How can I speed up my metabolism?
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Eat smaller portions of food more often throughout the day. Picture this: Eat 5 smaller meals a day, which would add up less than the food you would eat regularly. This is the most natural way of speeding up metabolism. Easier way to do so would be the help of supplements but I would advise not to since these pills would totally mess up your metabolism in the long run, and it only works for the duration you take these pills.\n\nIf you want to speed up your metabolism in order to burn more fat, cardiovascular exercises and weight training is another solution.
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Cut out soda, fried foods, and sugary foods. Eat more fiber and drink 8 glasses of water, which will help fill you up and help your metabolism. Get 30 minutes of exercise per day, the more aerobic, the better. Keep a diary of daily food intake. And finally, try to enlist a friend to do the diet with you, it makes it easier to stick to it if both people have to be accountable to each other.
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Hi,\nGreat question.\nOur metabolism is what turns calories into energy. The higher the metabolic rate, the higher the caloric output. When does our metabolism work? Well the truth is it’s always working, even when you are sleeping. A well designed fitness program will elevate the metabolic rate. Below are nine closely guarded steps to increasing your metabolic rate.\n1. Eat protein at every meal, including breakfast.\n2. Eliminate wheat- and flour-based products for the time being. And yes, that definitely includes bread and pasta. \n3. Eat unprocessed foods. Ninety percent of what you eat should be a combination of (in this order of importance) raw vegetables, steamed vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and a few fruits. \n4. Reduce starch to one portion a day, and don't eat that portion during your evening meal. Best choices of starches are beans, sweet potatoes, and oatmeal. \n 5. Reduce or eliminate dairy for the time being, especially cow's milk. Exceptions: reasonable amounts of low sugar, fat free yogurt. \n6. Lose the booze. Despite what the "studies" say, you lose no health benefits by giving up alcohol (including wine). There is nothing essential in alcohol that you can't get in fruits and vegetables without all the bad side effects that go along with it. \n7. Stop using vegetable oils such as sunflower, safflower and corn. The supermarket kind is highly refined, and it oxidizes easily when heated, contributing to arterial plaque. Use olive oil instead, and apply it to food after the food is cooked when possible. \n8. Watch which types of fat you're eating. The amount of fat you eat is probably less important than the kind of fat you eat. The worst are fried foods, margarine and foods that contain hydrogenised or partially hydrogenised oils. The best is omega-3, found in fish and flaxseed oil. \n9. Obsessively drink water: At least 8 ounces for every 20 pounds of bodyweight you're now carrying around, each day. Everyday. No excuses
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Eat healthy. Comsume less calories than you burn. Eat more often to keep you metabolism up. You should eat 5 to 6 smaller meals a day. And exercise. Exercising will not only burn more calories, but will add muscle which will raise your metabolism, and help you burn more calories at rest.
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A gradual approach by increasing your metabolism will help you long term lose weight and keep it off.\n\nFor any weight loss program its important to understand how to increase your RMR or metabolism.  Your RMR or resting metabolic rate is the amount of energy you burn in your daily activities.  \n\nDo you know someone who can eat anything they want and  they are skinny as a rail even if they dont workout?  Well that person has a very high RMR.\n\nThere are several ways to increase metabolism but lets look at the factors that drive your metabolism RMR first. \n\n1. Genetics - you have very little control, but you are not a prisoner of your genes. \n\n2. Lean Muscle Mass - this one throws most people off because women think, oh no I dont want muscles and men think I guess I have to look like a body builder. Lean muscle mass is simply your weight minus the weight of your organs, bones, fluids and fat. You increase lean muscle mass primarily through eating properly, resistance exercise, and a lifestyle that doesnt promote catabolizing activites (smoking, heavy drinking and drug use)\n\n3. Frequency of meals - the more meals the more the metabolic processes take place in your body and the faster your metabolism.\n\n4. Water Intake - dehydration is a major drag on metabolism.\nMost people are dehydrated and they dont know it.\n\n5. Sleep - getting enough rest allows the body to function at a higher metabolic level.\n\nFor more information check my source.   It tells you more information than you even knew about your metabolism.  It  also goes into greater detail about different ways to speed your metabolism.\n\nhttp://www.jtfit.com/metabolism/
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The number one best way to make your metabolsm run faster is to eat breakfast....that will start it every day. Then eat many small meals throughout the day. What I do is have a:\n- 200 calorie breakfast at 8:30 am. (then I work out)\n -Then at 10:15 have a 100 calorie snack (count out wheat thins or an apple or somthing that is 100 cals. \n-eat a 300 cal. lunch\n- @ 2:15 another 100 cal. snack. \nwork out after work\n- @ 5:00 pm a 400 calorie dinner (work out after dinner)\nthen at 7:00 have another 100 calorie snack...\nThat is the best diet I have ever encountered, I've lost 30 lbs in the past 3 months!!! Good Luck!! Let me know if it works!!!
