foods to rev up ur metabolism?

jennynesbitt728
jennynesbitt728 Posts: 9
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys... Just wondering if anyone knows any specific foods that will help rev up my metabolism since having 3 pregnancies in 3 years? Thanks :-)
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  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    Exercise and Protein.
  • jennynesbitt728
    jennynesbitt728 Posts: 9
    Yeah... I know that.... I was looking more specific food ideas. I'm stuck with the same foods.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    No specific food will "rev up" your metabolism.
  • allalreadytaken
    allalreadytaken Posts: 31
    Chilli will speed your metabolism, as will fresh parsley.
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    What nomeejerome above me said. There's no food that will magically rev up your metabolism.
  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    Muscle revs your metabolism
  • tomcornhole
    tomcornhole Posts: 1,084 Member
    Is coffee a food?
  • allalreadytaken
    allalreadytaken Posts: 31
    What nomeejerome above me said. There's no food that will magically rev up your metabolism.

    It's actually pretty well documented that certain foods do speed your metabolism. Science.
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    What nomeejerome above me said. There's no food that will magically rev up your metabolism.

    It's actually pretty well documented that certain foods do speed your metabolism. Science.

    Got links to such documents?
  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    What nomeejerome above me said. There's no food that will magically rev up your metabolism.

    It's actually pretty well documented that certain foods do speed your metabolism. Science.

    Any metabolic advantage you get from eating a certain food is temporary and should not be relied on long term to boost metabolism. Muscle boosts your metabolism.
  • MaDwItNeWfLaVa
    MaDwItNeWfLaVa Posts: 78 Member
    Green Tea! Here's an article you might like....

    http://sjkhan.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-get-a-Flat-Tummy
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Pure Cane Sugar
  • MexicanOsmosis
    MexicanOsmosis Posts: 382 Member
    What nomeejerome above me said. There's no food that will magically rev up your metabolism.

    It's actually pretty well documented that certain foods do speed your metabolism. BroScience.

    Fixed it for you.
  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    Green Tea! Here's an article you might like....

    http://sjkhan.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-get-a-Flat-Tummy

    Here's an article you might like:

    How to get a Flat Tummy:
    Eat at a caloric deficit.
    Repeat until desired results are obtained.
  • ILoveBreakfast671
    ILoveBreakfast671 Posts: 76 Member
    Eating constantly will rev up your metabolism. The downside is you might be filling up your calories too fast. I ate spinach with balsamic vinaigrette multiple times a day and I believe it sped up my metabolism. Super low calories so it was easy to fit!

    I think it thinned out my blood though, felt light headed if I ate too much lol
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    What nomeejerome above me said. There's no food that will magically rev up your metabolism.

    It's actually pretty well documented that certain foods do speed your metabolism. Science.
    Care to divulge this 'science'?
  • greycee67
    greycee67 Posts: 12 Member
    Here is a good article about this...

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/rev-up-your-metabolism
  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    Eating constantly will rev up your metabolism. The downside is you might be filling up your calories too fast. I ate spinach with balsamic vinaigrette multiple times a day and I believe it sped up my metabolism. Super low calories so it was easy to fit!

    I think it thinned out my blood though, felt light headed if I ate too much lol

    So much broscience.
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    Eating constantly will rev up your metabolism. The downside is you might be filling up your calories too fast. I ate spinach with balsamic vinaigrette multiple times a day and I believe it sped up my metabolism. Super low calories so it was easy to fit!

    I think it thinned out my blood though, felt light headed if I ate too much lol

    Also not true. Link to guys below who eat only once or twice a day. They just eat larger meals.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSdwdWnTRlQ
  • MaDwItNeWfLaVa
    MaDwItNeWfLaVa Posts: 78 Member
    Just trying to give her help , you dont have to be an *kitten*. And the article actually has some good tips in it ..
  • MaDwItNeWfLaVa
    MaDwItNeWfLaVa Posts: 78 Member
    by the way that was for scottaworley
  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    Here is a good article about this...

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/rev-up-your-metabolism

    Surprised at the quality of this WebMD article.
  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    Just trying to give her help , you dont have to be an *kitten*. And the article actually has some good tips in it ..

    The article encourages an unhealthy relationship with food and disseminates misinformation.
  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    I just came across this Mayo Clinic article today regarding weight loss and metabolism.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/metabolism/WT00006

    Key parts:
    Energy needs for your body's basic functions stay fairly consistent and aren't easily changed.
    In addition to your basal metabolic rate, two other factors determine how many calories your body burns each day:
    Food processing (thermogenesis). Digesting, absorbing, transporting and storing the food you consume also takes calories. This accounts for about 10 percent of the calories used each day. For the most part, your body's energy requirement to process food stays relatively steady and isn't easily changed.

    The best way to increase your metabolism is, as others have said, to build muscle.

    Edit: I pasted the wrong part of the article... but then realized it was good, but needed a little more...
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    Eating constantly will rev up your metabolism. The downside is you might be filling up your calories too fast. I ate spinach with balsamic vinaigrette multiple times a day and I believe it sped up my metabolism. Super low calories so it was easy to fit!

    I think it thinned out my blood though, felt light headed if I ate too much lol

    I'm not even going to touch the eating constantly comment, but spinach does not thin your blood. Ever. Spinach is very high in Vitamin K, with is a coagulant.

    OP: Lift weights. Muscle revs your metabolism.
  • tomcornhole
    tomcornhole Posts: 1,084 Member
    Is cocaine a food?
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
    A condom.
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    I just came across this Mayo Clinic article today regarding weight loss and metabolism.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/metabolism/WT00006

    A key part:
    Food processing (thermogenesis). Digesting, absorbing, transporting and storing the food you consume also takes calories. This accounts for about 10 percent of the calories used each day. For the most part, your body's energy requirement to process food stays relatively steady and isn't easily changed.


    The best way to increase your metabolism is, as others have said, to build muscle.


    Agreed. This is exactly why it does not matter how many times a day you eat. It's about the amount of calories that you eat. Your body isn't going to to spend 200 calories of energy to digest a 10 calorie carrot. That's just nonsense. For real world results, you can check the link below to some guys who only eat twice a day. They skip breakfast and only eat lunch and an early dinner.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnT6dOgF674
  • 3foldchord
    3foldchord Posts: 2,918 Member
    I had 3 babies in 3 years. Breast feeding melted the weight right off me. It was like those magic weight loss pills. I could eat anything, anytime of day or night and the weight just melted off. Maybe I should have another baby, so I can breast feed and lose weight quickly again?
  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    I had 3 babies in 3 years. Breast feeding melted the weight right off me. It was like those magic weight loss pills. I could eat anything, anytime of day or night and the weight just melted off. Maybe I should have another baby, so I can breast feed and lose weight quickly again?

    So jealous of this. My wife eats probably around 3000 calories a day and is still losing weight. I am very careful and eat 1/3 less than her, and I lose 1 pound per week.

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