KTK-Nutrition

Are there things you can do to rev up your metabolism?   Yes.   There are things you can do to rev it up in the short run and other things that will rev up your metabolism longer term.   Some people complain they have a slow metabolism and envy those who seem to have a faster metabolism.   Well there are people that will have a faster metabolism than you for a number of reasons.   So why do some people seem to have a more revved up metabolism?   What are the things you can do to boost your metabolism both in the short term and long term? Who has a faster metabolism? Men – guys will have a faster metabolism than women, even if they are the same height and weight.   Why?   Because guys have more muscle than women. Tall people – the taller one is, the higher their metabolism.   Age – younger people have a faster metabolism than older people.   Metabolism starts to slow after age 40 and some say before that.   It slows about 5%...

We all know people who are on a diet.   Usually some fad diet that they can’t stay on for a life time.   How often do we hear, “I am off my diet.”    “I am back on my diet.”    What are some diet mistakes that can sabotage your weight loss goals?   WebMD has a great article, 10 Diet Mistakes and How to Avoid Them . Crash diets – Many of us want to lose weight but not slow and steady, we want to lose it now.   So crash diets sound appealing.   When you lose weight that fast you not only lose water and fat but also muscle tissue.    Eating under 1200 calories a day can slow your metabolism and slow your chances of losing weight.   Go off this crash diet and the weight comes back as you haven’t changed your lifestyle and eating habits.     Skipping Breakfast – seems like an easy way to cut back on calories.   I was doing a diet recall on a friend who said they never ate breakfast.   Yet, when they got to w...