Ways to raise your metabolism? (Weight loss)
incognitomamii
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Hey so I been on this app for a little bit over 10 days now and I was able to loss a few pounds by counting calories n such. It’s great but I have a very long way to go, started this app at 290 pounds as a 20 year old female and my first goal is to get to 260 or 250 pounds by the end of the year. I’m consuming usually around 1,300 to 1,600 calories a day so caloric wise I’m on the right track, just not sure what I should try to have more or less of to boost my metabolism.
Just a note: I also have Hashimoto’s disease so I’m often really tired 24/7 even with proper medication.
Just a note: I also have Hashimoto’s disease so I’m often really tired 24/7 even with proper medication.
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Why do you think your metabolism is slow?
You've already lost a few pounds in 10 days.. thats not slow9 -
Perhaps you’d enjoy this thread on small ways to boost activity on a daily basis:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10610953/neat-improvement-strategies-to-improve-weight-loss#latest7 -
I'm going to be straight with you.
You're 22 and 280 pounds.
When I was obese I was tired all the time too, and I also have hypothyroid (under control with meds.)
My problem was 1.) I was obese. 2.) I ate crap food...lots of sugar and bread, very little protein or vegetables.
When I changed WHAT I ate to more balanced nutrition, I suddenly found lots of energy. The body needs certain nutrients to function as designed.
Now at a healthy weight I bounce off the walls with energy. I'm 66.
Get at it.
Nothing will "boost" your metabolism artificially. You're likely tired due to what you are eating AND the large amount of weight you're hauling around every day.20 -
For future reference just some info.
Your body with disease is already under stress.
Diet is a stress on the body.
Too much stress is not good on the body.
What you'll find regarding reasonable deficit, as in when to slow the weight loss down by not having as big a deficit, near the end, won't apply to you.
Adjust earlier than average healthy person should.
One of the ways the body adjusts to what it doesn't like for diet is slow you down in daily activity, make you tired.
You don't need that now - you won't need that later on.
That being said - that's not an issue right now as you have plenty to lose and body shouldn't be stressed.
Follow that advice in prior post.3 -
cmriverside wrote: »I'm going to be straight with you.
You're 22 and 280 pounds.
When I was obese I was tired all the time too, and I also have hypothyroid (under control with meds.)
My problem was 1.) I was obese. 2.) I ate crap food...lots of sugar and bread, very little protein or vegetables.
When I changed WHAT I ate to more balanced nutrition, I suddenly found lots of energy. The body needs certain nutrients to function as designed.
Now at a healthy weight I bounce off the walls with energy. I'm 66.
Get at it.
Nothing will "boost" your metabolism artificially. You're likely tired due to what you are eating AND the large amount of weight you're hauling around every day.
Yes to the bolded! If hunger ain't the problem, the food must be! (Trademark pending)😄
O.P. a slower than average metabolism is not a good indicator of who loses weight and keeps it off. Dietary and exercise compliance is!6 -
I was exhausted when I was 262lbs,
I am sleeping better have better energy, and I feel good and I've only hit 217lbs so far10 -
Re- metabolism and burning more calories-
Muscle tissue burns more calories metabolically than fat tissue. When you exercise, you use muscle. This helps build muscle mass, and muscle tissue burns more calories -- even when you're at rest -- than body fat. Building more muscle mass is one thing that can increase a person's metabolic rate.
In my experience - I weigh more but I’m smaller in inches since increasing muscle mass and decreasing fat. I can eat more but I burn more at rest. - Perhaps looking into beginners weight training would help. It can be as simple as some hand weights or using your own body weight for resistance. Good luck on your journey!!5 -
Do you have a step tracker? Best way to boost your calorie burn is by moving more. If you normally take, say, 4000 steps per day (which I believe is average for most relatively sedentary people) then aim to get more in. Get up and walk around the house a couple times every hour. Set a goal and try to increase it each week (or month or whatever) that you manage to meet your existing goal.
You haven't mentioned working out, so I'm assuming you don't really, and aren't overly keen at the moment by the way, but eventually, getting in to some strength training is a fabulous idea.
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There IS NO magic wand...
Good news: CICO works, just requires patience and persistence. Enjoy the journey. Just think of all the things you will learn along the way.4 -
cmriverside wrote: »I'm going to be straight with you.
You're 22 and 280 pounds.
When I was obese I was tired all the time too, and I also have hypothyroid (under control with meds.)
My problem was 1.) I was obese. 2.) I ate crap food...lots of sugar and bread, very little protein or vegetables.
