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March 11th, 2010 — Metabolism, weight loss
I use to think in order to lose weight, I had to stop eating. Oh boy…How wrong I was and I will give you my complete story on how to lose 15 pounds in a month without starving and to top it off, you will feel great…
As many of you, I was bombarded with many different “weight loss plans”, and as many of you, I’ve tried few of them, and yeah, some worked but on some I managed to lose the pounds and I gained many extra pounds back.
So after that terrible disappointment, I made a deal with myself. I am only going to do what feels right! No more “hard diets”! I want to enjoy life and still lose 15 extra pounds. I did not want to feel guilty when I ate some chocolate! I could not imagine life without chocolate! So I knew I had to make some decisions and stick to them! I knew I could not go on living the way I did, but of course, I had to compromise a little!
I know you heard this before, as I have. In order to lose weight, you need to:
You need to Exercise
You need to Drink Water
You need to Eat the Right Food
Because….. It helps you speed up the metabolism.
Now I know you, you are going to say, I dislike exercising? I cannot eat the “healthy gross food” all the time, and ok, water is not that bad.
I felt exactly the same! But remember, I wanted to enjoy what I did so if I was going to exercise, I wanted fun exercise plan:
I put down on paper exactly what sports/recreations/hobbies/activities I liked. I was not looking at this as the exercise really, but a way to do something fun.
So I came up with:
- Walking
- Dancing
- Hiking
- Bike Riding
- Gardening!
Now, I bet you are thinking, hm, that is not a work out! Walking is fun especially when you have company. So once a week, I get together with my very good friend and we go for a walk. We select different routs every single time so they are not boring. There are couple of new neighborhoods being build in the area, so we go around to check out new houses. I benefit two ways with this, I get to catch up with my friend, see something new and get away from my house.
Ok, I like spending time in the woods. For the last few years I could not do it as both of my kids were too small. BUT, now that my son grow up a little, he enjoys outdoors as well. So once a week, I get to spend 1 full hours with him and do what I also enjoy, hiking.
Bike riding is also fun, and we have a 10 mile route close to our home, and I take it every once in a while. However, when the weather does not permit, I have an elliptical trainer I use at home.
Dancing…I cannot do dancing at home, so instead I go out dancing with my friends when I can. While it seem strange, it is actually a lot cheaper then going to the gym.
And once a week I combine gardening into my workout. Did you know that raking leaves for one hour can burn around 500 calories? Yes…So not only do I enjoy it, it is useful as well. 
Now, because I am so active, drinking water is not a big deal and I carry a little bottle with me where ever I go.
But in order for me to lose 15 pounds, I had to change my eating habits. Now, I bet you are thinking, here it comes…The bad “hard” diet! Well you will be surprised . I did not give up any food, in order to lose those 15 pounds.
I’ve read somewhere that if you want to speed up your metabolism, you should eat more small meals per day, instead of 2 or 3 big meals. And I’ve also read that there are certain foods that speed up metabolism. Now the first was not hard, but I really had no idea what foods do speed up metabolism. So I found a meal plan, called calorie shifting diet, and I’ve used it to help me with choice of foods.
I mean I ate everything from chocolate to potatoes and eggs with this meal plan and I ate 5-6 times per day. I did not spend 2 hours at the gym and dreaded the work out, but I did manage to lose the 15 pounds and finally get back to the way I looked before. The best of all, I did it only with the activities I enjoy and the foods I like to eat.
October 19th, 2008 — Diet & Fitness, healthy diet, Metabolism
If you are trying to lose weight and have more than 10 pounds to lose, read this! On of the easiest ways to lose weight for a female is actually to find a high metabolism diet! Why? Diet that works on your metabolism is the quick weight loss and further more, permanent weight loss!
At the same time, the quick weight loss in this case is healthier than going on starving diets!
Many females when looking to lose weight quickly, they go on starving diets. If you are hungry, you are actually slowing down your metabolism. Plus staying on that kind of a diet, it very difficult. So as I said before, the easiest way to lose weight for a female is to go with a high metabolism diet such as the Calorie Shifting Diet. This diet actually is high on protein (which makes you stay satisfied a lot longer) and High in fiber rich foods. In addition, with this kind of a diet plan, you eat 4-6 meals a day.
Now your mind is going, what? 4-6 meals a day! Well, your meals are not going to be huge, more like cutting your regular 4-6 meals into small portions. So overall, you may be eating more calories but still slimming down. One of the reasons is that when ever you are putting the food in, your body works hard on burning calories, and this way you are telling it, to burn more.
Hunger = slow metabolism
Satisfied all the time = fast metabolism
For example,
Calorie Shifting Diet provides you with a meal plan, that helps you lose weight fairly quickly, but not only that, it allows you to feel satisfied, and not starved. And it is so easy way to lose weight for female (quickly!)
October 14th, 2008 — Metabolism
Is it true? There are many people who say, more muscle means faster metabolism, but than again, there are many people with fast metabolism and they are very skinny and don’t have any muscle. So what is the deal?
