Sweat and Metabolism

Ok ladies - a couple of us commented about sweating a bunch today. I thought I'd share what I read in a book earlier this week. It's from the book "Get With the Program!" by Bob Greene (He either is or was Oprah's trainer). Anyway - this is what it said,

"How do you know if your metabolism is changing? Unfortunately, since metabolism refers to a rate of burning calories, there is no way to measure it directly. However, there are subtle cues that will tell you that it's changing. First of all, it has to increase while you're exercising; that's a given. Over time as you gradually increase the amount and intensity of exercise that you're capable of doing, you can assume that your metabolism is increasing. But you will also notice a change in the way you perspire. When your metabolism increases, you will not only perspire more during exercise, but you will begin perspiring sooner into your workout. This is solid evidence that your metabolism is changing. Finally, as your clothes fit more loosely, you can conclude that this reflects an increased metabolism, especially when this occurs before you've reduced the amount of calories you are consuming." (Bob Greene, "Get With The Program", page 67)