If you are a working mom who is in your forties and has been trying to lose weight, but to no avail, then you need to really spend some time figuring out what metabolism is, what leads to decreases in the metabolism rate and why speeding up your metabolism helps with fast weight loss from your waist, hips, thighs, and buttocks more effectively.
What is metabolism? Metabolism is the rate at which your body burns calories. The faster you burn off calories, the more weight or fat you can shed off even if you eat the same amount of food.
What is metabolic rate? The speed at which your body burns calories is called the metabolic rate. This rate can differ significantly from person to person. For example you and your friend can have the same activity level and diet but still gain or lose weight at different rates. The reason is simple differences in metabolism.
Your metabolism rate decreases when you get older. At mid thirties, metabolism slows by 3 to 5 % every 10 years, so by age 55, you need 150 fewer calories a day than you did in your mid thirties. This is why as working moms get older they tend to gain weight and find it extremely hard to get rid of excess fat or weight from their waistline and other areas.
Other factors such as diabetes, poor health, lack of physical activity or an under active thyroid could lead to a significant decrease in metabolism and increase in weight. People with conditions like these find that weight loss programs don’t work and no matter what they try they just can’t lose weight.
Okay, now you know the causes of decreases in metabolism, what do you need to do to lose inches and pounds effectively? Let me tell you that you just need to speed up your metabolism to accelerate your weight loss. Yes, boost your metabolism.
Here are the steps to speed up your metabolism for fast weight loss:
1. Drink Water. What a boring type of “drink 8 glasses of water” advice! But it works. You must drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day to maintain an optimal metabolism rate.
Water can help clean your digestive system and eliminate accumulated toxins or excess harmful substances from your body that add to your weight.
You can also drink cold water. It has been proven that cold water can boost your metabolism temporarily anywhere from 8-30%. That’s huge!
2. Eat 5-6 Smaller Meals. Eating smaller meals frequently prevents hunger pangs, and keeps your energy levels consistent which in turn will increase and speed up your metabolism.
This is what you can do to keep yourself satisfied throughout the day — eat three healthy nutritious meals and eat healthy nutritious snacks in between those meals.
3. Do Exercise. Do aerobic exercise such as walking, biking or using a stair-climbing machine for at least 30 minutes. These will burn fat from all over your body.
To get the greatest benefits from cardiovascular exercise, you need to do it for at least 30 minutes. Of course, the more you exercise the quicker you will burn the fat, but aim for two or three sessions a week to start with.
4. Get 7-8 Hours’ Sleep. Sleep deprivation can drain your energy and make it nearly impossible to lose weight. Not getting between 7-8 hours of sleep per night may be jeopardizing your own weight loss efforts.
It takes time and efforts for fast and effective weight loss. But if you have the determination and persistence, you will get back your stop-and-stare body very soon.
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