Fire Up Your Metabolism : 9 Proven Principles for Burning Fat and Losing Weight Forever

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Introduction
Dieters today are frustrated and discouraged. Their strict eating plans are carried out in vain and their trips to the gym don't pay off. If they do see some success, their results quickly vanish as soon as they veer - even slightly - from regimented diet

Do You Have a Slow Metabolism?
Take This Test and Find Out. Do you have a hard time losing weight? Do you gain weight more easily than you lose it? Do you frequently skip breakfast? Do you often skip other meals? Do you often wait longer than five hours between meals/snacks?

Chapter 4: Power Proteins Versus Problem Proteins
Myth: If you load up on protein you will be lean and muscular and have great muscle tone. Busted: If you eat more protein than your body needs (if you eat more of anything than your body needs), you will gain body fat, not muscle.

Identical twins and registered dietitians, Lyssie Lakatos and Tammy Lakatos Shames embarked on a twin study to determine precisely what does — and doesn't — increase the rate at which our bodies burn calories and fat.

The nine weight-loss principles — and the 200 tips that help you incorporate them into your lifestyle — in Fire Up Your Metabolism are surprisingly simple: Eat breakfast before you get to work. Learn which sugary snacks trump others (peanut M&Ms boost metabolism, but Twizzlers don't). Drink water, which is essential to burning calories. Always eat dinner, even if it's late. Focus on muscle building, not cardiovascular workouts.

With Fire Up Your Metabolism, you won't have to avoid restaurants or follow a diet (though one is included if you like regimentation). The fatigue and distracting hunger that derail most dieters won't affect you because revving your metabolism is all about eating. You will enjoy breads and other carbohydrates. You will boost your metabolism with power proteins, including hamburgers, and avoid other proteins that bog you down. You will indulge in snacks you thought a dieter could never touch.

Lyssie and Tammy's clients have experienced not only dramatic weight loss but also the thrill of having more energy than ever before. Now you, too, can rewire your metabolism to lose weight fast and forever.

Lyssie Lakatos and Tammy Lakatos Shames, registered dietitians, nutritionists, and personal trainers, are the founders of Healthy Happenings, Inc., a company that provides consultations to more than 300 corporations. Their advice has appeared in Self, Family Circle, Woman's Day, and Good Housekeeping. They live in New York City..

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