Losing weight is twice as hard as you may think... cutting calories slows down your body's metabolism

IF you are on a diet, look away now. Losing weight is twice as hard as thought, scientists said last night.

After factoring in how metabolism slows down as we shed pounds, they announced that dieters’ expectations have been too high.

And official guidance that cutting 500 calories a day will result in a pound of weight being lost a week is plain wrong.     More Read