Speed Your Metabolism

Let's bring metabolism and weight gain down to basics!

The truth is you can speed your metabolism!

And it's a lot easier than you might think!

In fact, you can actually burn 100's of extra calories a day just by making minor adjustments to what you do and what you eat. And, as a side benefit, you'll have lots more energy and you'll feel great!

Metabolism is a series of processes in your body that converts food to energy. The rate of your metabolism is a measurement of how fast your body uses energy to burn calories.

While you can't control how many calories your body uses to aid in healing or to make your heart beat, you can affect the rate that you burn calories from physical activity and food digestion.

Simply put, by eating "metabolism foods", or food that boosts metabolism, you can actually control the rate by which your body burns calories. And to really get that metabolism burning, you need to get moving. Really!

This is not rocket science.  Let's develop an action plan! 

Step one, you need to find easy ways to increase your activities. Too tired? No one's too tired to be thin!

You've just got to get started, and before you know it you'll be loving your new found get up and go! Can you feel it!

To really speed your metabolism, start by examining your weekly schedule. The idea is to change your old routines into new, healthy habits.

For example, by exercising in short bursts throughout the day, say 10 – 15 minutes every few hours, you can speed your metabolism and burn up extra fat. Find ways to build this into your day. The payoff is big - you'll start to feel better, more fit, almost immediately.

Next, try to work your new found energy into a plan. Save some private time for yourself, especially on the weekend. Then invest that time by walking or swimming, or golfing – whatever you like. Better yet, find a friend to go with you. Gardening, car washing, house cleaning, and mall-walking also count! During the week consider getting up early 2 times a week and take a walk. At work, find excuses to take the stairs as often as you can. Walk to lunch.

Are you feeling thinner!

Step two is even easier.

Think food!!

Certain metabolism foods will actually shift your metabolism in to high gear! It's as simple eating the right food foods and eliminating the "bad" foods such as those high in sugar or corn syrup, saturated fats, or food low in fiber.

As an added note, not only will these types of "bad" foods cause weight gain, they will also make you feel tired and lethargic. And that will seriously cut into your activity program.

Foods that speed your metabolism include ...

Lean proteins, which require your body to work harder at digestion, using more calories in the process.

Calcium rich dairy products such as fat-free milk or low-fat yogurt, which tend to increase the rate of fat absorption.

Vegetables in general work to boost metabolism. Asparagus in particular promotes the breakdown of fat. Beans and dark leafy greens like spinach and broccoli stimulate muscle and speed your metabolism.

Getting hungry?

Enjoy! Experts consistently stress the importance of eating more frequently!

Now of course this is not an endorsement of eating more, just better. But, by eating every 3 to 4 hours, your body is constantly burning or digesting that food. The result – faster metabolism and more calories burned.

Are you loving it!

Don't starve yourself! While eating more frequently works to speed your metabolism, when you skip meals or starve yourself, your metabolism defends itself by burning more slowly and conserving fat. Ouch!

People burn calories at different rates. Someone with a so-called fast metabolism will burn more calories than someone with a slow metabolism. Certain factors will affect metabolism including age, physical condition and activity level, age, and overall health. But the key is - you can control your metabolism, in spite of other factors.

But now you need to know exactly how your metabolism works!

Because everyone's metabolism reacts differently to foods, a process called metabolic typing can aid in determining exactly which metabolism foods are most effective for you.

Certified nutritionist and exercise expert, Isabel De Los Rios introduces specialized Metabolic Typing in her best selling metabolism diet and nutrition manual, The Diet Solution Program.

By way of a series of detailed questions, The Diet Solution Program individually categorizes you by specific metabolic type. It's painless, and it's fast.

Once your metabolic type is established, The Diet Solution Program introduces you to a near limitless variety of healthy, delicious foods and generous diet menus all of which maximize your body's ability to speed your metabolism and burn calories.

Think thin!

Take a look at The Diet Solution Program. It could be exactly what you've been looking for!