By Dan Ripa
I have a true story of an overweight family member that started a fitness diet for 30 days and was unsuccessful in losing even a pound of weight. He watched his food intake closely for 30 straight days, exercised 5 days a week at the YMCA and kept active by swimming, walking, and weight lifting. After the 30 days of complete frustration, he scheduled a meeting with a nutritionist for help.
The nutritionist informed him that his body was not burning carbohydrates and suggested a low carbohydrate diet, which would include high protein foods. He was limited to only 50 grams of carbohydrates and 1900 calories daily. In just a few weeks of following the nutritionist's suggested diet, he had lost 12 pounds. This is a prime example of how our metabolism plays a vital part in our body's ability to burn fat while dieting.
Foods that boost our metabolism will provide faster results in our weight loss goals. On the other hand, foods that adversely affect the metabolism should be avoided or they will stall our weight loss goals and cause frustration along with a greater chance of giving up. Knowing what hurts and what helps can make the difference in a successful diet.
Metabolism-Killing Foods to Avoid
The following foods have a negative influence on your metabolism and can cause weight gain, thyroid dysfunction, fatigue, hormone imbalance, and digestive disease. Unfortunately, most of these foods are labeled as health foods.
High Sugar Foods - Fruit juices are at the top of the list because everyone believes that drinking apple, orange or grape juice is good for us and should replace soda. However, fruit juices are stripped of fiber during the juicing process and made from concentrates that include sugar. In just an 8oz glass of fruit juice, you will be consuming 30 grams of sugar compared to soda that contains 28 grams of sugar.
Wheat and Whole Grains - Although they are healthy, wheat and whole grains do not help your metabolism when dieting. Grains contain gluten, which cause inflammation along with starches that quickly turns into sugar, and phytic acid which impairs the absorption of necessary minerals and vitamins.
Vegetable Oils - The metabolism killer here is canola oil, which causes inflammation in the body and directly impacts your metabolism and hormones. Most vegetable oils will slow your metabolism and hinder your chances for successful weight loss.
Peanuts - Another metabolism killer that so many people enjoy is peanut butter. Peanuts cause major inflammation in your body due to the high omega-6 fatty acids. The consumption of peanuts has a major effect on the metabolism and should be avoided if you have weight concerns.
Granola - For years, granola has been known as one of the healthiest diets foods around. The fact is, granola bars are made with a pasteurized honey, which is similar to corn syrup. The ingredients in granola, such as processed honey, gluten and phytic acid make this is a metabolism-killing food.
Sugar Substitutes - Artificial sweeteners have zero calories and zero nutritional value but what many don't realize is that sugar substitutes contain aspartame and sucralose (Splenda) which increase the appetite. This increase in our appetites then decreases our success in dieting. Artificially sweetened beverages should therefore be avoided entirely.
Metabolism-Increasing Foods
Homemade Lemonade - A good replacement for fruit juice is homemade lemonade. Simply mix real lemon juice with water and Stevia. Another beverage option is coconut water; this is also a great metabolism booster.
Fruits and Vegetables - To replace the grains in your diet, choose fruits and vegetables that are known to increase the metabolism. Also, if you are looking for flour-content foods choose coconut flour, which is high in fiber and boosts weight loss. And, sourdough bread will be a healthier choice than regular white or wheat bread.
Coconut Oil - All vegetable oils should be replaced with coconut oil and grass-fed butter. These two fat sources will support your metabolism and allow your body to burn fat quickly.
Almond Butter - Replace peanut butter with almond butter which contains amino acid L-arginine. This will increase your metabolism while building lean muscle.
Stevia - Add this natural and zero calorie sweetener in place of all artificial sweeteners on the market.
Dates - Add dates to your diet as this is a great metabolism booster.
Dan Ripa
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