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when you go to sleep your body's metabolism slows down while sleeping because your not doing much of anything, your energy requirements are low. eating carbs before bed will cause your blood sugar levels to go up. since your energy requirements will be far below your current energy reserves, your body will process almost…
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you want a high protein, low fat diet. about 1g of protein per pound of bodyweight each day you exercise. fats should consist mostly of good fats like what you find in nuts, fish, and some fruits. these fats affect hormone production, so you do want some fat, not no fat. you will also need some carbs both to provide energy…
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cold water raises your metabolism SLIGHTLY as your body uses energy to warm it to body temperature. That said, the difference is small enough that cold water is better than warm water but you wont notice any miracle differences
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being married to the scale is generally a bad idea. your weight fluctuates all the time because of water retention, lost and replaced lean mass, waste, and other factors. if your weight loss is do to exercise, some of the lost fat lbs may be replaced with gained muscle, which isn't a bad thing, muscle will tone you and…
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get a bag of raw corn bran. something like this http://frontiersurvival.net/shop/cgi-bin/cp-app.pl?pg=prod&ref=FR22-221 the stuff is almost pure fiber. put a spoon of that in your protein shake and you'll have all you need.
