Ways To Boost Your Metabolism for Faster Weight Loss

Introduction

Metabolism plays a vital role in burning fat and is essential to your body’s ability to perform various functions. It encompasses the sum of chemical reactions in body cells that transform food into energy. Metabolism has a significant role in non-invasive body contouring procedures such as CoolSculpting. Boosting your metabolism aids in fat loss and helps maintain a healthy weight post-CoolSculpting.

Tips to Boost Metabolism

1. Eat Plenty of Protein at Every Meal

   • High protein intake boosts metabolism and reduces appetite. It increases the Thermal Effect of Food (TEF), the amount of energy it takes for the body to digest, absorb, and metabolize food.
   • Examples of high-protein foods include fish, shellfish, beans, legumes, nuts, pumpkin seeds, and dairy products.
   • This complements CoolSculpting by maintaining muscle mass and metabolic rate, ensuring more effective body contouring results.

2. Drink More Cold Water

   • Drinking water helps burn calories, suppress appetite, boost metabolism, and make exercise more efficient.
   • The body maintains an internal temperature, and drinking cold water burns extra calories as the body must work harder to maintain this temperature.
   • Proper hydration post-CoolSculpting aids in the elimination process of fat cells, enhancing the body contouring results.

3. Eat Spicy Food

   • Capsaicin, present in spicy food, boosts metabolism by increasing the production of heat in the body, a process known as thermogenesis.
   • Examples include chili peppers such as jalapenos, serranos, and cayenne peppers, which contain high amounts of capsaicin.
   • Spicy foods can support calorie burning, further enhancing the effects of CoolSculpting.

4. Drink Green Tea, Oolong Tea, or Coffee

   • Caffeine and catechin, present in green tea and oolong tea, significantly decrease appetite and speed up metabolism by increasing energy expenditure.
   • Caffeine in coffee stimulates the central nervous system and can boost metabolism.
   • Catechin, a type of flavonoid, is an antioxidant that helps in fat metabolism. Incorporating these metabolism-boosting beverages can enhance the results of Cryolipolysis and other body contouring treatments.

5. Do High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

   • HIIT is an anaerobic workout where muscles become deprived of oxygen and begin to use glucose as fuel during burst exercises.
   • This increases calorie burn, boosts fat loss, builds muscle, and thus helps in enhancing results after CoolSculpting.
   • Examples of HIIT workouts include burpees, plank jacks, jump squats, push-ups, and bicycle crunches.
   • HIIT supports CoolSculpting outcomes by building muscle and burning fat, optimizing body contouring results.

6. Stand Up More

   • A sedentary lifestyle poses numerous health risks, including impaired carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.
   • Incorporate routines that prompt regular position changes every 30 to 60 minutes and wear comfortable footwear.
   • Take short breaks and start standing for around 20 minutes every hour as a beginner. Keep track of standing and sitting intervals.
   • Promoting active living and reducing sedentary time will support results post-body contouring treatments like CoolSculpting.

7. Use Coconut Oil

   • Medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) present in coconut oil, including capric and caprylic acid, may aid in metabolism by promoting weight loss through enhancing metabolism and increasing satiety.
   • Incorporate coconut oil in regular cooking, baking, or add it to drinks like tea, coffee, and smoothies.
   • Supporting CoolSculpting results by using metabolism-boosting healthy fats can optimize body contouring effects.

8. Get a Good Night’s Sleep

   • Sleep is essential for regulating hormones that affect hunger and appetite. Good sleep increases metabolism and helps in weight loss.
   • Follow the 10-3-2-1-0 rule:
     • 10 hours before bed: No more caffeine.
     • 3 hours before bed: No more food.
     • 2 hours before bed: No more work.
     • 1 hour before bed: No more screen time.
     • 0: The number of times you hit the snooze button in the morning.

Conclusion

Metabolism can be influenced by various factors such as body type, age, and gender, but it’s possible to boost it through dietary and lifestyle changes. High protein intake, green tea, coffee, chili peppers, HIIT, regular movement, and sufficient sleep are all ways to see potential improvements in your metabolism. These methods act as excellent support and complement the results of body contouring through Cryolipolysis and other procedures. Always consult professionals to learn the right ways of boosting metabolism to optimize body contouring results.

Dr. Pallavi Pandey

Senior consultant and Medical Advisor in Kaya Clinic Lucknow.

Dr. Pallavi Pandey is a senior consultant and Medical Advisor for Kaya, based out of Lucknow. She is a dermatologist with 25 years of experience. She completed her MBBS from JNMC, Wardha in 1999 and her DVD from KJ Somaiya Medical College and Research Center in 2003. She is a member of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL). Some of the services provided by Dr. Pandey include acne/pimple scar treatment, brow lift, laser resurfacing, keloid/scar treatment, and melasma treatment.