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Your Diet And Metabolism
How To Diet So You Can Boost Your
Metabolism
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Ah yes, diet. For most of us, our
information concerning metabolism has related in one way or
another to eating. Most of us have been told of
metabolism-friendly foods, or metabolism unfriendly foods.
But really, while we may be basically aware that, all else
being equal, a stalk of celery is better for your metabolism
than fries with gravy, our understanding of diet and metabolism
is pretty low.
To fix this, the following section looks at some powerful and
scientific diet-related tips that will boost your metabolism.
Indeed, as you’ll soon learn, it’s not merely what you eat that
matters; it’s when, and how, too.
Don’t Hate Calories
The word calorie has a bad rap. We constantly come across
calorie reduced or low calorie foods. And it’s not uncommon to
overhear someone gasp about the immense calorie content of
certain foods, such as a rich and creamy desert, or a giant
fast food burger.
All of this anti-calorie rhetoric therefore has made a lot of
us pretty calorie-phobic; as soon as we see something that has
lots of them, we run away. But is this wise?
Yes and no. Yes, it’s wise in the sense that avoiding that
double-layer chocolate fudge cake for desert is probably a good
idea (actually, scratch that; it is a good idea).
The calories that come from the cake are really going to be the
so-called empty calorie kind; which means that there’s no real
nutritional value that your body can squeeze out and make use
of.
But in the bigger picture, it’s unwise for your metabolism to
become calorie-avoidant.
Why? Because your body is a marvelous machine that tries, at
all times, to do what it can to make your life easier.
Indeed, while it may not always function at optimal levels (for
a variety of reasons, including genetics), it still tries to do
its very best. The body, for all of its limitations and so
forth, is not a lazy thing!
With this in mind, the body is always trying to keep is alive
and functioning in the manner that it deems to be
healthiest.
And that’s why if you suddenly decrease the amount of calories
that you need, your body won’t try to do more with less. In
other words, your body won’t respond in the way that you want
it to: it won’t necessarily provoke catabolism and thus reduce
weight and fat cells.
Instead, your smart and wise body will try to keep you alive by
slowing down its metabolism. It will simply believe that
something is wrong - maybe you’re trapped somewhere without
food - and it will just begin to become very stingy with
energy.
So what’s the end result? If your body needs 2000 calories a
day to survive, and you suddenly give it only 1000, it won’t
begin to burn off 1000 calories worth of cells that you have
lying around on your love handles.
Instead, your body will slow down its metabolism. It will
really try and get as much energy out of those 1000 calories,
because it doesn’t want to waste anything.
Physically, you’ll naturally feel more tired because your body
is being very miserly with energy, and will devote its
1000-calorie ration to essential systems, like blood and oxygen
supply (and others).
Metabolically, you won’t be burning off extra calories. In
fact, you can actually gain weight by dramatically reducing
your calorie intake!
The flipside of this, of course, is that you should consume a
daily caloric intake that is proportionate to your body size,
type, and weight loss goals.
And then, once you determine the amount of calories that you
need (probably with the aid of a qualified nutritionist or
fitness expert); you can provide that to your body via healthy,
efficient calories.
For example, if your body needs 1500 calories per day, and one
slice of double-fudge chocolate cake delivers a whopping 500 of
those, then you can see that eating just one of these slices
will take up a full 1/3rd of your daily caloric needs; and
that’s not good!
On the other hand, you can see that drinking a tasty fruit
smoothy made with yogurt and nuts can deliver half as many
calories, but provide you with essential nutrients, vitamins,
and other elements that your body needs to healthily do its
work.

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