| When speaking of metabolism most of people | | | | Chicory, Cress, Cucumbers, Fennel, Gourd, |
| think about weight loss. Our Metabolism and | | | | Leek, Lettuce, Marrow, Peppers, Radish, |
| weight is a kind of a stepping stone in | | | | Spinach, Tomatos, Turnip |
| defining our bodies. But theres one big | | | | |
| difficulty with this, we often fail to | | | | Fruits Apricots, Blackberrys, Blackcurrant, |
| remember that dieting doesnt mean denying | | | | Clementines, Damsons, Grapefruit, Guava, |
| yourself food. | | | | Honeydew Melons, Melon Canteloupe, Oranges, |
| | | | Peaches, Plums, Raspberrys, Strawberrys, |
| Rather the opposite it means controlling food | | | | Tangerines |
| intake and paying attention to what you eat. | | | | |
| | | | Try not to delude yourself by eating for |
| Most of the modern day weight loss diets are | | | | example caned peaches, stuff like that is |
| bad for overall body health. Most of them | | | | full of sugar, and it will only harm you. |
| require complete absence of certain food | | | | |
| groups (carbohydrates and fats) if you want | | | | When it comes to vegetables the best thing to |
| them to work for you. | | | | do is to steam them. This will preserve most |
| | | | of the minerals and vitamins. Avoid fried |
| Likewise majority of these diets works only | | | | (any fried food) and processed food. |
| as long as you stick with their strict | | | | |
| regimen, once you stop, you will very likely | | | | You do not need to avoid all the fats, for |
| gain all the weight you lost and probably | | | | example you can substitute regular oil or |
| gain a few pounds extra. | | | | whatever fat you use for cooking and use |
| | | | olive oil instead. This way your food will |
| The key to increased metabolism lies in | | | | taste great and youll receive numerous olive |
| actually eating more, not less. But you have | | | | oil benefits. |
| to eat smart, drop the junk food and include | | | | |
| much more vegetables and fruits in your diet. | | | | One other example, use non-stick pans instead |
| | | | of regular old ones and ad the olive oil at |
| The good news is that it is much easier to do | | | | the end, when meal is all but done. |
| then most people think. All you have to do is | | | | |
| to substitute bad stuff for good and that is | | | | For your body to work properly you need to |
| it. Example, instead of eating Mars bar eat | | | | maintain balanced diet, do not deny your body |
| an apple. | | | | essential nutrients. Try to eat at least 3 5 |
| | | | smaller meals per day, use food pyramid as |
| That is it, apply the same principle on every | | | | guide for setting up your meals. |
| one of your meals and you will soon feel the | | | | |
| benefits of it. Not only will you lose weight | | | | Eating 3-5 meals per day will significantly |
| but your general health condition will gain a | | | | increase metabolism, eating just 1 or 2 large |
| huge boost. | | | | meals however slows it down. Your body thinks |
| | | | about meals in this way, if you eat seldom a |
| When you eat fruits and vegetables try to eat | | | | food crisis is happening and a food must be |
| as many of them as you can raw. It doesnt | | | | accumulated and preserved and it is done by |
| mean that you have to eat every single | | | | lowering your metabolism. |
| vegetable and fruit raw, but if something | | | | |
| needs to be cooked - cook it. | | | | For most of us it is hard to eat right all |
| | | | the time but if you want to succeed in your |
| List of foods that increase metabolism: | | | | weight loss effort you must try as hard as |
| | | | you can. By combining exercise with diet you |
| Vegetables asparagus, aubergine, Broccoli, | | | | will manage to increase your metabolism |
| Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, | | | | naturally. |