You burn fat with exercise. When you have muscles, they require more calories to be maintained. When you exercise you do burn more calories. So the way it all ties in together is that exercise actually helps you build muscle and since you are training your body to burn more calories in addition it makes the faster metabolism.
Negative calorie foods will also help you make your metabolism faster. What are negative calorie foods? Fruits and vegetables. These foods require your body heat in order to process, so these foods make you burn more calories and they often don’t have any fat in them, so you don’t run a risk of gaining any extra weight!
Water in addition helps you with making faster metabolism, because of the same issue!
Not only that, the vitamins regenerate your body with positive energy so in a long run you are losing the weight and prolonging your life.
You do not need to build HUGE muscles, but you should for sure add exercise to your “weight loss plan”. Your weight loss plan has to consist of
healthy diet plan as well as the
exercise routine!
October 9th, 2008 — Metabolism
One of the readers asked How do I make my metabolism faster? The best way to do so is to reduce the sugar intake and eat small portions of the meal. Having said this, you need to understand that you don’t have to lower the amount of food you eat, but instead, eat the same amount of calories.
There has been a lot of misconception between many different diets. The best diet for you is to stick with the food you love, (besides junk).
In addition, train your hands not to grab for junk food. Always have healthy foods available to you! Try to plan when you will have the time to eat. We often just grab what ever is handy (junk) and that is why we often do gain the weight in the first place.
Click Here if you want to receive a full guide on how to boost your metabolism. So C. I hope this answers your question on how to speed up my metabolism.!
September 30th, 2008 — Metabolism
Well a number one mistake for many people is to starve to lose weight. No matter what, you have to eat in order to have a metabolism that is faster. Make sure you talk to your Dr. before you start any drastic diets. Don’t just expect for everything to fall into place and not gain few pounds back after starving.
You need a diet that is going to work on your metabolism and not the diet that is going to slow down your metabolism.
Not even to get into what starving does to your body. How many health problems you can have because of this. If you want faster metabolism don’t starve!
September 26th, 2008 — Metabolism
Many people know they need to exercise in order to lose weight, but does that mean that during exercising, you are sweating and does that mean your metabolism is speeding up.
The scientific description for this is “exercise-associated thermogenesis.” When exercising your body is producing heat which helps you burn calories. So the more heat you create the more calories you burn. That is something to keep in mind when exercising. The sweating actually is a way to cool down the body heat, but at the same time, the more you sweat the better the workout as long as you don’t over do it.
That is also why many people don’t gain the weight during summer but rather during winter. They sweat less as well as they move around less.
So it is great to sweat during exercise and it definitly is a sign of your metabolism speeding up, but you should also make sure you keep your body hydrated.
September 23rd, 2008 — Metabolism
Are you tired all the time? It could be because you need to boost your metabolism and get more energy. One of the ways to do that is to start eating healthy and exercise. Yes, exercise actually should help with your energy level when combined with the right meal plan!
- Green tea is a great remedy to help with metabolism as well as boosting your energy level.
- Vitamins (preferably added naturally) meaning without any added unnatural stuff.
- Try to avoid sugar drinks as they are only a temporary energy boost
- Relax with friend and family to get some more energy
- Go camping or anywhere in nature, fresh air will get you more energy
- Don’t over eat, eat enough to get you satisfied and not full.
To boost metabolism is not really hard, and while you are at it, you are going to get some energy as well.
September 18th, 2008 — Metabolism
There are many factors that are combined in one when it comes to metabolism. The younger you are the metabolism is faster because you do few things.
One is that you move a lot more. You are constantly around other young people who are active, so automatically you move a lot more.
Too busy to eat, so you eat very small meals and fairly healthy since your parents are still making the meals for you. Less worry.
Less stress overall on life as stress is another main cause of weight gain. Don’t be surprised, stress actually makes many people gain the weight.
To keep your metabolism in a faster burning mode, you should continue to exercise, eat healthy and find ways to vent the stress in order to keep the metabolism faster such as when you were younger.
September 17th, 2008 — Metabolism
It is a known fact that for weight loss you need faster metabolism. So here are some excellent ways to boost your metabolism naturally.
- You need to drink a lot of water and keep your self hydrated in order to boost your metabolism.
- Eat smaller portions of the meal more frequently with fruits, vegetables and protein added to it. This also helps you with boosting your metabolism.
- Get a good meal plan that is going to keep you satisfied between your meals
- NEVER EVER, skip your meals, because this way you are going to slow your metabolism, instead of boosting your metabolism!
- Exercise regularly to boost your metabolism.
September 15th, 2008 — Metabolism
One thing not to do, is to skip your breakfast. This is a number one reason for a slower metabolism and not faster one.
So eat healthy breakfast loaded with fruits, some protein and orange juice or grapefruit. Ingredients in both helps you lose weight.
Don’t skip your meals! When you are hungry you actaully slow down your metabolism, and not make metabolism faster, so instead eat your meals to the point to feel satisfied and not hungry or full. This helps make your metabolism faster.
Eat fiber rich foods and protein in order to lose weight! Those two are a necesarry part of a healthy weight loss, while making your metabolism faster.
