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Metabolism is simply the total of all body processes that burn calories - your basal metabolic rate plus your activity factor.

Most of what controls your metabolism isn't under your control. Some people are genetically blessed with a high-burning metabolism. They didn't ask for it, they were born with it.

Your metabolism doesn't have to remain stagnant or take a nosedive. You can burn more calories, lose more weight, just by changing the way you think about eating and moving.

Our basal metabolic rate includes the energy we need for body processes, including digestion. About 10 percent of our calories are used to process the food we eat. As the calories are burned, our bodies generate heat. This phenomenon, known as the thermic effect of food, is influenced by how much, how often, and what we eat. In addition, food can directly affect metabolism by altering the way the body functions (which changes the amount of energy it needs).
 
You can burn more calories, lose more weight, just by changing the way you think about eating and moving.
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Um. No. Not even slightly.
 
Becky, do you log your food? I mean using something like fitday.com or livestrong.com? Do you know exactly the calories you're eating and the percentage of nutrients you're taking in?

I would suggest that as the first step. Make sure that you are 100% accurate on your measurements and weights.

Also I'd suggest that you get a tape measure and measure your body. Sometimes the scale can play games with you - you might be retaining water (due to diet, hormones, whatever), but your measurements will be reducing or changing.

Spend a week logging your food and measuring your body, rather than weighing. I suspect somethign will come of that.
 
kara-
yes, I've said before that I already log all my food on fitday and I measure everything on my scale at home.

I do measure and weigh myself once every week and nothing has changed. But this morning was my weigh in and I had gained a pound! But the measurements did not change. I worked my BUTT off this week and it did me no good!

Now inside my brain is thinking "ok lets just go back to eating only 900 calories and we'll start losing again."

What do I do?
 
things you could try are adding more pumpkin, raspberries, and artichoke to your diet cause those are full of fiber and that might help. cyan and other spicy peepers helps your body temperature rise which means you are burning more calories. remember fructose dose not get used up by as much of your body as glucose so more of it is likely to end up as fat. however too much glucose too fast could spike your insulin which could trigger you to store more fat. this is why many dieters eat whole grain. it is a complex sugar and will be absorbed slower so your less likely to get those spikes. do you do cardio workouts? couple dancing is great exercise for women cause it cardio and you get to do a lot of walking backwards so you work muscles you dont use as much walking forwards. you might just be changing your body fat percentage and still be loosing fat. i had a friend who was shorter then i and skinnier by 2 pants sizes and she was 20 pounds heavier then me so its not always a bad thing and you might just be getting more muscle. i dont know if any of this will help but i hope it dose.

oh and dont worry if your scale says you are 1 pound heaver. i use to go up and down 2 pound a day just from water weight. it wasn't actual fat i was losing and gaining.
 
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hings you could try are adding more pumpkin, raspberries, and artichoke to your diet cause those are full of fiber and that might help.
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How will those help burn fat?

cyan and other spicy peepers helps your body temperature rise which means you are burning more calories.
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The thermic effect of eating spicy food is less than 1%, so you're talking about maybe 10 calories per day. It's pretty much a non-issues.
 
as far as cayenne gos i know you wont be burning 100s of calories here but it dos up your metabolism. not just by upping your heat but also increasing your circulation. it also helps break down fat but to what extent i do not know. it aids in digestion and the absorption of nutrients so i dont think its a bad thing to recommend to a dieter.
 
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I think you need to try and back up that info with actual science and fact. I know you believe it and I see a little infomation about spicy food helping but the best way to debate this is show studies and proof :)
 
here are a couple links on the effects it has on blood sugar. the first 2 are the most scientific.






here is one on fat breakdown


ask any doctor that has studied the herb and they will tell you it increases blood flow and circulation. you dont need a link for that.


the digestive system operates more effectively when there is a sufficient amount of hydrochloric acid. Cayenne Pepper actually helps to create hydrochloric acid.
cayenne soothes the digestive tract and stimulates the flow of stomach secretions and saliva. These secretions contain substances which help digest food. click this link and scroll down to Scientific Investigations and Medical Uses


by increasing blood flow and helping your digestion it helps you absorb nutrition and deliver it throughout your body.

is this adequate?
 
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I'm just telling you the best way to debate here. There was no malice intended :)

Some of those studies are interesting (I'd leave the non-scientific ones out though)
 
no malice taken. i was not offended at your request. i agree. i wasnt trying to be snobby in my response. i was sincere when asking if it was adequate, not sarcastic.
 
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YOu're thinking about this the wrong way. :)

First of all, there isn't any one specific food that makes you carry weight in any specific part of your body. Most people tend to carry fat around their middles first (and take it off last).
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im not to sure about that. a lot of sources say saturated fat can influence you to store more fat around the middle. hormones can effect it too, like cortisol. i dont think we know enough about it to say for sure why one will gain weight in one area vs. another.

"It is a known fact that if you eat a lot, there is a big chance that you will get fat. When a person gains weight, fat is usually equally distributed to several parts of the body. However, a recent study shows that individuals who have high saturated fat in their diet are more at risk at developing beer belly. Foods that are rich in saturated fats include processed food, meat, butter and many junk foods.

Another major cause of high visceral fat is the lack of exercise. People who live sedentary lives are usually the ones who are plagued with beer bellies. One study confirmed that individuals who do not perform regular exercise are twice more likely to have potbelly than those who have high fitness level. "
 
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