WHY CAN'T I LOSE WEIGHT? Metabolism Boosters

I have been hearing so many people, mainly women, complaining that once they hit 40 their bodies just do not work like they used to. This almost always means that they are not able to lose weight as easily as they did in their 30s. There are so many reasons for this. After 40 your metabolism slows down about 10% every 10 years. Dr. Oz had some tips on his show today on how to combat this problem.

Loss of muscle mass is mainly due to crash diets because it blows through your muscles. You have to USE your muscles so you don't LOSE your muscles. Muscles burn 3 times more calories than fat cells.
People lose muscle mass most where you have alot of surface area in places like your core! Hmmn lucky for you those are our targeted areas at BPP. Our ENTIRE focus is to gain muscle and burn fat. When you want to stop in class and take a break think again! It is past that burn that you will get even more benefit from SPX. Often when people complain that they "HATE" a particular exercise my response is "you hate the ones you need the most." Those exercises that may be more difficult do not mean you should give up on them you should work harder at them because that is likely hard because it is a problem area. Start in a modification and then work your strength up to the variation of that pose. When you push yourself past your comfort zone you will gain confidence and the strength to get to that intensity everytime. That intensity will give you RESULTS.

We all need a balance of diet and exercise but diet does not and SHOULD not equate to eliminating important foods from your daily intake.

Here are some cheap metabolism boosters:

• oolong tea helps fight off fat builders. It is low in caffeine so you can drink alot of it too! 

• black pepper- spicy foods help you lose weight, goes really well with tomato juice which is also super healthy for you! (bloody mary's anyone? virgin of course...) Replace your salt with pepper for flavor in your foods.

• beans- have a lot of soluble fiber which help lower insulin levels which helps prevent fat from growing. They help you feel full so you don't get full on wasted calories. (just don't eat them and then come to class ;-) )

• ice water- in order to digest it you have to warm it up which consumes calories (thats about 70 calories a day if you drink 8 glasses of ice water per day.)

Even if that weight does not seem to come off, know that someone who exercises regularly is a whole lot healthier than a skinny person who does not.

Be Well!