But of course, the suggestion to eat six times a day to boost your metabolism assumes that you are eating a sensible diet, a big assumption to make in this day and age when we are surrounded by convenience foods.
So when we say small smeals frequently. this does not mean you can go out and have a Mcbreakfast meal in the morning, a steak and fries two hours later, five Twinkies and a ho-ho next, then tacos with sour cream and guacamole for your next meal, BBQ ribs with mashed potatoes for your fifth meal and a trip to that all-you-can-stuff-into-yourself-buffet at the mall for your sixth and final meal of the day.
Sure, you might be boosting your metabolism a bit, but you’re overcompensating with too many calories and losing the Battle of the Bulge in a BIG way. Your soldiers will be so over-run with calories that they will be forced to store them as fat.
Break down your meals into six smaller and HEALTHIER meals during the day. Lower your caloric intake in a healthy manner, and your little soldiers will not only win the battle, you’ve given them the right weapons to win the entire war.
Also, avoid white in your diet. Simple sugars, rice and refined flour are all absorbed quickly by your body and are turned into fat stores. Eat more complex carbohydrates, such as those found in wholemeal bread and grains. They take a longer time to be absorbed into your body and this enables your blood sugar to remain level. Try eating brown rice instead of white rice, whole grains in your breads and pasta made from wheat flour instead of white refined flours.
Avoid caffeine and drink green tea instead. Caffeine is known to block absorption of vitamin C, create unhealthy acid in your system and stimulate sugar cravings. If there’s one thing you don’t need when you’re trying to lose weight, it is sugar cravings. Green tea has antioxidants also, and doesn’t tend to have all those nasty side effects that caffeine can give you, though it does have some.
Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. While recent studies have not proved its benefits conclusively, it does help you feel full if nothing else. Water also flushes out all the toxins that are set free when you’re losing weight. If you are dehydrated, your metabolism slows down.
Try drinking very cold water too, when you’re drinking water. Your body has to remain at a constant temperature, and needs to burn calories to do so. Cold water will boost your metabolism a bit each time it has to warm up after your glass of ice water.
