Hey, folks! Who likes to stay fat?!!
Don’t be offended! So many of us all struggle with this devious
unwanted guest or say, company called "over-weight" or
"obesity". There are people in this planet earth paying fortunes each
year to just keep their weight off and stay slim. So, I guess this is
another booming industry called "help you keep your weight down"!
This industry has all the fancy names as such as "weight loss
programs, the biggest losers, slim body products, etc. Let me tell you…it all
comes down to "metabolism". Metabolism is the process of which the
body breaks down or converts food to produce energy. Our human metabolism
differs from person to another. You could have high metabolism or low
metabolism. P.S. your metabolism slows down with age so watch out!
Ok, now, if you have an average
annoying and bad metabolism like mine, then you probably are one of those who are always on-the-hunt
for weight loss programs/products or at least looking for natural ways to stay
healthy. Otherwise, if you have the golden good metabolism like others, then
bless your luck, you can consume a barrel of food per a day but still will not
add an inch to your regular weight!! Oooo!...how we envy such born with high-metabolism
competitors. Anyhow, as I strive to stay healthy & "keep the phat
down, I came across this article. I hope you benefit from it too. You can
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Some people are lucky:
They seem to be born with a naturally high metabolism
and slender physique that requires little exercise and calorie counting to
maintain. My mother, God bless her, is one such person. I am not! So it’s a
good thing I love to run,
bike and swim. But when SELF asked experts about the habits that slow
metabolism, I was surprised by some of their answers—and guilty of a few
no-no’s myself (see number 1...and 2...and...). Fortunately, these habits are
also totally fixable. Start paying attention to them today, and
you’ll become one of the lucky ones—or at least look like one—in no time!
1. Scrimping on shut-eye
Catching zzz’s
may help you stay slim, reveals research presented at the annual American
Thoracic Society meeting in San Diego. In the study of more than 68,000 women,
those who slept seven hours weighed 5.5 pounds less than women who slept five
hours or less. Pulling frequent all-nighters may slow your metabolism,
impairing your body’s ability to utilize food and nutrients as energy so they
get stored as fat instead, scientists say.
2. Stressing out
When you’re on edge,
you’re likely to sleep less and eat more, which can affect your thyroid, a
gland that produces hormones which regulate metabolism, body temperature, heart
rate and more. If your thyroid’s not producing enough of those hormones, it can
slow your metabolism and other body functions, leading to weight gain,
depression and fatigue. Take time for
yourself daily to keep both your thyroid and metabolism humming at
optimal levels.
3. Skipping breakfast
People often tell me
they hate breakfast foods;
I tell them, find something you
can eat within an hour of waking up! Missing a morning meal is the worst thing
you can do. It slows metabolism and depletes your body of the fuel it needs to
function optimally, explains celebrity nutritionist Joy Bauer, R.D. But what you eat matters as much as the
fact that you eat something. Simple, unrefined carbohydrates—as in a breakfast
muffin or pastry—signal the brain to release serotonin, a neurotransmitter that
brings on calm when you most want to be up and at ’em. Also, your body digests
simple carbs quickly, sending blood sugar soaring and then plummeting,
resulting in an energy crash. Try to start each day with a breakfast that
contains at least 5 grams of protein, which activates the production of
norepinephrine, a neurochemical that increase heart rate and alertness. The
nutrient also digests slowly, so blood sugar and energy levels stay stable. Try
an omelet made with 4 egg whites, 1/2 cup chopped broccoli, 1/4 cup chopped
onion and 1 oz lowfat shredded cheese; it delivers an impressive 22 g protein
per serving.
4. Staying seated
Get out of that chair!
Staying on your feet revs metabolism and doubles your calorie burn during
workdays, a study in Diabetes
reports. Sitting for a few hours switches off enzymes that capture fat in the
bloodstream, but standing up and getting active reignites them. Surrender your
seat when possible (e.g., during phone calls) to start reaping benefits.
5. Eating junk food
I love a French
cruller as much as the next gal, but it turns out doughnuts can be double diet
trouble. Not only do sugary, fatty treats add calories and fat to your daily
tally (a Dunkin’ Donuts cruller packs 250 calories and 20 g fat), but they can
also encourage your body to store more fat. Junk food might stimulate a gene
that encourages your body to store excess fat, causing you to gain weight over
time, a study in The FASEB Journal
reveals. (In the study, mice without the troublemaking gene had 45 percent
lower body fat after eating a high-fat and high-sugar diet for 16 weeks
compared to critters with the gene who ate the same diet.) Quell a sweet
craving with berries or an orange: They’re high in vitamin C, a nutrient that
can help you sizzle up to 30 percent more fat during exercise, suggests
research from Arizona State University at Mesa.
6. Falling into a workout rut
I hear it all the
time: “I’ve almost reached my goal weight, but those last 5 (stubborn!) pounds
just won’t come off.” Sound familiar? Weight loss can stall along the way
partly because you get smaller.
As you shrink, there is less of you to provide energy for, so you actually
start to need fewer calories. These plateaus can last weeks, so rather than get
frustrated, try new workouts
or ways to eat healthy to keep your metabolism going strong and your body
burning even more calories than before.
7. Dodging the weight room
Although cardio
sessions turn up the heat and burn big-time calories (which is why I run, bike
or swim most mornings and still enjoy dessert!), lifting weights helps you
build calorie-burning lean muscle, says Jeffrey Garber, M.D., author of The Harvard Medical School Guide to
Overcoming Thyroid Problems (McGraw-Hill). And with more lean muscle,
you extend the burn to when you’re just sitting at your desk or in the car. Add
weight-bearing
exercises like planks, lunges, squats and tricep dips to your workouts
three times a week, and you’ll see toning results like you’ve never experienced
before!
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