We’ve all heard the term “metabolism”, but what does it mean? Metabolism is the chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. So basically it’s the amount of time your body takes to process food and convert it to energy.
Have you heard of the term “basal metabolism”? Basal metabolism is the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state. This is the amount of energy needed to keep the body functioning, and it accounts for about 75% of the calories you burn on a daily basis.
The following are ways to speed up your metabolism and to help maximize your weight loss:
1. You should eat a healthy breakfast to get fuel in your body to kick start your metabolism. There are though a lot of people, including myself, that can’t eat first thing in the morning without feeling sick to your stomach and actually tossing your cookies. If you can’t eat first thing in the morning, then whip up a healthy drink, for example; orange juice with strawberries and bananas or apple juice with blueberries and raspberries, use your imagination.
2. Make lunch your biggest meal of the day. Plan it so you have a large enough meal to sustain you until dinner. Dinner should be eaten at least four hours before going to bed. When you prepare dinner, you want to choose lighter meals such as broth soups, fresh vegetable sandwiches with whole grain bread, and smaller portions of lean meat with fresh vegetables and drink plenty of water.
3. Women should consume between 1,800 and 2,000 calories a day while men should consume between 2,000 and 2,400 calories a day. If you don’t consume enough calories in a day it will not be enough to feed your body and will therefore defeat the purpose by actually slowing down your metabolism
4. If you get hungry in between meals, then snack on complex carbohydrates like vegetables, fruits, and grains staying away from the junk foods and drinks such as candy, jellies and jams, sodas, enriched wheat flour foods like white rice, breads, and pastas, bakery products, etc…
5. Eat plenty of carbohydrates such as beans, peas, raw fruits and vegetables, nuts, and seeds, and whole grains. Eat less of the foods that have been highly refined, processed, or that contain high calorie fats, sweeteners, preservatives and other additives that are unhealthy.
6. Make sure you are doing some type of exercise on a daily basis to keep your metabolism high so it will be easier to burn those calories.
7. Don’t take the easy way. Use the stairs instead of an elevator, park in the farthest parking space at the store, use the broom to clean up leaves instead of a leaf blower, etc…
8. Stay away from alcohol as it slows your metabolism way down and contains a high level of sugar.
9. Drink plenty of water as your body needs this to function properly.
10. Stay away from diet pills, powders, juices, etc… as you want results for the long term, not just a “quick fix”
If you change your eating habits and your exercising habits, you should be well on your way to speeding up your metabolism, and maximizing your weight loss.
Have you heard of the term “basal metabolism”? Basal metabolism is the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state. This is the amount of energy needed to keep the body functioning, and it accounts for about 75% of the calories you burn on a daily basis.
The following are ways to speed up your metabolism and to help maximize your weight loss:
1. You should eat a healthy breakfast to get fuel in your body to kick start your metabolism. There are though a lot of people, including myself, that can’t eat first thing in the morning without feeling sick to your stomach and actually tossing your cookies. If you can’t eat first thing in the morning, then whip up a healthy drink, for example; orange juice with strawberries and bananas or apple juice with blueberries and raspberries, use your imagination.
2. Make lunch your biggest meal of the day. Plan it so you have a large enough meal to sustain you until dinner. Dinner should be eaten at least four hours before going to bed. When you prepare dinner, you want to choose lighter meals such as broth soups, fresh vegetable sandwiches with whole grain bread, and smaller portions of lean meat with fresh vegetables and drink plenty of water.
3. Women should consume between 1,800 and 2,000 calories a day while men should consume between 2,000 and 2,400 calories a day. If you don’t consume enough calories in a day it will not be enough to feed your body and will therefore defeat the purpose by actually slowing down your metabolism
4. If you get hungry in between meals, then snack on complex carbohydrates like vegetables, fruits, and grains staying away from the junk foods and drinks such as candy, jellies and jams, sodas, enriched wheat flour foods like white rice, breads, and pastas, bakery products, etc…
5. Eat plenty of carbohydrates such as beans, peas, raw fruits and vegetables, nuts, and seeds, and whole grains. Eat less of the foods that have been highly refined, processed, or that contain high calorie fats, sweeteners, preservatives and other additives that are unhealthy.
6. Make sure you are doing some type of exercise on a daily basis to keep your metabolism high so it will be easier to burn those calories.
7. Don’t take the easy way. Use the stairs instead of an elevator, park in the farthest parking space at the store, use the broom to clean up leaves instead of a leaf blower, etc…
8. Stay away from alcohol as it slows your metabolism way down and contains a high level of sugar.
9. Drink plenty of water as your body needs this to function properly.
10. Stay away from diet pills, powders, juices, etc… as you want results for the long term, not just a “quick fix”
If you change your eating habits and your exercising habits, you should be well on your way to speeding up your metabolism, and maximizing your weight loss.
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