How to speed up your metabilism?

AlsDonkBoxSquat

im constantly told to eat breakfast within 30 mins of getting out of bed or my metabolism will be halved idk if its true or not lol

Untrue, sister.

I you so hard.

FaithHopeBELIEVE

Oh and coffee, green and oolong teas.

CaptainGordo

Oh and coffee, green and oolong teas.

Caffeine has a minimal effect. They may give you an energy boost, but they will not boost your metabolism.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/08/25/5-metabolism-myths-debunked.html

FaithHopeBELIEVE

Oh and coffee, green and oolong teas.

Caffeine has a minimal effect. They may give you an energy boost, but they will not boost your metabolism.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/08/25/5-metabolism-myths-debunked.html

Okay I guess it revs me up and I excercise harder. I am also a leangains fan so i have heard all this stuff you are linking us...

mammafrog

I've heard cinnamon!

I heard that too. Last time I lost weight before I got pregnant I ate 1/2 cup sugar free apple sauce and put cinnamon in it and something was working. So I still add cinnamon to everything I can.

duckie102384

I have heard that vitamin B12 can help with metabolism, as well as give you more energy throughout the day. Vitamin D and B6 in combination have been shown to speed up metabolism.

I did all three and have seen success, but it could just be coincidence. It doesn't hurt to try!

chrisdavey

I eat cinnamon because it tastes awesome not because of some mythical metabolism boosting properties

Ashlea82

im constantly told to eat breakfast within 30 mins of getting out of bed or my metabolism will be halved idk if its true or not lol

Untrue, sister.

well that's good because I don't eat breakfast very often, I rarely feel hungry in the morning, i have often asked those who told me that if its scientifically proven and they would say "yeah my trainer told me" or something lol

KirstenClerkin

High Intensity Interval Training is a great way to speed up your metabolism. I love TurboFire for that reason, and I am getting great results doing this fitness program. Please follow me for nutrition and fitness information by liking my page at www.facebook.com/kirstenclerkin

jazzybean1

Everyone has certain things that just work for them, myth or not keep an open mind and try different things.
There are a lot of great tips here:)

P.S
I don't watch Dr. Oz but he is not a quack for recommending energy work or ayurvedic treatments...I used those therapies plus a naturopath to cure a rare, crippling form of arthritis when conventional therapies/drugs were too damaging to my kidneys. It's great to see a Dr that's open minded to natural therapies that have been around for ages.

Ive seen lot of things about speeding up your metabolism on Dr. Oz. Some of the suggestions were to use spices like cinnamon and cayenne pepper when cooking. There's even one guest on the show who would eat a tablespoon of pure cinnamon every morning. Dr Oz also suggested taking vitamin supplments like vitamin B12, drinking green tea and coffee and to use ginger when cooking. Here's the link:

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/metabolism-boosters

Be skeptical of anything that Dr. Oz says.

Some examples of poor advice that Dr. Oz has provided in the past...

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/when-oz-met-novella/

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/dr-oz-youre-not-helping-diabetics/

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/dr-oz-and-john-edward-just-when-i-thought-dr-oz-couldnt-go-any-lower-he-proves-me-wrong/

http://www.randi.org/site/jref-news/1260-pigasus-2011

The Media Pigasus Award goes to Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has done such a disservice to his TV viewers by promoting quack medical practices that he is now the first person to win a Pigasus two years in a row. Dr. Oz is a Harvard-educated cardiac physician who, through his syndicated TV show, has promoted faith healing, "energy medicine," and other quack theories that have no scientific basis. Oz has appeared on ABC News to give legitimacy to the claims of Brazilian faith healer “John of God,” who uses old carnival tricks to take money from the seriously ill. He's hosted Ayurvedic guru Yogi Cameron on his show to promote nonsense "tongue examination" as a way of diagnosing health problems. This year, he really went off the deep end. In March 2011, Dr. Oz endorsed "psychic" huckster and past Pigasus winner John Edward, who pretends to talk to dead people. Oz even suggested that bereaved families should visit psychic mediums to receive (faked) messages from their dead relatives as a form of grief counseling.

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2011/02/dr_ozs_journey_to_the_dark_side_is_now_complete.php

http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/dr-oz-promotes-homeopathy/

http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2005/02/11/Top-US-doc-respectful-of-John-of-God/UPI-29081108131069/

It's best to take any advice he has given with a grain of salt. Do your due diligence and investigate other sources for validation of anything that he has said.
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incuboy

More meals a day thing is a myth. I've been eating 2 meals a day and fasting for 16 hrs every day for a year now. I'm a natural bodybuilder and I am the biggest and leanest I have ever been (98kg with abs). So many years I wasted my life eating 6-8 meals.

That said. You can still get results eating 6-8 meals, obviously. But you are getting results in spite of doing this, not because of it.

I'm guessing you want to speed up your metabolism so you can eat more and be more satisfied? In my experience eating more regularly just made me more hungry and bigger meals were more satiating.

heybales

Eat clean, drink loads of water and exercise regularly (including resistance and weight training). Once you start to build lean muscle your metabolism will work more efficiently and thus burn calories quicker

You just made an oxymoron there that is actually partially true.

"metabolism will work more efficiently and thus burn calories quicker"

If it is more efficient, it will not burn calories more quickly, it will burn them slower, because it is more efficient.

And that is exactly the effect that can happen when you do mostly/all cardio workouts, and don't increase your intensity.

Your muscles and heart get better at doing pace x, they get more efficient, and pace x no longer is the strain on the body it once was. Now you do not burn as many calories doing pace x. And you wonder why you slowly start to gain weight when you are doing the exact same workout you've always done.

Same could happen with weight lifting, never increasing intensity.

EricMurano

Exercise every day.

No secret.

yogibella

I'm glad I'm not that only one that thinks Dr. Oz is a quack. Ok, he may be a real doctor but he's also a TV personality that delivers sound bites for ratings and regurgitates some common findings in publications without the depth, analysis or application needed to make them actually true or effective. I'm sure he's a fine surgeon but he should stick to that. I caught several episodes of "The Doctors" on TV....what a horrific show!

I think it's all about balance, good eating, exercise and keeping active. Active, meaning spending at least 60% of your day NOT sitting (which most of us do), but being on your feet and/or moving as much as possible.

triciaj66

I Just read in fit magz last night that it is all about weight training ... It is also age and the make up of your body .. The only way to speed it up is to get stronger so your body works harder all day long ...

jimmacdonald

Good eating, exercise and you know every man says cuddling the one you love keeps metabilism active!!!!

Grin
Cheers
Jim

Mompanda4

Bump

bcattoes

Exercise. That is the best way to speed it up. Caffeinated beverages will speed it up for short while.

MandieBellie

So . . . I come back to muscle. Find something heavy and pick things up and put them down.

OT: I have that fitness world commercial in my head now. " I pick things up and put them down" LOL