The main reason of obesity, lack of energy, fatigue, exhaustion, headaches depression, irritability is a lower metabolic rate(BMR). BMR represents the rate at which your body burns calories to perform its normal functions of digestion, circulation, breathing, etc. burn fewer calories 24 hours a day. Obviously, over a period of months, this adds up to stored fat.
A high metabolic rate increases the amount of calories and energy burned by the body on a daily basis.When the body ‘feels’ that it is not getting enough calories, it will start slowing down all its functions so that it does not burn up as many calories. As a result, the rate of the normal functions slows down, including the brain and the central nervous system functions.In order to protect itself, the body this adds this up to stored fat,it starts instinctively ‘to store’ calories, process that is also known as the ‘yo-yo syndrome’.
Some of the factors that are affecting the metabolism are represented by the :age, weight, hormonal changes, lean muscle mass, diet, genetics, stress and the amount of physical activity undertaken on a daily basis.In order to boost the improuve the skills off the metabolism, a person should try to improuve eachone of the mentioned issues.
How to lose weight without the ‘yo-yo syndrome’?
The main principle in order to help your metabolism and lose weight in the same time is about using the common sense: regular meals, exercises( walking, jogging, swimming, stationary cycling, aerobics), well-balanced meals, eating breakfast,doing a regular activity as:using the stars, parking as far as you can from the store, going in park or just playing with your childrens!
It is important to exercise your metabolism in worder to increase your energy by losing weight in the same time.
You don’t have to deprive yourself of your favorite foods, because deprivation will only set you up for failing. Try to prepare something you like from a day to another,in a small quantity and eat it for breakfast.It’s the best,because you will the extra calories during the day.But be sure that the other meals are lighter than usual.
Never miss your breakfast!It is one of the few meals that allows you to enjoy yourself with some real food as complex carbohydrates, grain, vegetables and fruit.
Your last meal of the day should be eaten at least 4-5 hours before bedtime. Some experts are recommending to take the last meal at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, in order to loose weight. In the rest of day, you can drink natural juices made from fruits or vegetables.
Avoid sugar! It has no nutritional value, only ’empty calories’and enables the body to store fat
Try to avoid eating meat. The proteins are the best for your body, but the you can also take them from light yoghurt, light cheese or soya. The calories from soya are superior and it conteins many other important nutrients.
Avoid alcohol! It stimulates your appetite!
Eat spicy foods. Hot cuisine will increase your metabolism.
Tru to avoid stress, it causes the release of a steroid called cortisol, which decreases the metabolism and increases the appetite!
Don’t forget to drink 1.5-2 liters of water a day.Our body containes mainly water, about 70%. It helps you to dull the appetite.