Increase Your Metabolism And Lose Weight

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Increase Your Metabolism And Lose Weight

Thursday, May 24th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

It’s very frustrating to be overweight and to eat less than other members of your family, and much less than some of your friends, only to find that you’re nevertheless still gaining weight. If this is happening to you, the first step is to have a thyroid test.

Assuming that your doctor gives you the all-clear, you can take some simple steps which will help you to increase your metabolism. With an increased metabolism, you will be able to eat well, and still lose weight - and you won’t be hungry, nor will you crave fatty foods or sweets.

Exercise And Build Muscle To Burn More Calories

Exercise, and particularly weight-bearing exercise, is important because the more muscles you have, the more calories you will burn - muscles are eight times more metabolically active than fat. So if you increase your muscle mass, you will burn calories 24 hours a day.

If you don’t want to go to a gym, there’s a lot you can do at home to increase your muscle mass. Walking will build muscle, as will lifting weights. Even a few minutes a day lifting weights will build your muscles substantially over time. Don’t worry that you will build too much muscle: this is impossible unless you lift for hours a day, rather than minutes.

Take time to stretch before lifting weights, and afterwards, so you don’t injure your tendons, the fibers which connect muscle to bone.

Eat Regularly To Stoke The Fires Of Metabolism

When you want to lose weight, it seems logical that you should eat less. Unfortunately, when you start eating less, your body slows its metabolism. So eat regularly, at least three or four small, protein-rich meals a day. Ideally, try to eat six snack-sized meals a day: this increases your metabolism when you combine it with regular exercise.

Try this new routine: exercise daily, as well as lifting weights for a few minutes. Eat several small meals a day as well. You’ll be shocked that you will actually be eating more than you usually do, as you lose weight. You’ll never feel that you’re on any kind of diet - it’s your increased metabolism that is helping you to lose weight.

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