Have you ever wished you could be one of those evil women who constantly broadcast to the world that they eat greasy chicken wings and fries for lunch everyday and never workout? Well if you want, eat those chicken wings… and the fries too! And skip your daily workout once or twice if you don’t feel like doing it. But combine it all with some of these power foods so that your body works for you, not against you.

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A great little site called EcoSalon recently profiled 15 food option to boost your metabolism. They are:

1. Grapefruit

Rich in fiber to make your body actively burn fat calories, lowers insulin levels that help store fat.

2. Green Tea

Green Tea is a catechin that helps get your brain and nervous system into gear so as to ‘fight fat.’

3. Yogurt

Natural yogurt contains high levels of protein. Your body processes a lot of energy with protein.

4. Almonds

Rich in fatty acids with which your body can raise metabolism levels.

5. Coffee

Caffeine is an energy booster (as we all know), but just don’t go overboard.

6. Turkey

Turkey is meat that has high amounts of lean protein, which your body process and uses to burn more calories.

7. Apples

Like many fruits, apples are rich in fiber. Your body needs to work hard to breakdown fiber and in the process produces a lot of energy. Apples also make you feel full.

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How To Get Your Diet Back On Track

Are you trying to get rid of belly bloat? You know that puffy feeling in your midsection that feels like it should explode?Here are some tips from shape.com that will help you flatten that belly in no time:

Expect to drop 3 to 5 pounds with these tips

You’ve trained hard; filled your fridge, freezer, and pantry with healthy fare; and been diligent about getting your H20. But despite all that, a little bit of flab lingers. Don’t give up—or turn to a crash diet in desperation! These 10 diet tweaks are designed to help you banish bloat and rev up your metabolism without the sluggishness, hunger, irritability, and other side effects of crazy “miracle” plans. Work them into your diet in the two to four weeks before your wedding and we promise you’ll love the results.

1. Flatten your belly with fiber

Excess body fat isn’t the only thing that leads to tummy bulge: About 80 percent of us struggle with constipation at some point. While brief periods of irregularity are normal, they can make the scale creep up and cause that little extra pooch. The easy solution: Up your intake of soluble fiber, found in apples, citrus fruits, seeds, and beans. “This sticky fiber soaks up water to form a gel-like substance that stimulates the muscles of your digestive system so they contract and push waste through faster,” says Christine Gerbstadt, M.D., R.D., a spokes-woman for the American Dietetic Association. A simple way to boost your intake: Sprinkle chia seeds (found at health food stores) or ground flaxseed into yogurt or a smoothie.

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2. Add healthy bacteria

Yogurt and kefir contain probiotics, such as acidophilus, which may be a hidden factor in weight control. Everyone has bacteria in their digestive system, but if you’re overweight, it may be because the blend of those bugs is causing you to absorb more calories from the food you eat.

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Want to get in shape? Get a buddy!

Here’s a list of foods you want to try to cut out of your diet if you’re trying to rev up your metabolism and shed pounds:

1) SUGAR: Eating too much sugar overloads your body and causes your blood sugar levels to rise rapidly. This in turn makes your body go into conservation mode meaning that you will store extra fat and burn less calories. To make sure this does not happen you need to reduce your intake of refined sugars as much as possible. That means cutting down on the candy, chocolate, cakes and cookies as much as possible. If you still want something sweet try eating some fruit. Unlike refined sugars, most fruits contain fructose which does not cause your blood sugar levels to rise.

2) WHITE BREAD: White bread is made from wheat flour which then has the bran and germ removed. White bread is bleached to remove any yellow color which destroys many of the vitamins contained in the wheat plus it is full of sugar. This means that it is very easily digested, has a low nutritional value and is low in dietary fiber. When processing white bread your body burns very few calories and it also causes your blood sugar levels to rise. I know you have probably heard it many times before but by substituting white bread for a wholemeal variety you can really boost your metabolic rate. Wholemeal bread is harder to digest (so burns more calories whilst being processed), has a greater nutritional value and most importantly does not cause your blood sugar levels to rise in an uncontrolled way.

3) ALCOHOL: Alcohol is full of sugar and calories which (as you probably know by now) restrict your metabolic rate. Alcohol is also known to have a dehydrating effect and as I discussed in my last article, if you are not fully hydrated your metabolism does not work as effectively. Moderate consumption of alcohol is not going to have a huge effect on your hydration levels but excessive consumption will. For most of us there are going to be times when we over indulge on alcohol so I am not going to advise you to give up alcoholic beverages. However, you should make an effort to reduce the amount you are drinking.

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Sometimes eating right just isn’t enough – CookingLight.com has 5 ways to speed up your metabolism and shed pounds!

[From CookingLight.com]

“Metabolism” is the name of the bodily system that converts food calories to energy needed to perform various tasks, like pumping oxygen to muscles during a long walk. Many variables contribute to your metabolism, including heredity, gender, and age. But you can quicken yours; here’s how.

Exercise more.

When you walk, run, or lift weights, you increase the energy required of your body, which raises your metabolism then, and for hours afterward. “It’s not a huge spike, but it makes a difference,” says Gary Miller, PhD, associate professor of health and exercise science at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Work out with weights.

During weight training, muscle tissue is stressed; afterward, it’s repaired-which raises metabolism. A woman who strength trains three times a week for six months can build enough muscle to burn 10 to 32 extra calories a day, according to Robert Wolfe, PhD, professor of geriatrics at the University of Arkansas.

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Short on time? Boost your metabolism in just TWO MINUTES!

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Research indicates people who work out in the morning work out more often. And that is because you can get it done and out of the way before work, family, and life get in the way. Even better, studies show that exercise in the morning not only stokes your metabolic fires, it also improves your cognitive functions and productivity for the day.

The Belly Off! 2-Minute Drill
Eight moves every morning is all you need to boost your metabolism. However, don’t expect this workout alone to give you the body of your dreams. You still need to incorporate healthy eating and regular exercise into your lifestyle.

Perform the following eight-calisthenic circuit at a work effort of 6 to 7 on a 1 to 10 scale. Do each exercise for 15 seconds, moving quickly from one exercise to the next. Complete as many reps as you can of each exercise.

The 8 moves (15 seconds each):

* Jumping jacks
* Prisoner squats*
* High knee skips
* Side-to-side hops
* Pushups
* Crunches
* Mountain climbers**
* Bodyweight thrusters***

Once you get through the drill, if you have time – and energy – repeat it.

(From sheknows.com)

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