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Get active - it's a sure-fire way to increase the amount of muscle you have, which in turn will speed up your metabolism. Do a mixture of aerobic and resistance training for best results. And don't forget to be more active in your daily life too.
Eat little and often - there's evidence that eating small, regular meals throughout the day, rather than one or two large meals, may help to keep your metabolism ticking over. Surprisingly, around 10 percent of the calories we use each day go on digesting and absorbing food - so the more times you eat, the greater this effect is likely to be.
Eat plenty of protein-rich foods - research shows that around 25 percent of calories in a protein-rich meal may be burnt off. But make sure you choose low-fat protein foods such as lean meat, skinless chicken and low-fat dairy products.
Spice up meals - it's not an old wives tale after all! Spices like chilli are thought to raise metabolism by up to 50 percent for up to three hours after eating, due to increasing your heart rate. But before putting the local Indian takeaway on speed dial, work out which curries have the lowest calorie and fat content.
Swap you daily cuppa for green tea - there's evidence that it contains antioxidants that speed up metabolism.
Try a CLA supplement - more extensive studies need to be carried out before any definite conclusions can be drawn, but research has shown that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) might increase muscle and therefore boost metabolism.
Chill out - research shows that being very cold can increase metabolism by up to 20 percent.
Have a sauna - being very hot is also thought to boost metabolism by about 20 percent (but check you don't have any underlying medical problems that mean you shouldn't go in saunas or steam rooms).
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Captain wrote: many thanks to all those who replied. i personally never/not entering, just bought all the supplements they suggested and followed then eating/training program. my wife and i are both doing it, but honestly we expected more. we were quite heavy on take outs and sweets/fizzy drinks. no eating plan whatsoever, 3 meals a day of some sort was sufficient. we have been going for about 10 weeks now, really hitting it hard in the gym (weights/cardio) sometime twice a day (5-7 days p/w) and also some road cycling. there is a difference but minimal. i thought that just by cutting out all the junk we were eating would result in a bit of weight loss, but that never happened for us either. perhaps i gained bit of muscle and therefore my weight never dropped and perhaps the pill my wife is on hinders her weight loss? hence i decided to get some gear for a mild course and a custom eating training program. one cant put all the effort in and barely see results. i mean absolutely no friend or family said "oh, i can see you have lost some weight" not me or my wife. dont get me wrong, i am not a guru, but i am also not completly ignorant. i have an idea when it comes to training and eating, i do lots of researchand ask a lot of questions. so even with the little bit of knowledge i have (above avg) and applying it in this program and using the supps, results was not what i was hoping for. let me say this, we were not going to look anything near to all those people on the USN website after 12 weeks. yes we have 2-3 weeks to go but believe me i dont see much changing, perhaps just a bit of motivation out the window. wife came home last night with a new tub of USN diet fuel, we thinking about returning it and getting her something else. perhaps someone can suggest something?
FYI - we did not buy the starter pack, too expensive and all the supps are in small qty's. cheaper to buy the bigger tubs of each one and take it from there. we using the following USN supps, diet fuel / 100% whey / phedra cuts / biogen glutamine. its getting expensive now, but would not mind if we were at least getting some comments about getting more trimmed or something to that effect.
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Captain wrote: thanks man. just waiting to hear back from DJ re. program. still have 1.5kg USN 100% whey. hoping to use it finish without it causing any problems since USN shakes contain so much sugar?
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Captain wrote: been training weights for quite some time now before attempting the USN thing. so no, not training for 10 weeks then using gear. i posted it for a reason, to get reliable feedback and opinions based on the training and eating program given by USN, cause that is what i was following. turns out the feedback i got is that basically the program they give is a "sample" routine, no specifics to body weight, age and so on. hence the reason i paid DJ for a custom plan which i started this morning and no gear for now. just solid foods and whey protein. all specified for my stats and activity level. completely different to that of the USN programs. hope this makes things clearer.thanks for the input though and looking forward to the results.
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