Metabolism

tonihunter945

since we are over 40, how can we speed up our metabolism? Any helpful hints?

azneee

I see it as 3-fold:
1-A good nights sleep and...
2-eating high protein breakfast so I have the gusto for...
3-a good workout.

In my 20s and 30s, I didn't need the first 2 things but now they're critical to my exercise and I believe exercise is critical for healthy metabolism.

sofaking6

I think the only way is increasing lean muscle mass as a % of body weight.

jeremymegill

Stress is a key factor here. Purge it. Make sure you are eating your 3 standard square meals. Breakfast is a big one with high protein. Make sure and get a couple high fiber/protein snacks in also.

Another thing that with help kick start it is strawberries. I personally use them in all my pre and post workout shakes. I have been doing this for going on a month now and I feel like I am hungry all the time but I eating all the time.

Now I will say up till I was about 30 my metabolism was insane like this. But now that I am counting everything I consume close to 2k to 2.5k calories a day and burn 2.5k to 3.5k on my active days

Hope this helps

drdst91

Exercising and eating 3 meals and healthy snacks in between. Protein, vegetables, nuts/seeds, etc. More muscles mass will increase metabolism. Good luck to you.

Pamcakes37221

I do believe it's all about keeping up your exercise to increase muscle mass--it is harder at this age, but not impossible!!