I uploaded this video to provide you with tips to speed up your metabolism. As you know the Xmas parties are around the corner, so watch the portion sizes and make sure you get at least 30 minutes of exercise in three to four times per week.
Colette Morris is a qualified Nutritionist and Herbalife Independent Distributor so if you want advice on your diet for weight loss, weight gain or sports nutrition, email LondonFitGirlsClub@gmail.com or simply click on the tab here to join our program.
Step up your exercise routine. Be more active, step up your activities do more cardio and interval training and toning as this will certainly get your metabolism going.
Green Tea is another great way to speed up your metabolism. Green tea is a thermogetic drink. It raises the body temperature slightly which in turn speeds up your metabolism.It also contains caffeine which is a diuretic and will also help to speed up your metabolism.
Eat regular meals. Ensure you space out your meals and eat 6 - 8 regular meals per day, this will help to keep your blood sugar stable. There is medical evidence that suggests eating small regular meals throughout the day, rather than one or two large meals, may help to keep your metabolism ticking over.
If you love spicy foods, then why not add a chilli or two. Again research shows that chillies heats up the body temperature which in turn will kick start your metabolism and keep it ticking over for a couple of hours after you have eaten.
Eating proteins will ensure that you don't slide back into eating cakes and biscuits, and will also protein burns off pretty easily.
Getting into a sauna, hot tub or steam room will also get your metabolism running, not only will you lose sweat , but the heat will help to break down fat.
The opposite is also true, to take a dip into a chilled pool, again the body will try to heat itself up and as a consequence your metabolism speeds up.
So there you are 7 useful tips to help you kickstart your metabolism, let me know how you get on. Share your tips in my comments below..
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This morning started off with a cup of green tea and cranberry, and a quarter of honeydew melon. Melon should be eaten on its own and not mixed with other fruit as your digestive system finds it hard to break down other fruits with melon, and will only cause fermentation and possibly discomfort instead.
About 10am I had a snack- 1 banana and a glass of room temperature water. This helped to keep my energy levels up as in general fruit digests in about 20 minutes in the system.
During the day, I did about an hour and a half of housework. This was very strenous housework, tidying both of my sons bedroom. This probably burned up around 250 - 350 calories alone. I did drink two glasses of water while tidying up their rooms.
Lunch time which was around 1pm for me, I had a cup of soup, and another glass of water.
30 minutes after my lunch, I did a 20 minute workout, mainly routines to tone up my arms, legs and lower back. I used a band for tension and this helps with toning up.
For dinner I cooked traditional Sunday dinner which was rice and peas, chicken, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots with plantain and roast potatoes. For myself, I just had the vegetables potatoe and plantain, with another glass of water.
A good tip about dinner is to ensure that you eat your main meal before 8pm as this is when the body begins to shut itself down in preparation for sleep. Sleep is important to the body as this is the time it takes to repair itself.
One of the things to stop putting on weight is to not snack after 8. (hey that rhymes :))
Another tip is to not have a heavy meal last thing at night, as for instance meat may take upto 3 hours to digest in your system, and if you eat late and go to bed after, then this meat is still sitting in your stomach undigested.
As we have cut out meat in our detox,we should not have this problem...
You can drink as much green tea during the day as you wish. However, if you have problems with high blood pressure or heart problems, you may wish to look at how much caffeine you consume daily. Green tea not only has cleansing benefits, it also has thermojetic benefits. What is this I hear you ask, well it has benefits of raising the body temperature slightly which in turn switches on your metabolism and speeds it which in turn burns body fat.
Exercise is also another way to raise your metabolism, and once raised can keep working for a few hours afterwards.
Day 3 of our challenge is tomorrow. Keep drinking lots of water, go for long walks or exercise 30 -45minutes at least 4 days of the week.
Catch you tomorrow..
Colette Morris F.R.S.A, SAC Dipl. (Diet & Nutrition) Nutritionist, Expert Author and Top Producer email: formula4fitness@ymail.com for a weight loss consultation
