Comments on: Any good ways to boost metabolism for a middle age female? http://www.naturalmenopause.net/questions/any-good-ways-to-boost-metabolism-for-a-middle-age-female/ Your Menopause Questions Answered... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: Trainer Gregg http://www.naturalmenopause.net/questions/any-good-ways-to-boost-metabolism-for-a-middle-age-female/#comment-159 Trainer Gregg Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:04:13 +0000 http://naturalmenopause.net/questions/any-good-ways-to-boost-metabolism-for-a-middle-age-female/#comment-159 Hi there! Your best bet is to keep your calories to 1500 per day ( to avoid starvation mode, where metabolism slows down, and to stay there so you don't create calorie surpluses, which lead to fat gain). Try to break up the 1500 into five meals of about 300, this keeps your metabolism revving and avoids the food coma from overeating, where blood rushes to your stomach for digestion. You want the blood in your working muscles. Next stay active and be patient. Your goal should be an average of two pounds per week, albeit it could be faster. I also suggest that you find someone knowledgeable to encourage and motivate you to help you reach your goal. This really helps. I believe this answers your question, but if not, you may email me. Good luck on your diet and fitness goals! Trainer Gregg "You can achieve anything you set your mind on." Hi there!

Your best bet is to keep your calories to 1500 per day ( to avoid starvation mode, where metabolism slows down, and to stay there so you don’t create calorie surpluses, which lead to fat gain).

Try to break up the 1500 into five meals of about 300, this keeps your metabolism revving and avoids the food coma from overeating, where blood rushes to your stomach for digestion. You want the blood in your working muscles.

Next stay active and be patient. Your goal should be an average of two pounds per week, albeit it could be faster.

I also suggest that you find someone knowledgeable to encourage and motivate you to help you reach your goal. This really helps.

I believe this answers your question, but if not, you may email me.

Good luck on your diet and fitness goals!

Trainer Gregg
“You can achieve anything you set your mind on.”

]]> By: joecseko http://www.naturalmenopause.net/questions/any-good-ways-to-boost-metabolism-for-a-middle-age-female/#comment-158 joecseko Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:10:44 +0000 http://naturalmenopause.net/questions/any-good-ways-to-boost-metabolism-for-a-middle-age-female/#comment-158 While exercise and eating 5-6 times a day will help in not only boosting you metabolism and mitigating insulin secretion,drinking water has been proven to be helpful as well. Despite the fact that most diets call for drinking at least eight, 8-ounce glasses of water a day, few studies have been done to determine if the practice actually speeds weight loss. In an effort to answer this question, Michael Boschmann, MD, and colleagues from Berlin's Franz-Volhard Clinical Research Center tracked energy expenditures among seven men and seven women who were healthy and not overweight. After drinking approximately 17 ounces of water, the subjects' metabolic rates -- or the rate at which calories are burned -- increased by 30% for both men and women. The increases occurred within 10 minutes of water consumption and reached a maximum after about 30 to 40 minutes. The study also showed that the increase in metabolic rate differed in men and women. In men, burning more fat fueled the increase in metabolism, whereas in women, an increased breakdown of carbohydrates caused the increase in metabolism seen. The researchers estimate that over the course of a year, a person who increases his water consumption by 1.5 liters a day would burn an extra 17,400 calories, for a weight loss of approximately five pounds. They note that up to 40% of the increase in calorie burning is caused by the body's attempt to heat the ingested water. The findings are reported in the December issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. You must maintain a healthy lower calorie diet.Eat less carbohydrates and more whole foods and protein.Protein is helpful because it's the highest thermic food. Going for a walk in the evening can be helpful but weight training is one of the best exercises you can do to lose weight. One of the ways this works is by stimulating new muscle growth thus metabolizing more calories even at rest(about 50 cal per pound of muscle). The fact of the matter is you MUST just stick with it.Following some of the guidelines here will help. It is also unnecessary to drink 8 8 ounce glasses of water per day. Calculate you BMR and consume less calories than you burn. Consider some low carb protein bars.Stay away from granola and those type snacks. This will dispel that stupid cabbage nonsense among other things.This is excerpted from a Yahoo! Health e mail. The following diet myths come up over and over again at my nutrition center. My next two blog entries will help set the record straight. Hope you find this helpful! If you eat late at night, the food turns straight into fat. Not true.If your overall calories are appropriate for weight loss, you certainly can eat something after dinner. Late night calories will ultimately get used the next day (and even while you sleep). However, for the sake of energy, it is always better to eat your calories during the day when your body needs the fuel. Plus, eating consistently throughout the day will stabilize blood sugar levels -- so you’ll feel energized and experience fewer cravings. If you are going to snack after dinner, I suggest choosing something 250 calories or less. Fresh fruits and vegetables are more nutritious than frozen. Not necessarily. Frozen can be a great produce option (just avoid varieties with added salt, sugar, and sauce). Frozen foods are picked in the peak of ripeness, then frozen. You can eat them as you need them -- and most of the nutrients are locked in. On the other hand, fresh fruit and vegetables are typically harvested before they ripen, and can have nutrient variability. Also, the longer fresh produce sits around in your fridge, the less nutrients it will contain. Bottom line: Buy both fresh and frozen and eat as much as you can. Cravings are your body's way of telling you it needs something. This has never been proven. You normally crave what you like to eat (or smell or see someone else eating). Also, hormonal changes are sometimes responsible for food cravings. Ice cream and pickles anyone? Any type of water is always better than soda. No. There are a few caloric waters with **** marketing ploys. In fact, some brands have quite a bit of sugar. Always check labels. Certain foods, like grapefruit, celery, or cabbage soup can burn fat and make you lose weight. These are anecdotal stories that have no scientific back up. It’s true these foods are low in calories, but they do NOT actually burn fat The combination of caffeine and aspirin before a work out will help to mobilize fat into your blood stream for use as fuel.Most herbal products with the exeption of ephedra do nothing for your metabolism.Ephedra has been banned by the FDA once again. Things like guarana and gotu kola only speed metabolism because of the caffeine they contain.Dehydroepiandrosterone(DHEA) may help people above the age of 35 to regulate their endocrine system While exercise and eating 5-6 times a day will help in not only boosting you metabolism and mitigating insulin secretion,drinking water has been proven to be helpful as well.
Despite the fact that most diets call for drinking at least eight, 8-ounce glasses of water a day, few studies have been done to determine if the practice actually speeds weight loss. In an effort to answer this question, Michael Boschmann, MD, and colleagues from Berlin’s Franz-Volhard Clinical Research Center tracked energy expenditures among seven men and seven women who were healthy and not overweight.

