcase, and shopping bags do count towards your allowance. The Federal Aviation Agency has useful information on this and other related topics at http://www2.faa.gov/index.cfm/apa/1079

Stowing strollers. Parents often ask about checking strollers before they fly. Strollers and infant carriers can be taken to the gate, and checked as you board the plane. The item(s) will be waiting for you when you disembark.

Visibility at the carousel. Sometimes it seems that everyone buys their luggage at the same store, and half a dozen people scramble for the same bag when it emerges at baggage claim. Distinctive luggage tags, stripes of colored adhesive tape, and/or colored baggage straps (available at all luggage stores) all help make your bags unmistakable.

Label your luggage inside and out. Every bag should have a luggage tag. The airline will supply a paper tag if you need it. Include some form of identification inside the bag, too, in case you lose the outer tag.

Checked baggage inspection. As we mentioned in a recent article, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) now inspects all checked airline luggage. In many cases, the luggage goes through a scanning device, but at some airports all luggage must be hand-inspected. The TSA asks that you not lock your bags, as the locks will be removed if they have to inspect your luggage by hand. If you just want to hold the zippers closed, even a simple twist-tie will work. To reduce the possibility of casual theft, buy plastic cable ties at the hardware store -- you'll need a stout scissors or clipper to open them, though (round-nosed scissors are now allowed in carryon luggage). To read more, visit the TSA's consumer web site at http://www.tsa.gov

Split your contents between several bags. If you lose a bag, the airline usually returns it to you within 24 hours, but what happens if your cruise ship departs a few hours after you land? Divide your belongings between several bags, so if one bag is lost, everyone still has at least a few items to wear when your ship sails.

Create an inventory. Make a complete list of the contents of each bag and carry the list on your person as you travel. If a bag is lost or items are missing, the list will make a loss claim much easier. To be even safer, leave a copy of the list at home, too.

Rolling; rolling; rolling. How did we travel before the days of wheeled luggage? A new set of wheeled bags may be one of your most savvy investments. Tall people should beware of short wheeled bags with short handles, though -- they can be murder on your back.

Copyright Jennifer Marx, PassPorter Travel Press. All Rights Reserved.

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About the Author: Jennifer Marx is the author of over 40 print books, including the award-winning, best-selling PassPorter Walt Disney World guidebook. She is married to author Dave Marx and mom to two kids who love Disney. Read more of Jennifer's articles on Disney and general travel at http://www.passporter.com and in the popular Disney discussion forums.