| Do you really want to finally take control of your body | | | | as you are getting some sort of regular exercise |
| and how it looks? Do you want to decide how much | | | | (even just walking will help), your body will begin to burn |
| muscle you have, and conversely, how much body fat | | | | calories, including body fat, at a much higher rate! |
| you carry? Do you want to be able to control your | | | | "Getting" this will mean the difference between winning |
| body composition in order to look and feel your best, all | | | | and losing the battle against fat and obesity! Getting |
| the time? | | | | this will allow you achieve the body you want and |
| If you answered "yes" to any or all of these questions, | | | | deserve without struggling on diets! |
| then there is a critically important concept you simply | | | | Even if you are trying to reduce body fat and reach |
| must understand. That concept is how your | | | | your ideal weight and body shape,you are going to |
| metabolism works, and how you can effect it and | | | | want to eat 5 to 6 meals a day. In fact, you're going to |
| make it work for you instead of against you! | | | | eat 5 to 6 small meals a day especially if you are |
| You can make your metabolism work for you, rather | | | | trying to lose fat and reach your ideal body weight! |
| than against you! Age is relatively unimportant, and it | | | | It might not seem to make sense to you at first, but as |
| doesn't matter where you live or what kind of "genes" | | | | you begin to understand metabolism and how it works, |
| you have. | | | | and as you begin to get the results that you want, |
| Let's use a simplified definition of metabolism. | | | | your comfort level with eating frequent, small meals will |
| Metabolism means the rate at which your body burns | | | | increase. From there, your results will begin to multiply |
| through the energy you put into it. This energy comes | | | | and you'll wonder what took you so long to "get it!" |
| from the food you eat. Simple enough, right? | | | | For now, just focus on eating supportively every 3 to |
| So, to speed up the metabolism (which will cause you | | | | 3 1/2 hours. "Supportively" means making sure each |
| to burn more calories throughout your day) it is | | | | meal consists of lean protein, fibrous carbohydrates |
| important to fuel your body with food frequently | | | | and starchy carbohydrates that are lower in glycemic |
| throughout the day. Eating small, frequent meals | | | | impact, or sugar content. No pre-processed "diet food" |
| throughout the day (say, 5 or 6 meals instead of the 2 | | | | made of make believe ingredients or "pseudo-foods!" |
| or 3 most people eat each day) will increase your | | | | Here's a short list of some examples to get you |
| metabolism, or the rate at which your body burns | | | | started: |
| calories (energy.) | | | | Lean Protein: tuna in water, egg whites, chicken breast, |
| Here's an example I often use with my clients. If we | | | | fat free dairy, flaky fish, tofu, lean beef, turkey breast |
| got on a coal burning train here in New Jersey and | | | | Starchy Carbohydrates: potato, sweet potato, whole |
| wanted to go to Los Angeles in say, 24 hours, how | | | | grains, oatmeal, tomato, brown rice |
| often would we throw coal into the engine's furnace? | | | | Fibroous Carbohydrates: broccoli, cauliflower, onion, |
| Once? Twice? How about non-stop in order to keep it | | | | celery, peppers, cucumbers, leafy greens |
| burning really hot and the engine running at top speed? | | | | Here's a bold statement: You don't need "diets" to |
| Right! | | | | reach your ideal weight and body shape! Nor will you |
| Well, your body is kind of like that. Feed it more often | | | | have to eliminate carbohydrates or eat fat-free. This is |
| and it burns hotter, burning through body fat and | | | | all ridiculous information that has muddied up the fitness |
| calories more quickly and efficiently. | | | | and health picture for too long now! |
| Now, here's the best part. Feed your body like this and | | | | Stick to these basic metabolism boosting ideas and |
| it will begin to burn more calories, even at rest! As long | | | | you will see results sooner than you could imagine! |