Stop eating the wrong foods!

Eat Food That Boosts Metabolism and you will find your weight loss accelerated without having to work as hard. It is true that when certain foods are combined in the right proportions your metabolism will get a big boost.  Many of the professional athletes and Hollywood celebrities understand this concept and that is their secret to remaining thin throughout the year.

So how does eating certain foods boost your metabolism?

Well there are many different types of food that boosts metabolism, but more importantly it is how these foods are paired that has the greatest effect.  For instance, it is wise to eat some proteins in the middle of the day as your body burns calories to digest proteins.  However, it would get very boring to eat a bag of peanuts every day or the same bland piece of chicken every afternoon.  You need to understand not only what food boosts metabolism, but what is the best combination of those foods and spices to boost your metabolism.  Knowing the pairing of these foods is the key, because doubling your metabolism by combining foods and spices is better than just boosting your metabolism a little by eating one of the foods infrequently throughout the day.

What are the categories of foods you should eat?

BREAKFAST FOODS

• Milk
• Eggs
• Wholegrain Cereal
• Oatmeal

MEATS

• Chicken
• Lean Beef
• Tuna
• Salmon
• Sardines
• Turkey

DRINKS

• Coffee
• Green Tea

VEGETABLES AND OTHERS

• Almonds
• Blueberries
• Asparagus
• Cayenne Pepper
• Curry
• Garlic
• Grapefruit
• Hot Peppers
• Spinach

The above list is definitely not meant to be all inclusive but it is a start.

The next thing to understand is the timing of your meals.   Combining the food that boosts metabolism is great but eating it at the right time can double your response.  It is well known through research to eat about every 3 hours so your body is constantly digesting foods and burning calories on a continuous basis.  If the food you are feeding your body every three hours is not the right type of food then your body will not have to burn calories to digest the food and you lose the effect.  Check out the post on “What is Glycemic Response”.

What about just starving yourself throughout the day and eating very little calories?  Starving yourself all day and not eating the food that boosts metabolism only sabotages your weight loss efforts.  Starvation is  definitely not healthy or sustainable.  Your body will eventually break down muscle for the nutrients to feed your bodily systems for survival.  Furthermore, you will be breaking down the muscle that is required to boost your metabolism.  If you are breaking down your muscle then you are losing your fat burning machine.  You want to build muscle and lose fat because that is what keeps your metabolism high.

Learn what food to eatand imagine yourself eating great tasting food all day long and losing weight in the process.  It can be done and is done every day by people who know how to do it.  Now start doing it for yourself and stop working so hard at your diet.

Eat well and feel well,

Dr. Begovich