After drinking approximately 17 ounces of water, the subjects’ metabolic rates — or the rate at which calories are burned — increased by 30% for both men and women. The increases occurred within 10 minutes of water consumption and reached a maximum after about 30 to 40 minutes.

The study also showed that the increase in metabolic rate differed in men and women. In men, burning more fat fueled the increase in metabolism, whereas in women, an increased breakdown of carbohydrates caused the increase in metabolism seen.

The researchers estimate that over the course of a year, a person who increases his water consumption by 1.5 liters a day would burn an extra 17,400 calories, for a weight loss of approximately five pounds. They note that up to 40% of the increase in calorie burning is caused by the body’s attempt to heat the ingested water. The findings are reported in the December issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
You must maintain a healthy lower calorie diet.Eat less carbohydrates and more whole foods and protein.Protein is helpful because it’s the highest thermic food.

Going for a walk in the evening can be helpful but weight training is one of the best exercises you can do to lose weight.

One of the ways this works is by stimulating new muscle growth thus metabolizing more calories even at rest(about 50 cal per pound of muscle).
The fact of the matter is you MUST just stick with it.Following some of the guidelines here will help.
It is also unnecessary to drink 8 8 ounce glasses of water per day.

Calculate you BMR and consume less calories than you burn.

Consider some low carb protein bars.Stay away from granola and those type snacks.
This will dispel that stupid cabbage nonsense among other things.This is excerpted from a Yahoo! Health e mail.
The following diet myths come up over and over again at my nutrition center. My next two blog entries will help set the record straight. Hope you find this helpful!

If you eat late at night, the food turns straight into fat.

Not true.If your overall calories are appropriate for weight loss, you certainly can eat something after dinner. Late night calories will ultimately get used the next day (and even while you sleep).

However, for the sake of energy, it is always better to eat your calories during the day when your body needs the fuel. Plus, eating consistently throughout the day will stabilize blood sugar levels — so you’ll feel energized and experience fewer cravings. If you are going to snack after dinner, I suggest choosing something 250 calories or less.

Fresh fruits and vegetables are more nutritious than frozen.

Not necessarily. Frozen can be a great produce option (just avoid varieties with added salt, sugar, and sauce). Frozen foods are picked in the peak of ripeness, then frozen. You can eat them as you need them — and most of the nutrients are locked in. On the other hand, fresh fruit and vegetables are typically harvested before they ripen, and can have nutrient variability. Also, the longer fresh produce sits around in your fridge, the less nutrients it will contain.

