Monday, October 6, 2008

How to Get the Body You Have Always Wanted

By Ricardo d Argence

It has always been difficult for some of us to control our weight. If you want to lose weight quickly, there are always people who want to help you. These programs will not last in the long run.

The good news is that we do not have to change everything about our diets to get on the right track. All we need to do is make some substitutions, we can swap healthy choices for those fattening things we are in the habit of eating.

I will start with breakfast and move on to explain all of the meals. You can improve your fiber intake by switching from corn flakes to a raisin bran, which will provide about 1/4 of the recommended daily intake of fiber. Your body digests instant oatmeal more quickly than regular oatmeal; this is why regular oatmeal will make you feel full for a much longer time.

If you decide to have a sandwich for lunch, try to have tuna or use a canola oil mayonnaise. The addition of avocado to your sandwiches is just another tip. The fruit that is rich in vitamins, minerals, photochemicals, and cholesterol lowering plant steroids is the Avocado.

Another effective method is to increase your metabolic rate so that it can help your body to burn off the excess calories. One of the method is to Increase your muscle mass, as muscle tissue will tend to burn approximately 70 to 100 calories as compared to the fat in our body, which only burnt off approximately 4 or 6 calories per kg. So, it's time for weight and resistance training folks.

You can also start eating more everyday now without having to worry whether you will put on weight or not. As you might have know, even for myself, having to stick to those strict diet on low fat or low in carbohydrate is never an easy task.

Another way to get your metabolic rate higher is to take "Stimulants". Japanese studies have proven that caffeine and green tea are both stimulants. The results show that a person who drinks green tea daily will burn 70 more calories than someone who doesn't drink green tea. There are lots of easy ways to speed up your metabolism rate.

Please do not allow this to be the last article you read. For your favorite foods you should do some research. By just making smart decisions and substitutions, we may save fat and calories, thus getting ourselves in shape more quickly. - 15252

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