Without even realising it, many people are actually hindering their body's ability to burn fat effectively due to the type of foods they avoid eating when trying to lose weight.
As we age our metabolism naturally slows down due to stress, hormone changes and the loss of muscle. In general a woman who's diet never changes will put on 1.5lbs each year throughout her life. This weight gain adds up to 40lbs by the time she reaches the age of 50.
However it doesn't have to be like this because research has been carried out and proves this middle age spread and slower metabolism can be prevented with just a few simple tips that will speed up your metabolism.
The biggest tip is to ensure each meal you eat throughout the day is at least 400 calories as this amount is enough to refuel your body, and satisfy your food cravings.
1- Do not starve yourself, never allow your self feel hungry. Eating small and regular meals throughout the day will help with this, as allowing yourself become hungry causes you to overeat as you have less control over your actions when you do eventually get food.
2- Don't feel you have to avoid caffeine altogether because its bad for you, a little every now and again is good because believe it or not it will give your metabolism a kick start. Hence the reason there are so many diet pills out there with caffeine as one of its ingredients.
3- White carbohydrates are believed to be the worst thing you can eat, but in fact you can still eat them in smaller less frequent amounts. Of course choosing the wholegrain option is much better as it keep your digestive system working at its best and prevents constipation, therefore speeds up your metabolism.
4- Make sure when your drinking water that you keep a bottle handy in the fridge as drinking cold water burns more calories as the body heats it up to body temperature.
If you where to drink it at room temperature the body wouldn't have to do as much work getting it up to body temperature. Also a study has shown that if you drink at least 8 glasses of water a day it will keep your metabolism up to speed as a dehydrated body has an ineffective fat burning ability.
5- Make sure your getting enough dairy products as they are rich in calcium and vitamin D which are essential for weight loss and a speedy metabolism.
6- Don't be afraid to spice up your food, as this will give your metabolism a kick start and keeping it working fast for a few hours after eating it.
7- Finally make sure you are getting enough protein, the reason for this is because when the body burns protein off it uses more calories than it would if it where burning of fats and carbohydrates.
These are just a few basics steps to follow to ensure your metabolism is working at its best all day long.
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