In order for you to survive, your body needs adequate fuel and rest. During the time frame that you are alive, calories are being burned to keep all the processes necessary for survival going. This includes both voluntary and involuntary actions like typing, breathing, stacking wood, digesting food and healing from wounds. Having a faster metabolism can help increase your total caloric expenditure and be advantageous to weight loss. To do this, you need to make a few changes to your current diet and activity levels.
Step 1
Include protein in your diet. Opt for sources that are low in fat like chicken breasts, turkey breasts, venison, lean beef, fish, cottage cheese and eggs. Stay away from processed meats like bacon, cold cuts, sausage and lunch meats.
Step 2
Drink ice cold water in place of beverages that are high in sugar and calories. Ice cold water can cause your body to burn extra calories warming it up to body temperature. Aim for 8 to 10 cups of water a day.
Step 3
Mix up a bowl of oatmeal with low-fat milk for breakfast. Skipping breakfast will keep your metabolism slow and it can also lead you to overeating later in the day. Prevent this from happening by consuming a meal before you leave for work. If you do not like oatmeal, prepare an egg white omelet with veggies and whole wheat toast.
Step 4
Eat meals every two to three hours the rest of the day after you eat breakfast. This will keep your metabolism running high and it can also keep your hunger under control. Consume meals that are balanced with protein and complex carbs. A salad topped with a chicken breast and garnished with a whole wheat bun is a meal example.
Step 5
Add hot peppers to your food. Mix chili peppers in with your salads or sprinkle red pepper flakes over your chicken breasts to add some spice to your meals. Hot peppers have a metabolism boosting substance called capsaicin.
Step 6
Perform high-intensity cardio training. Do intervals where you alternate between high and low intensities. This can not only increase your caloric expenditure while exercising, but it can keep your metabolism elevated after you are done. Have your high intensity bursts half as long as your low intensity recoveries.
Step 7
Lift weights to build muscle, which is metabolically active. Target as much of your body as possible by doing exercises like bench presses, upright rows, back rows, tricep extensions, bicep curls and squats.
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