When I changed WHAT I ate to more balanced nutrition, I suddenly found lots of energy. The body needs certain nutrients to function as designed.
Now at a healthy weight I bounce off the walls with energy. I'm 66.
Get at it.
Nothing will "boost" your metabolism artificially. You're likely tired due to what you are eating AND the large amount of weight you're hauling around every day.
Yes, incognitomamii - look at what you're eating. And exercise.
https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/how-to-increase-metabolism/
ps - how tall are you? Unless you are really really short, 1300 calories could be too few, which could be contributing to your fatigue.3 -
kshama2001 wrote: »cmriverside wrote: »I'm going to be straight with you.
You're 22 and 280 pounds.
When I was obese I was tired all the time too, and I also have hypothyroid (under control with meds.)
My problem was 1.) I was obese. 2.) I ate crap food...lots of sugar and bread, very little protein or vegetables.
When I changed WHAT I ate to more balanced nutrition, I suddenly found lots of energy. The body needs certain nutrients to function as designed.
Now at a healthy weight I bounce off the walls with energy. I'm 66.
Get at it.
Nothing will "boost" your metabolism artificially. You're likely tired due to what you are eating AND the large amount of weight you're hauling around every day.
Yes, incognitomamii - look at what you're eating. And exercise.
https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/how-to-increase-metabolism/
ps - how tall are you? Unless you are really really short, 1300 calories could be too few, which could be contributing to your fatigue.
Not really too short, I’m 5’7 and also been eating overall pretty clean
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incognitomamii wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »cmriverside wrote: »I'm going to be straight with you.
You're 22 and 280 pounds.
When I was obese I was tired all the time too, and I also have hypothyroid (under control with meds.)
My problem was 1.) I was obese. 2.) I ate crap food...lots of sugar and bread, very little protein or vegetables.
When I changed WHAT I ate to more balanced nutrition, I suddenly found lots of energy. The body needs certain nutrients to function as designed.
Now at a healthy weight I bounce off the walls with energy. I'm 66.
Get at it.
Nothing will "boost" your metabolism artificially. You're likely tired due to what you are eating AND the large amount of weight you're hauling around every day.
Yes, incognitomamii - look at what you're eating. And exercise.
https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/how-to-increase-metabolism/
ps - how tall are you? Unless you are really really short, 1300 calories could be too few, which could be contributing to your fatigue.
Not really too short, I’m 5’7 and also been eating overall pretty clean
What do you consider eating “overall pretty clean”?1 -
incognitomamii wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »cmriverside wrote: »I'm going to be straight with you.
You're 22 and 280 pounds.
When I was obese I was tired all the time too, and I also have hypothyroid (under control with meds.)
My problem was 1.) I was obese. 2.) I ate crap food...lots of sugar and bread, very little protein or vegetables.
When I changed WHAT I ate to more balanced nutrition, I suddenly found lots of energy. The body needs certain nutrients to function as designed.
Now at a healthy weight I bounce off the walls with energy. I'm 66.
Get at it.
Nothing will "boost" your metabolism artificially. You're likely tired due to what you are eating AND the large amount of weight you're hauling around every day.
Yes, incognitomamii - look at what you're eating. And exercise.
https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/how-to-increase-metabolism/
ps - how tall are you? Unless you are really really short, 1300 calories could be too few, which could be contributing to your fatigue.
Not really too short, I’m 5’7 and also been eating overall pretty clean
1300 is too little. I'm shorter than you and when I weighed what you weigh now I was eating 1600.
That 300 calories represents a lot of energy. Please bump yours up a little. You're tired because you're under eating.12 -
incognitomamii wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »cmriverside wrote: »I'm going to be straight with you.
You're 22 and 280 pounds.
When I was obese I was tired all the time too, and I also have hypothyroid (under control with meds.)
My problem was 1.) I was obese. 2.) I ate crap food...lots of sugar and bread, very little protein or vegetables.
When I changed WHAT I ate to more balanced nutrition, I suddenly found lots of energy. The body needs certain nutrients to function as designed.
Now at a healthy weight I bounce off the walls with energy. I'm 66.
Get at it.
Nothing will "boost" your metabolism artificially. You're likely tired due to what you are eating AND the large amount of weight you're hauling around every day.
Yes, incognitomamii - look at what you're eating. And exercise.
https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/how-to-increase-metabolism/
ps - how tall are you? Unless you are really really short, 1300 calories could be too few, which could be contributing to your fatigue.
Not really too short, I’m 5’7 and also been eating overall pretty clean
You can gain weight eating “clean” because that doesn’t matter in regards to weight loss. Only CICO is required.4
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