Part of the Best Way To Lose Belly Fat Series and Dr. Kal’s HOW TO Series.
You can burn belly fat 24 hours a day by boosting your metabolism. Your metabolism refers to the calories you burn without moving. These are the calories burned with your resting metabolism and the thermic effect of food. At least eighty percent of the calories you burn are burned with your metabolism.
It is possible to boost your metabolism. It is also very effective, because boosting your metabolism will increase the calories you burn twenty-four hours a day.
The fourteen metabolism boosting techniques in this post are either inexpensive or free. They will help you to burn more calories daily without going broke.
How to Boost Metabolism
1. Strength Train
You can boost your metabolism by building muscle. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn. You build muscles by strength training and eating an adequate amount of protein. Do a full body strength training workout at least twice weekly. The muscle you build will help you burn belly fat.
2. Don’t Starve Yourself
If you do not eat enough calories, your body will go into starvation mode. While in starvation mode, your resting metabolism slows down and you burn fewer calories.
You can prevent yourself from going into starvation mode by eating at least 1200 calories every day and never going more than twelve hours without eating. That twelve hours includes time spent sleeping. Keep your furnace burning and your furnace will burn belly fat.
3. Eat More Protein
Eating more protein will boost your metabolism by helping you to build muscle. You build muscles by strength training and eating an adequate amount of protein.
Eating more protein also boosts the thermic effect of food. Your body spends more calories digesting proteins than it does carbohydrates or fats. At least twenty percent of your calories should come from proteins, and you should try to eat some protein with all meals and snacks.
4. Eat a Low Glycemic Load Diet
Insulin is a natural hormone that gives your body access to food. Insulin allows your body to absorb the glucose in food. Insulin slows your metabolism down. The lower your insulin levels, the faster your metabolism. To burn belly fat, you must prevent insulin spikes. Keep your insulin levels low by eating low glycemic load meals and snacks. This will also prevent hunger.
Eat well balanced meals and snacks with lean proteins, good fats, and good carbs. Your good carbs are vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, other legumes, and low fat milk products.
5. Eat Frequently
Eating several small meals a day boosts your metabolism and prevents hunger. You need to continually stoke your body’s fireplace with logs in the form of food. Eat at least 100 calories every three to four hours without going over your daily calorie goal.
6. Eat Breakfast
Eating breakfast kick starts your metabolism. “Breaking the fast” early boosts your metabolism and prevents hunger for the rest of the day. To burn belly fat throughout the day, eat at least 200 calories within two hours of waking up.
7. Drink Water
Dehydration can slow down your metabolism. Drink at least 8 eight ounce cups of water every day. Never allow yourself to get thirsty.
8. Drink Ice Water
Drinking ice water can boost your metabolism, because your body has to burn calories to warm the water. Whenever you are about to drink water, consider ice water instead.
9. Drink Green Tea
The phytochemicals, polyphenols and antioxidants in green tea can help to boost your metabolism. Drink 4 cups of brewed green tea every day or take 500mg of green tea extract (standardized for EGCG) once daily. When drinking tea, only add skim milk and/or artificial sweeteners.
10. Drink Coffee
The caffeine in coffee can help to boost your metabolism. You can also drink other caffeinated beverages, such as diet sodas. While it is okay to drink some diet soda do not overdo it as recent studies have shown they may contribute to cravings which can lead you to overeat.
Limit your daily caffeine consumption to 300 mg a day. That is equal to 3 cups of coffee. When drinking coffee, only add skim milk and/or artificial sweeteners. Beware of high calorie commercial coffee drinks!
11. Use Hot Sauce
The capsaicin in hot sauce can help to boost your metabolism. Use hot sauce on your foods, as tolerated.
12. Sleep More
Sleep deprivation slows down your metabolism. Get between seven to nine hours of sleep every night. You need your beauty rest to burn belly fat.
13. Stress Less
Stress causes an increase in stress related hormones, and these hormones can slow down your metabolism. Stress less to lose more.
14. Laugh More
Laughter decreases stress. Decreasing stress will boost your metabolism. Watch funny movies. Watch funny shows. Read funny books. Laugh at yourself as much as possible. Big belly laughs will help you to burn belly fat.
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