Ways to Speed Up Your Metabolism

My metabolism needs a jump start.  The following are ways I will try to speed up my metabolism. 

Eat Breakfast:  If you skip breakfast you are missing out on calories you could have been burning if you wait until lunch or breakfast to eat.  Studies show that if you eat breakfast you won't over eat later in the day and you boost your fat burning metabolism earlier in the day.  Honestly I do skip breakfast often, so I will make it a point to eat breakfast everyday this month.
Eat every 4 hours:  By eating every 4 hours and having healthy snacks will keep your metabolism working through out the day.  It is suggested to eat 5 to 6 small meals a day.  I am guilty of having only about 2 meals a day. 
Lift Weights:  A pound of muscle burns up to nine times the calories a pound of fat does.  It is time for me to put those kettle bells to work!!
Eat Dairy:  Women who consumed milk, yogurt, and cheese three to four times a day lost 70 percent more body fat than women who didn't eat dairy in a study published in the January 2003 American Society for Nutritional Sciences Journal of Nutrition. The reason: Calcium, along with other substances in dairy, actually revs up your metabolism, telling your body to burn excess fat faster.
Eat Protein:  Eating more protein increases your metabolism because your body burns the most calories digesting foods high in fiber & protein
Drink 1 Liter of ice cold water:  The fat burning process of metabolism needs water to work effectively and the body has to raise your metabolism to burn extra calories to warm up the ice cold water. 
Drink Green Tea:  A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition demonstrates a significant increase in metabolism from regular green tea consumption.  Rresearchers concluded that over a 24-hour period, green tea extract increases the metabolic rate by 4%.

DAY 59: March Madness with Kettlebells and The PAGG Stack

Since I don't like going to the gym I wanted to create a workout that I could do at home.  After a little research I discovered that the Kettlebells give the best full body workout with minimal time involved.
If you've never heard of kettlebells, you aren't alone. Although this piece of strength training equipment has been around for decades, only recently has it caught the attention of mainstream athletes.  Kettlebells are bowling ball-sized cast iron weights with a single looped handle on top. Kettlebells range in weight from two pounds to over 100 pounds.  Read More here

I will make sure I post videos of some of my workout sessions!  Also since I enjoy the Wii Michael Jackson Dance Experience so much I will even post a video of me doing a couple of MJ moves ;-)  But I won't be letting you know when, so I guess you just have to keep checking back to see me hit a couple pelvis thrust along with a kick and quick spin!!!

I also decided that I need to start taking some sort of vitamin supplements.  Along with taking my "One A Day" multi-vitamin I wanted to add in some supplements that promote weight loss.  Last month I did the 30 day slow carb diet created by Tim Ferris.  Tim Ferris recommended taking a combination of Policosanol, Alpha-Lipoic Acid, Green Tea Extract and Garlic.  When these four supplements are combined they have found to increase weight loss.  Instead of buying all the individual supplments I found a supplier who combined all supplments into a easy to take tablet.
The PAGG Stack is 4 supplements:  Policosanol, Alpha-Lipoic Acid, Green Tea Extract and Garlic.
All of the supplements work together to increase weight loss, but each does have a specific purpose.

• Alpha-lipoic acid directs your carbohydrate intake to your muscles and liver instead of sending it to your fat cells.
• Green Tea Flavanols prevents the storage of carbohydrates in fat cells.
• Garlic extract have been shown to make fat regain more difficult.
• Policosanol has benefited Tim Ferris and his other followers with increased fat loss while taking the AGG combination.

The PAGG Stack is taken 4 times a day, 6 days a week before meals and before going to bed.