| Conventional diets tell us that the only way to | | | | way. If you eat small meals every couple of |
| loose excess body weight is cut the amount of | | | | hours, your metabolism will become much more |
| calories you consume. The truth is, that the only | | | | efficient and you will be able to loose excess |
| way to loose excess body weight is to burn | | | | pounds while eating more foods. |
| more calories than you consume. Whenever you | | | | You have to have the right kinds of fuel to keep |
| cut your caloric intake your metabolism slows | | | | your furnace burning. The best foods to boost |
| down. With a calorie restrictive diet, you can loose | | | | your metabolism are protein, whole grains, fruits, |
| weight initially, but who can starve themselves for | | | | and vegetables. Lean protein has been shown to |
| ever. So, when you return to your normal diet | | | | boost metabolism and burn fat. Whole grains are |
| you pack on more pounds than you had before. | | | | harder for your body to break down, and |
| This is what you call yo-yo dieting and is very | | | | therefore require more energy to digest. The |
| unhealthy for you. | | | | energy used, the more calories burned. Fruits and |
| However, there is an alternative. By eating | | | | vegetables are packed full of insoluble fiber. Once |
| several small meals a day, eating the right foods, | | | | again, this is harder for your body to break down |
| you can shed excess pounds fast. | | | | and requires more fuel. You just need to be |
| Think of your body like a furnace. If you fill a | | | | careful not to eat too much fruit because of the |
| furnace with as much wood as you can possibly | | | | natural sugars. Also, stay away from juices |
| fit in it, it will burn really slow or not at all. | | | | because the fiber has been removed. |
| However, if you start with a small amount of | | | | So if you a ready to make a few simple changes |
| wood, and add a few logs every couple of hours, | | | | in your diet you can be well on your way to |
| you will have very hot burning fire that consumes | | | | having the body of your dreams. |
| all the wood you put in it. Your body is the same | | | | |