| Ill never forget my college roommate. No matter how | | | | the body does not have enough calories it will do |
| much he ate or how much he drank he never gained | | | | everything it can to conserve the best stores of |
| any weight. His response was always the same, I | | | | energy that it has. This means that it is possible that |
| have a fast metabolism. | | | | the body will, instead of using up the reserves of fat |
| So what is metabolism? If it is a fast metabolism that | | | | and making you thinner, actually start to burn the |
| keeps an overeating, over drinking, non-active college | | | | muscle tissue so that it can maintain a reserve of fat. |
| freshman without any weight loss problems then is | | | | One possible way to make sure that this does not |
| there something the rest of us can do to speed up our | | | | happen is to make sure that you are eating enough |
| own metabolism? What is it the rest of us need to | | | | food to keep your body from believing that it should go |
| know about metabolism that can help us achieve our | | | | into starvation mode while, at the same time, control |
| weight loss goals? | | | | your caloric intake so that you will achieve the weight |
| The metabolic rate is simply the rate at which you use | | | | loss that you desire. |
| up energy as in calories. The higher the metabolic rate | | | | There is not an answer that will suit everyone as to |
| the more calories you burn, the better the weight loss. | | | | how many calories is enough to help with your weight |
| The lower you metabolic rate the fewer calories you | | | | loss. The best way to work out what is best for you is |
| burn, the slower your weight loss. Your metabolic rate | | | | to visit a qualified nutritionist or weight loss expert who |
| can depend on a number of different factors and | | | | will be able to tell you the most appropriate amount of |
| many people are quite surprised at what can actually | | | | calories for your dietary requirements. |
| speed up your metabolism. | | | | Although your metabolism can slow down when |
| For example, most people trying to lose weight are | | | | dieting to achieve weight loss, it is believed by many |
| often surprised to learn that eating less can sometimes | | | | that exercise can speed up your metabolism. This may |
| slow down your metabolism and therefore slow down | | | | help in two ways. First, the metabolic rate can be |
| the amount of weight loss. Most weight loss experts | | | | higher when exercising and therefore help to burn off |
| agree that when you eat very small amounts of | | | | those extra calories. Also, exercising can lead to more |
| calories, the body thinks that there is not enough food | | | | muscle which can help burn more calories because |
| available and will slow down your metabolism in an | | | | muscle burns calories more quickly than fat. |
| attempt to conserve energy. | | | | Therefore, while its true that some people naturally |
| Therefore, it is possible, that eating too little can actually | | | | have a fast metabolism, there are things that you can |
| slow down your weight loss. | | | | do to speed up your own metabolism that will have a |
| This weight loss theory is fairly simple to follow. When | | | | positive effect on weight loss. |