| What is the short cut to losing weight? You could | | | | if you starve yourself, you are going to slow |
| eat fast food, not the kind you are thinking of, | | | | down your metabolism. Contrary to popular belief |
| but the good kind, I am talking about edible | | | | is you need to eat 300-400 calories meals |
| amphetamines. Eat these foods and you're | | | | through the day. Eat these smaller metabolism |
| guaranteed to burn more calories... just by sitting | | | | booster meals four to six times per day. |
| there and listening to the radio. But you have to | | | | I just have a slow metabolism...this could be true. |
| remember that this is only a temporary fix, it is | | | | If you start eating these using these foods in |
| going to wear off. "The only way to alter your | | | | your recipes, cooking and snacking and you are |
| resting metabolism permanently is to gain or lose | | | | not losing weight, then you should probably go and |
| weight, or to build extra muscle," says Janet | | | | have your thyroid checked out. There might be |
| Walberg-Rankin, Ph.D., a professor of exercise | | | | something wrong. |
| physiology at Virginia Tech. | | | | I am going to cover the other three points with a |
| Look at it like this, if you eat enough of these | | | | list of foods to eat and snack on. By eating these |
| foods that boost energy and metabolism, for | | | | nutritious food, along with diet and exercise, you |
| enough days, you are going to lose weight. And | | | | will start to trim unwanted pound safely and |
| that is if you did nothing. How about adding a little | | | | effectively. No matter what age you are. Here is |
| exercise to the routine and the possibilities are | | | | a list of 10 healthy snack foods that are full of |
| endless. So let's get a mouthful of these delicious | | | | nutrition and metabolism boosting power. And the |
| metabolism busting foods and drop some pounds. | | | | best part is they all taste really good. |
| What are some of the main problems that people | | | | Drink plenty of water |
| face today when trying to lose weight and raise | | | | Green Tea |
| their metabolic rate? | | | | Apples and pears |
| Not sure of what foods that increase metabolism | | | | Oatmeal |
| If I eat all day I am going to get fat | | | | Broccoli |
| I just have a slow metabolism | | | | Low-Fat Yogurt |
| How can I increase my metabolism now that I | | | | Grapefruit |
| am older? | | | | Hot Peppers |
| Is there a safe and easy program I can follow to | | | | Lean Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Turkey |
| lose weight? | | | | Salmon, Tuna, and Sardines |
| Let's go over a couple of definitions first. You | | | | Soup |
| hear it all the time "metabolism", but what it is? | | | | Small snacks can also help keep your body from |
| Its the process of converting food into energy | | | | running out of fuel, preventing those 3 p.m. office |
| (movement and heat). Metabolism happens in your | | | | blahs. "When you restrict the number of calories |
| muscles and organs and the result of it is what | | | | your body has for fuel, your metabolic rate can |
| we commonly refer to as "burning calories". | | | | drop temporarily," says Susan Roberts, Ph.D., chief |
| Metabolism is essentially the speed at which your | | | | of the energy-metabolism laboratory at Tufts |
| bodies motor is running. | | | | University in Boston. That makes it easier to pack |
| Then there is this term of "basal metabolism". | | | | on the pounds and harder to burn them off again. |
| "Basal metabolism" is the metabolic rate or caloric | | | | Here is how and why these super foods increase |
| expenditure needed to maintain basal body | | | | metabolic rate. |
| functions such as your heart beating, breathing, | | | | Each of these healthy foods and weight loss |
| muscle tone, etc. It's how fast your "motor" is | | | | boosters will keep you full longer on less calories |
| running when your still in a reclines position or | | | | Water rich fresh fruits, vegetables and soup will |
| sleeping. Basal metabolism accounts for about | | | | dilute the calories in your foods, so you can eat |
| 75% of the calories you expend on a daily basis! | | | | more and not overdue the calories |
| There is a simple formula for this and I will go | | | | High fiber whole grains, fruits and nutritious |
| over that in another article. | | | | veggies keep the digestive system on track as |
| Now that we have some of the terms outlined, | | | | well as steady the insulin levels, which is going to |
| let's get back to the main question of "what | | | | prevent fat storage |
| foods boost metabolism and answer the above | | | | Lean meats will boost the metabolism and burn |
| questions" | | | | calories, due to it taking more energy to digest |
| Let's do some of the easy ones first and then I | | | | than other foods |
| will give you a list of super foods that increase | | | | So if you are serious about losing weight and |
| metabolic rate. | | | | staying trim, you must eat foods that boost |
| If I eat all day I will get fat...A little known fact is, | | | | metabolism. |