Bottom line: Buy both fresh and frozen and eat as much as you can.

Cravings are your body’s way of telling you it needs something.

This has never been proven. You normally crave what you like to eat (or smell or see someone else eating). Also, hormonal changes are sometimes responsible for food cravings. Ice cream and pickles anyone?

Any type of water is always better than soda.

No. There are a few caloric waters with **** marketing ploys. In fact, some brands have quite a bit of sugar. Always check labels.

Certain foods, like grapefruit, celery, or cabbage soup can burn fat and make you lose weight.

These are anecdotal stories that have no scientific back up. It’s true these foods are low in calories, but they do NOT actually burn fat

The combination of caffeine and aspirin before a work out will help to mobilize fat into your blood stream for use as fuel.Most herbal products with the exeption of ephedra do nothing for your metabolism.Ephedra has been banned by the FDA once again.
Things like guarana and gotu kola only speed metabolism because of the caffeine they contain.Dehydroepiandrosterone(DHEA) may help people above the age of 35 to regulate their endocrine system

]]> By: Karin H http://www.naturalmenopause.net/questions/any-good-ways-to-boost-metabolism-for-a-middle-age-female/#comment-157 Karin H Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:46:16 +0000 http://naturalmenopause.net/questions/any-good-ways-to-boost-metabolism-for-a-middle-age-female/#comment-157 This may be more of the same, but I will try anyways. Muscle has a higher metabolism than fat. The more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism. So .... start an exercise program. You may go to your local gym or you can save some money by doing your own exercise routine at home. Start with some cardio, by walking at least three times a week and then increase to four times a week and so on. Start some weight lifting for areas of your body where you think you need to strengthen. If you think you should loose some fat in your belly, you should do some sit-ups. Your body will need energy for this and it will get it from the things you eat or from the body fat it stored earlier in life. If you eat little amounts of carbs and fat, your body will start burning fat, but this doesn't mean that you should starve yourself. You should have 5 meals a day and eat enough protein. As soon as you replace fat with muscle your metabolism will be higher. This is a way of life, not a diet or a temporary thing. As soon as you stop doing exercise your body will start storing fat again and that will slow down your metabolism. This may be more of the same, but I will try anyways.
Muscle has a higher metabolism than fat. The more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism. So …. start an exercise program. You may go to your local gym or you can save some money by doing your own exercise routine at home. Start with some cardio, by walking at least three times a week and then increase to four times a week and so on. Start some weight lifting for areas of your body where you think you need to strengthen. If you think you should loose some fat in your belly, you should do some sit-ups.
Your body will need energy for this and it will get it from the things you eat or from the body fat it stored earlier in life. If you eat little amounts of carbs and fat, your body will start burning fat, but this doesn’t mean that you should starve yourself. You should have 5 meals a day and eat enough protein.
As soon as you replace fat with muscle your metabolism will be higher.
This is a way of life, not a diet or a temporary thing. As soon as you stop doing exercise your body will start storing fat again and that will slow down your metabolism.

]]> By: kathy_is_a_nurse http://www.naturalmenopause.net/questions/any-good-ways-to-boost-metabolism-for-a-middle-age-female/#comment-156 kathy_is_a_nurse Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:50:00 +0000 http://naturalmenopause.net/questions/any-good-ways-to-boost-metabolism-for-a-middle-age-female/#comment-156 Are you on hormone replacement therapy...specifically, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy? This is not to be confused with synthetic hormones like Premarin/Prempro. These are hormones exactly like yours and custom made to your body's needs. Hormone therapy definitely supports your metabolism and has other profound benefits as well. Beyond that, you might want to consider the over-the-counter supplement DHEA and/or stacked amino acids. One good amino product is Rejuvemax by BioCentrics. Both products are popular anti-aging supplements that stimulate our body's natural Human Growth Hormone (HGH) production. The decline of HGH as we age has been strongly linked to why many people have increasing weight problems as they age. Are you on hormone replacement therapy…specifically, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy? This is not to be confused with synthetic hormones like Premarin/Prempro. These are hormones exactly like yours and custom made to your body’s needs. Hormone therapy definitely supports your metabolism and has other profound benefits as well.

Beyond that, you might want to consider the over-the-counter supplement DHEA and/or stacked amino acids. One good amino product is Rejuvemax by BioCentrics. Both products are popular anti-aging supplements that stimulate our body’s natural Human Growth Hormone (HGH) production. The decline of HGH as we age has been strongly linked to why many people have increasing weight problems as they age.

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