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Thousands of people across the world have found success by shifting calories to lose weight. A viable alternative to the more well-known low-carb, low-calorie, and low-fat diets, calorie shifting is gaining popularity as a serious contender in the world of rapid weight loss solutions.

Unlike the other “restriction” diets, where you must restrict your carbs, restrict your calories, and restrict your fats, the calorie shifting diet allows you to eat as much food as you want from each of the four food groups. You will never find yourself starving or hungry as you might on a calorie-counting diet, because you can eat as much food as you want until you are satisfied. You will never find yourself feeling deprived of a food due to cravings you might have for foods laden with carbohydrates, because you can eat as many proteins, carbohydrates, and fats as you want.

Sugar Ray Leonard is remembered in the sporting world as one of, if not the most; flashy, exciting and elegant fighters the sport of boxing has seen.

Born Ray Charles Leonard on May 17, 1956, in Wilmington, North Carolina, named after the singing legend Ray Charles. Leonard adopted the alias ‘Sugar’ early on in his career upon the approval of Sugar Ray Robinson- with the label being suitable as Leonard, like his namesake, was sweet as sugar inside the boxing ring.

Several years ago, my friend Jack went on a wacky diet before his training. He would eat nothing but fruit until noon. He took a banana, some berries, and a melon, before he ran for one hour and swim for another hour and a half. Three months later, he had not lost any weight and was struggling to complete his races. He said later that he was so starved that he would eat anything he could lay his hand on. He also realized that he needed to eat a proper meal with proper nutrition for his physical fitness. He also needed to drink enough fluids before, during and after his exercise routine.

This is it: The big Thanksgiving Feast is tomorrow! Many of us will be sitting around a table of epic proportions, filled with everything from Grandma’s cornbread to Uncle Bob’s store-bought pie (plus that “mystery dish” that you politely skip over, forcing someone else to take the bullet).

You will have complete and free access to all of the fat-laden, sugar-filled (but oh so savory) treats you try to avoid every other day of the year. The good news is: You don’t have to completely deprive yourself of these magnificent morsels.

If you are a beginner or just getting started in triathlon, here are 7 more tips on how to train smart for triathlon:

1. Try the distance – Do a “practice event” at your own pace a week or two before the event. You will learn a lot that will help you during your race. Think about things like:

- Pacing (for example, what pace do I need to do the swim in so the bike and run are doable?)

- Practice your transition strategy.

- How will you feel after riding and then transitioning to the run?

- Can you do the entire swim without resting? (most pool swims will let you rest at the wall but get out of the way of other competitors)