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How to Speed Up Metabolism – Lose Weight The Easy Way…

April 27, 2009 by Dan Beckwith  
Filed under Weight Loss

Learning how to speed up metabolism in your body is vital if you want to lose weight. If done correctly, weight loss is simple and automatic – there’s no need to feel hunger, frustration or defeat. Weight loss doesn’t have to be hard, if you simply take the time to understand what causes weight gain and what prevents weight loss and speeding up metabolism, your diet program will be a success – it has to be. It’s all science. Speeding up metabolism guarantees weight loss success.

The most simplistic answer to our weight difficulties is that all weight problems have to do with metabolism. If the metabolizing mechanisms in your body are not in optimal condition, then your weight loss program will be fighting against body chemistry. When that happens, your diet is doomed. But take heart, speeding up metabolism is relatively easy.

Most metabolic issues begin in the digestive tract. The fact is, due to our daily diets, people (especially those living in America) have digestive systems that function miserably. Most colons are impacted with a lifetime of stored fecal matter that is simply not ejected.

First, no serious weight loss program should begin without a thorough colon cleanse, with a QUALITY cleansing product. It’s a must for speeding up metabolism. You will be dismayed to discover what’s been hiding inside you – and it’s not pretty. It stops your body from getting the nutrients it needs from the food you eat and prevents proper metabolism.

Some of the reported effects of a thorough colon cleansing are: longer lasting and easier weight loss, reduced illness and increased energy. Reports of clearer skin are common too!

After your colon is in good shape, the next step is to take off some pounds.

Diets that promote a lot of really fast weight loss are not healthy, they aren’t effective for the long term and pose problems for most of us as soon as they’re over. i know that’s not what we like to hear, but it’s true. Fast weight loss diets slow down your metabolic rate which is why you regain it all as soon as you stop dieting. The path to success is by speeding up metabolism.

Forgetting about the health issues – most if not all the fast weight loss fads come at the expense of calories. We are expected to dramatically cut back on our caloric intake. So what? Starving a little is no big deal. Most of us could stand to miss a meal or two, but…

Your body doesn’t understand dieting. It doesn’t know it’s only a temporary condition. It just knows that something is wrong and you aren’t getting enough food!

Instead of operating at the same level of calories – finding the extras it needs by burning fat, your body will try to protect you by slowing down your metabolism. It will do everything it can to survive on the calories it’s being fed. As your metabolism slows, your energy levels will decrease. If you continue, it will eventually start shutting down other bodily functions which can – and has – lead to coma and death.

Before your diet, what was a normal daily intake of calories is now way too high! Your slowed metabolism is used to functioning on less and when your diet ends you have a bunch of extra calories. They have to be dealt with, so the body stores them as fat. You are going to gain back everything you lost and keep going. To avoid this problem, learning how to speed up metabolism in your body is important.

We constantly see ads and testimonials from people who say they’ve lost a lot of weight and kept it off. Look carefully. Somewhere in that ad is a disclaimer that says “these results are not typical”. Assuming they really lost the weight, (these multi-billion dollar companies wouldn’t LIE would they?) the ads don’t show what else they did in addition to the diet. Typically there was a major lifestyle change that included eating healthier foods, exercise, routine colon cleansing and sometimes medication.

So, in learning how to speed up metabolism in your body, two areas where you can begin are: first, do a colon cleanse and second don’t cut way back on food.

Speeding up metabolism can be as basic as eating MORE! Instead of two or three big meals, eat five or six little ones spread out through the day. This speeds up metabolism by keeping it working all the time. Your body, being helpful and efficient will burn off the extra calories faster – in the form of increased energy.

These two tips are a terrific start in your quest to learn how to speed up metabolism.

You should be contacting a doctor before you start any diet or exercise program. While you’re there, have the doctor test your thyroid and get rid of any nagging doubts that you could have a medical condition preventing you from losing weight.

Monday, tomorrow, after the holidays – is TOO LATE! Start right now! Do something. Take a walk, eat more veggies , stop snacking late at night…Everything adds up and soon you will barely remember your weight issues.

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