Lose Weight

Incoporating more easy, practical diet tips to increase metabolism.

1. Eating more often, not less often is the way to lose weight.
2. To increase metabolism, always eat breakfast in the morning. Break-fast...that means break the fast. Don't skip breakfast. If you wait until mid morning or afternoon to eat, your metabolism will run slower. Think of breakfast as adding logs to the fire. Your metabolism is the fire and logs are the breakfast.
3. Increase metabolism by eating smaller meals through the day. Eat 4 to 6 six small meals, 2 to 3 hours apart.
4. Don not depend on herbal products to increase metabolism or energy level. Any metabolic increase will be minimum and herbs are not cheap. Instead, include more energy foods such as whole grains, beans, vegetables and fruits to your meals.
5. Park further away and walk. Use the stairs instead of the elevator when possible. Walk to the post office instead of getting into the car. Take your dog on a daily walk. Take your weight loss seriously.
6. Do more activities around the house to burn energy instead of wasting money on pills and potions that don't work.
7. Include a walking routine to increase metabolism at least three to four times a week. Walk 30 to 40 minutes each time. This is the best way to increase your metabolism.
8. Do not starve yourself when trying to lose weight. This will slow down your metabolism in a hurry. Avoid 5 to 6 hour gaps between meals without eating.

Be committed to eating smaller meals at regular intervals. Prepare food in advance and bring it with you. Never eat at irregular intervals and plan each meal. The common mistake is to skip meals and eat too little during the day. This makes you vulnerable for eating junk food later in the day. Eating to lose weight takes planning.

Marg Roukens
202-657-5874

Tri Power Team

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