Thought this would be a good read.
http://nodiets.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/burn-fat-fast-speeding-up-your-metabolism/
There are 3 main points to keeping your metabolism revved
1. Do weight training at least 3 times a week. Weight training is what
causes you to lose body fat and turns on your body’s furnace for days
afterwards.
This is due to basic recovery biology; when you breakdown muscles through a
weights workout your body will go into recovery mode causing fat to be used
to fuel the process of muscle repair and rebuilding which happens mainly
while you sleep therefore it is important to eat a small easily digested
meal before you sleep try and stay away from complex carbohydrates in this
meal as they are useless before sleep. opt for something light, like a
protein shake with and apple or cottage cheese with pineapple.
2. Eat a small but nutritious meal within 30 minutes of waking. This will
really fire up your metabolism for the day as your body is in starvation
mode after the nights rest, this means it will be releasing all kinds of
stress induced hormones like cortisol due to your blood sugar levels being
low. Therefore it is important to re-fuel and get your bodies engines going
again.
A perfect meal would be a small bowl of Oatmeal (made with skimmed milk)
with a chopped banana on top. You should also eat this with a good source of
protein, a boiled egg or a protein shake will do the job.
3. Eat small meals 6 times a day. all these meals should be small and light
so you can digest them easily and keep your metabolism revved up. This is
because your body burns of calories in the process of digesting a meal
therefore eating a small meal every few hours will constantly kick start
your metabolism as well as keeping your blood sugar levels stable which
means you will have plenty of energy and feel great throughout the day.
Now I am sure you have heard this all before. And well you probably have as
they are easy ways to keep metabolism fired up. Don’t worry though there are
some more un orthodox tips coming up which will make your metabolism burn
like its on fire!!!
—>Protein, Keeping a nice serving of protein in all your meals will do a
great job of getting your metabolism going as Protein requires the most
calories to burn increasing your metabolic rate, As well as this protein
allows your body to build muscle and the more muscle you have the more
calories your body will burn, knocking your metabolism up a gear. Whey
Protein, Chicken, Tuna, eggs, Low fat cheese and milk are all great sources
of protein and try and include a good serving with all your meals.
—>Green Tea, No its not only for yoga teachers, all of us should be sipping
at green tea and even taking the capsuled forms as it is a great metabolic
booster and can make your body burn up-to 400 extra calories a day if you
drink 4-5 cups a day. If you lead a hectic lifestyle and do not have the
time to drink constant green tea I recommend you buy a good green tea
supplement like that of Primaforce and take one capsule in the morning with
breakfast.
—>Chili’s, Add them to anything except breakfast(unless of course you enjoy
it with your cereal), grab some cayenne, crushed chillies or tabasco and add
it to your Pasta, salad, chicken and just about anything else, on top of
making your food taste good. Hot foods will raise your heart rate which will
increase your metabolism for a few hours after eating.
—>Grapefruit, personally I like to start the day with a serving of freshly
squeezed grapefruit juice or half a grapefruit 20 minuted before I eat
breakfast. This is because Grapefruit has been shown to regulate blood sugar
levels which is essential in the morning and will stop you craving all day,
give it a try its amazing! if you find it too tangy sprinkle some splenda on
top, but after a few days of eating the grapefruit you will get used to the
bitter taste and start to enjoy it without the extra sweetener.
—>Cinnamon, Sprinkle it on anything you like. Cinnamon helps your body
metabolize sugar and therefore stop your body storing excess sugar as fat.
Try it on banana’s or your cereal its delicious.
If you follow these rules your metabolism will be firing on all cylinders
making you a fat torching machine