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DDR is cool and can help speed your metabolism but its overall impact is low.\n\nFor any weight loss program its important to understand how to increase your RMR or metabolism.  Your RMR or resting metabolic rate is the amount of energy you burn in your daily activities.  \n\nDo you know someone who can eat anything they want and  they are skinny as a rail even if they dont workout?  Well that person has a very high RMR.\n\nThere are several ways to increase metabolism but lets look at the factors that drive your metabolism RMR first. \n\n1. Genetics - you have very little control, but you are not a prisoner of your genes. \n\n2. Lean Muscle Mass - this one throws most people off because women think, oh no I dont want muscles and men think I guess I have to look like a body builder. Lean muscle mass is simply your weight minus the weight of your organs, bones, fluids and fat. You increase lean muscle mass primarily through eating properly, resistance exercise, and a lifestyle that doesnt promote catabolizing activites (smoking, heavy drinking and drug use)\n\n3. Frequency of meals - the more meals the more the metabolic processes take place in your body and the faster your metabolism.\n\n4. Water Intake - dehydration is a major drag on metabolism.\nMost people are dehydrated and they dont know it.\n\n5. Sleep - getting enough rest allows the body to function at a higher metabolic level.\n\nFor more information check my source.   It tells you more information than you ever wanna knew about your metabolism.  It  also goes into greater detail about different ways to speed your metabolism.\n\nhttp://www.jtfit.com/metabolism/
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try drinking a glass of water first thing in the morning and having something small to eat, like an apple.  this should get your metabolism going so you will be hungry in a few hours.\n\nif that doesn't work, maybe you should check with a doctor.
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1. exercise\n2. eat healthy foods stay away from fast food or fried foods\n3. starting at 8am to 6pm eat something the size of a deck of cards... which is about half a cup.  that gets ur metabolism going.  example\n\n~ 8am small apple and a glass of water\n~ 10am 1/2 cup of carrots and a glass of water\n~ 12pm half a sandwhich with a glass of water\n~ 2-230pm 1/2 a cup of cucumber with a glass of water\n~ 6pm small dinner nothing fried baked steamed or boiled only...baked salmon with steamed veggies (both of these servings should be no bigger than ur fist.  \n\nThis is really hard to do but its only for 2 wks and its to shrink you stomache so that when u go back to regular eating you wont be eating as much... it WORKS!!! \n~
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The best way to boost metabolism is to work out, focusing on strength training.  The more muscle mass you have, the more calories you will burn regardless.\n\nDrinking ice cold water rather than room temperature burns extra calories as you body brings its temperature up.\n\nGreen tea is supposed to boost metabolism, and some vitamins can help as well.  Check out One-A-Day to see what they have.
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Eat breakfast as this kick starts your metabolism, plenty of water, fruit and veg. Sounds dull but it's what our body is designed to work with.
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It can, but not very much, maybe like 5-10% more. =-(\nEating healthier can help flush out the causes of a slowed metabolism, i.e., the clogging from refined bread and sugars and such, and this can help your metabolic rate increase a little due to an easier way of metabolizing the food you eat since it's healthier. But not much. \nIf you want to flush out your system and cleanse it without much work in preparation for a new, healthy diet, may I reccomend raw, organic apple cider vinegar, preferably Bragg's brand, @ least 1 tablespoon in 8oz water before each meal every day. This will set your body metabolism and all its function straight and help your metabolism increase as well! \nHope I helped some =-)
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you need to eliminate the things from your diet that you truly love, and of course you need to raise your metabolism. Try to get your pulse up for 20 minutes 3-5 times a week.
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Exercise! Exercise! Exercise! And drink a lot of water.\nEvery time you get hungry, drink a BIG glass of water and then wait 15 minutes.  Be honest with yourself.  If you are still hungry, then eat just a little of what you were going to eat.  Still hungry?  Drink another glass of water and wait another 15 minutes.\nALWAYS leave something on your plate - never finish it all, and , before EVERY meal, drink a BIG glass of water.  You may be using the bathroom more, but the water will help keep your appetite under control and aid your metabolism.
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Drink lots of water\nPortion control is a HUGE thing. Way bigger then most people realize. Just cut everything you eat in half.\n\nWalk...if you can walk everywhere you go then do it. If you must drive park as far away as you can and walk to the building.\n\nDon't sit still encourage your body to move...even just by bouncing your legs etc while sitting at the desk. This stimulates your metabolism.\n\nEat healthy snacks and do not skip meals.\n\nGood luck!
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EXERCISE will speed up your metabolism and help you loose weight.  Don't look for the answer in a magic pill, as the "magic" often has detrimental side effects.
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You should increase your meals from 3 to 5 small meals to increase your metabolism, and exercise regularly.