How Your Metabolism Helps You Lose Fat by Joe Muetzel

Your metabolism is, for all intent and purpose, like the engine in your car or perhaps more accurately like the transmission. The transmission controls how fast / hard the engine is working and therefore how much fuel is being consumed. Your metabolism is raised slightly when you eat, in anticipation of the work your body has to do to process the food. By eating 4-6 smaller meals instead of 3 larger meals will help keep your metabolism humming 24/7. Your metabolism is the rate that your body utilizes energy. Without the proper energy, our body does not function properly.

Your metabolism is a measure of how many calories you are burning each day. But did you know that the food, exercise, and lifestyle choices you make every day have a significant impact on your metabolism? Your metabolism is what drives fat loss. If you have a few extra pounds of fat to shed, the key is in boosting your metabolism. Your metabolism is not dependent on your weight, but it will affect your weight loss.

There is an advanced algorithm that takes into account the foods you eat and the calories you burn to compute what your actual metabolic rate is. It is then able to make adjustments to your allotted daily calories to help you reach a specific goal. Diets which use high-fiber food are better and they would help to gradually overcome the risks of breast cancer.

The faster your metabolic rate is, the more energy is released and the faster our body is able to burn these calories helping us to maintain our weight. Fast weight loss is achieved in no better way than with a fast metabolism . Much of the food you eat and the calories it contains stay in your body when metabolism is slow. Faster metabolism, more food, slower metabolism, less food.

Eating a diet low in calories can trigger what is called “starvation mode” in your body. Your body is designed to protect you from starvation. Eating 4 to 6 small meals a day keeps your body's fuel supply consistent, and your metabolism revved up. Because your metabolism naturally slows down in the afternoon and evening, it's important to avoid eating late at night. Eating frequent small meals everyday will actually help to achieve this balance.

Breakfast is your first chance of the day to give your body the nutrition it needs to perform at its optimal level. Breakfast is important as it switches your metabolism back on, ready to burn fuel.Give your body what it needs and you will be surprised at how much easier it is to lose that extra weight you've been trying to get rid of. You will also be less likely to eat a high fat/sugar snack at morning break. Breakfast especially is a big adjustment. Eating processed foods that are already broken down and easier to digest do not make your body do the work of digesting, which kick starts your metabolism. Make your body do the work by eating whole grains, fruits and fiber.

Exercise in the morning and you will reap the benefits of a faster metabolism throughout the day, or exercise in short 10 or 15-minute bursts every couple of hours to keep your metabolism pumping. Exercise any time you can fit it into your day and you will burn that fat away. Exercise can give your metabolism a short term and long term boost. It combats the effects of the slowed-down metabolism from the lower caloric intake. Exercise builds muscle and this requires the body to use up more energy than fat tissue.

Lean muscle mass burns energy all the time,even when you are not actively working out. It also burns more calories than any other part of your body. Lean muscle mass, in turn, is lost when exercise is stopped - as often happens when people age. While they still eat the same amount of food, the exercise is decreased, and the result is fat storage, which in turn slows down the metabolism.

Exercising, then, is the way to control your metabolism. Exercise is essential in boosting the metabolism. During exercise, the body exerts more effort thus uses more energy and the metabolism increases in order to supply it. Exercise intensity is also important the fitter you become, as exercising at a higher intensity will deplete your glycogen stores at a faster rate and in turn encourage your body to use a higher percentage of fat. So “ forget the sleep in” because this is the perfect time to put on your joggers and move.

About The Author

As a teen Joe Muetzel weighed 295 lbs. and was miserable. People made fun of him and ridiculed him. He started a weight loss program that included exercising and in 6 months lost 105 lbs. He has maintained his weight of 190 lbs. for over 25 years by using sound eating habits and regular exercise.

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