what are you doing to pump up your metabolism?

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jenalb24
jenalb24 Posts: 8 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Looking for some new ideas to kick start my sleeping metabolism, what is working for you?
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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    Alarm clock.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    janejellyroll wrote: »
    Alarm clock.

    I lol'd
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
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    I vant to *pump* you up, sleeping metabolism!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    You don't "kick start" your metabolism.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    The only thing that really increase metabolism is exercise and the gain of muscle mass. The first is easy to do, the latter is much is harder. I run, do cardio, and lift weights, and I love all three. :)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    I workout...I pump some iron a few days per week, do some sprint intervals once per week, try to get in some miles on the bike, and walk my dog a lot and otherwise just try to be generally active when I'm not sitting around at the office.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
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    What do you mean by pumping your metabolism??
    You could workout to boost your metabolism .
  • jenalb24
    jenalb24 Posts: 8 Member
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    I do workout daily, either walk on nice days or treadmill but I work in an office and don't have much time to move during the day. Just trying to get ideas. Any foods that boost metabolism is mainly what would be helpful. Ty to those that are considerate
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,704 Member
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    jenalb24 wrote: »
    I do workout daily, either walk on nice days or treadmill but I work in an office and don't have much time to move during the day. Just trying to get ideas. Any foods that boost metabolism is mainly what would be helpful. Ty to those that are considerate
    No foods boost metabolism regardless of what you read on the internet.

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    jenalb24 wrote: »
    I do workout daily, either walk on nice days or treadmill but I work in an office and don't have much time to move during the day. Just trying to get ideas. Any foods that boost metabolism is mainly what would be helpful. Ty to those that are considerate

    There really aren't any foods that boost your metabolism, and those that might have a really miniscule impact on how much you burn (like 50 extra calories a day). Tracking your calories, watching your nutrition, and exercising as you can will do far more for you than loading up on a diet of these mythical metabolism boosters.

  • jenalb24
    jenalb24 Posts: 8 Member
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    :)
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,488 Member
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    I don't think it works that way. No quick fixes - just got to do the work. Eat right and exercise!
  • daniebanks
    daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
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    exercise for sure !!
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited April 2015
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    There are certain foods that boost metabolism like ice water and chili pepper, but the difference in miniscule. You are talking about 2-5 extra calories burned after each ingestion. You'll burn more than that blowing your nose or doing the chicken dance every couple of hours. Stick to what works (diet and exercise) and don't get lost in details. One of the reasons weight loss can be stressful is that people put in too much effort into things that provide no/minimal results.
  • Whitezombiegirl
    Whitezombiegirl Posts: 1,042 Member
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    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    doing the chicken dance every couple of hours

    This gets my vote!

  • jenalb24
    jenalb24 Posts: 8 Member
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    The chicken dance is awesome
  • Cheriesaurus
    Cheriesaurus Posts: 92 Member
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    Could try spicy foods and green tea.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
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    Cheriesaurus wrote: »
    Could try spicy foods and green tea.

    Except these do nothing for metabolism.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
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    elphie754 wrote: »
    Cheriesaurus wrote: »
    Could try spicy foods and green tea.

    Except these do nothing for metabolism.
    Maybe they just meant be cause they taste good :D

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