green tea – Peace with Food

You were born to win. But to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.
~Hilary Hinton “Zig” Ziglar

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of research regarding increasing one’s metabolism. I know I have heard other women say this often, but sometimes I seriously think my metabolism is stuck! I feel like it has been that way since I was about 26.

I vividly remember when my body changed in that regard. I went from being able to drop 10 pounds – by running 3 miles a day for two weeks – to having to work my tail off to get that number on the scale to barely move!

At one time, I even had my thyroid tested because I was sure I had hypothyroidism {an under-active thyroid disease}. Yes, I even Googled it and my symptoms seemed to confirm this condition {low body temperature}. But when the blood work came in I got a clean bill of health!

In my research, I discovered some common threads running through the different articles regarding how to help speed up your metabolism, so I am going to do my best to adopt these habits in my life:

DriNk GrEeN TeA. {I have tried to do this on numerous occasions to no avail, but when I read over and over that green tea can increase your metabolism and burn fat I was sold!}
EaT MoRe ProTEiN. {Already knew this, but I am going to try to swap out my empty calorie snacks for high protein snacks such as Greek yogurt and nuts.}
HIIT {High-Intensity Interval Training}. I was convinced years ago that intervals were a very efficient way to burn calories when I read, “Interval training burns calories like lighting fluid.” So, am thinking I may want to add some more.
Make sure you are EatiNg EnOuGh CaLoRiEs for your body.
LiFt WeiGhts.

If you are feeling that you are “stuck” you might want to try some of these strategies! Whatever you do, don’t quit, just keep making those 1% changes!