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Monday 18 April 2011

BURN BABY BURN!!!! BOOST YOUR METABOLISM



The Do’s To Boost Your Metabolism!!

Your metabolism slows 5% per decade over the age of forty!
Here is your cheat sheet to beat those extra pounds!
  • DO NOT Skip Breakfast!!!!  (eat protein)
  • Get 7- 8 hours of sleep nightly
           - Add 30 mins / day, 90 mins on weekends to catch up
           - one hour sleep before midnight = 4 hrs after
  • EXERCISE – interval cardio and strength/weight training
          - wear a pedometer, aim for 10,000 steps /day
  • Eat 5-6 small meals through out the day (eat every 4 hrs)
  • Eat higher protein snacks & complex carbohydrates (fiber)
  • Eat Calcium rich snacks
        – Greek yogurt (love Liberte Brand), cottage cheese, 
          skinny lattes, chocolate milk, cheese
    • Eat spicy foods (increase by 20%)
             - Chili & Cayenne (active ingredient capsaicin)
    • Drink ice cold water
    • Start your day with a cup of Java (Caffeine)
    • 1-4 grams Cinnamon daily
             - two 500 ml capsules mid day
      • Drink true Green Tea or even White tea
                - High in Epigallocatechin  (EGCG)
                - Catechins + polyphenols + caffeine = fat loss

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