I was looking through weight loss information that I’ve collected over the years and came across this list of ways to help jump start your metabolism. I thought the list was interested, some common sense things and others were new to me so I wanted to share this list with you
- Eat Eggs For Breakfast
- Stand Up – lately, there is so much discussion about the importance of sitting less. I’ve even seen articles that mention sitting down is the new smoking. For my job, I sit at a desk, so I make a conscious effort to get up at least once every 30 minutes, whether to get something from the printer, or to go talk to someone at their desk. I try to use email a little less often to those in my immediate area and get up to talk to them in person.
- Don’t Eat Meals In Front of the TV – we’ve heard this for years, but the new catch phrase regarding eating is MINDFUL EATING. It’s really difficult to apply mindful eating practices while watching TV. This is one of the main reasons why we overeat, because we aren’t paying attention, taking our time to really chew and savor our food. Our attention is on the TV show instead.
- Weigh Yourself Each Week – there was a time when I wasn’t able to weigh myself at all. My scale and the scales in the store didn’t go to my weight. There was also a time when I went to the doctor, their scale only went as high as 350lbs and I weighed much more than that! As I look back, this was a huge disadvantage and also, it’s what kept me in denial as to just how serious my weight issue truly was. I would suggest that everyone weigh themselves once per week, at the same time, on the same day of the week, not more and not less. WHY? It’s that balance between accountability and insanity. You want to remain in control and accountable for your actions and efforts, while at the same time, not driving yourself crazy by weighing yourself too often. It is my experience that if you wait longer than a week to weigh yourself, you could easily gain 2 -10 lbs in that time frame. I am just speaking from my own experience here and this might not be everyone’s reality, but, I really think it’s so important to stay on top of your weight, the once per week rule really works. Also, on the flip side, you don’t want to weigh yourself more than once per week because weight fluctuates throughout the day, and from day to day. It depends on how much water you drink, hormone levels, how much salt is in the food you’ve eaten, how much sleep and exercise you’ve done, etc. If you weigh yourself multiple times per week, I do believe you are just going to make yourself a nervous wreck about your weight and hence drive yourself nuts!
- Have an apple at lunch – I am a huge apple fan and find apples to be so filling. There’s lots of research to back up this suggestion and the famous saying ” An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away,” has been promoted and studied throughout history.
- Mix a shake with Whey Protein – As a Bariatric patient, I do have a whey protein shake every day.
- Put Produce at Eye Level – this makes a lot of sense and it’s also something I currently do not do. I am going to re-organize my refrigerator and post before and after photos.
- Clean the House – let’s face it, cleaning is hard work and gets your heart rate up and gets you moving.
- Add Chickpeas to soup – additional fiber and protein make the soup heartier which keeps you feel full longer
- Drink Skim Milk Instead of Juice in the Morning – lowers overall daily calorie consumption 8.5%. This statistic was new to me but does make a lot of sense in that the skim milk contains protein which help with satiety throughout the day.
