The rate that your body digests its food and burns the calories associated with that food is called your metabolic rate. If your metabolism is fast, you will burn the calories quicker. So if you can speed up your metabolism you will burn more calories and lose the weight that you want.
Here are some ways to boost your metabolism.
Vitamin B and Magnesium
Vitamin B is important in our diet in many ways. It is used in the synthesis of our DNA as well as our central nervous system. Without it, we would feel depressed, out of energy, and also be at a high risk of chronic disease. Vitamin B also increases your metabolism, which will help you to lose weight. Some foods that are high in Vitamin B include beans, fish, eggs, poultry, spinach, and melon.
Magnesium is a primary stimulant in the production of cells within our body. We would face a wide array of health issues if we did not consume adequate amounts of Magnesium. Green vegetables have lots of Magnesium as well as peanuts and cashews. Other foods that are high in magnesium include black-eyed peas, oatmeal, and most whole-grain cereals.
Snacking
Boosting your metabolism by snacking doesn't seem right, but if you are eating healthy snacks then your metabolism can be increased. Just make sure that you are following regular dieting guidelines. Healthy proteins and carbohydrates such as bananas or peanut butter make for excellent snacks. Trail mix and other forms of nuts also make for great snacks.
Start the Day Right
Eating breakfast is one way to start your metabolism working properly. Eating in the morning can increase your metabolic rate by up to 10%. If you cannot face a big breakfast every morning, you should still eat something to start your day of on the right foot.
Exercising
Dieting alone will not help you to lose weight and keep the weight off. You need to do some exercises. Exercising helps to burn off the calories you have consumed as well as any extra calories needed to provide the necessary energy to continue exercising. Doing a cardio workout with some interval training will greatly increase your metabolic rate and help you to burn the fat from your body.
If you cannot run, then a brisk walk is acceptable exercise for a cardio workout. Some strength training should be included in your exercise routine as muscle burns more calories that fat because the muscles work harder which requires energy which comes from fat.
Don't Cut Out Calories
Cutting calories is really not a good way to boost your metabolism. By cutting calories your body starts to save any calories that are taken in as it believes that you are starving during a famine. What you want to do is cut out the unhealthy calories and replacing them with healthy foods.
By cutting calories, you are actually slowing down your metabolism. So keep the calories but eat small snacks during the day that include some of the items that we have listed before.
Conclusion
To lose weight and burn fat, you need to increase your metabolism. Once you have incorporated the suggestions above you will find that you are losing weight and it is not as stressful as you imagined.
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Michael Liu is living in China and continuously studies weight loss and the methods which will work.
