Increasing metabolism is the key component to any quick weight loss diet. After all, if you are overweight, that means you have more fat in your body than your body needs. To get rid of that fat quickly, you can have it surgically removed (YIKES!), or you have to speed up your metabolism and maintain it.
This article will review the Lazy Man’s way for a quick weight loss diet. That means we’ll look at ways other then strenuous exercise to elevate our metabolic rate and maintain that elevated rate. There are some fairly easy ways to do that:
1. Eat Smaller Meals More Often – Instead of three meals per day, start eating 5-6 times per day. Limit each meal to 300-400 calories per meal. If your body thinks it’s not getting enough food, your metabolism will actually slow down to prevent starvation.
On the other hand, if your body thinks it’s getting too much food, your metabolism will actually speed up so that your body can store these extra calories as fat. You can fool your body into thinking it’s getting too much food by eating 5-6 times per day. This constant intake of food keeps the digestive processes constantly working, but it’s unable to store fat because the calories are not there.
2. Drink Lots Of Water – The first thing you should do in the morning when you wake up is to drink an 8-oz. glass of cold water. After sleeping all night and resting, the water enhances your metabolism and wakes it up. Your body will actually burn more calories if you drink cold water because the body tries to warm that water up. Drink eight 8-oz. glasses of cold water per day.
3. Don’ Skip Breakfast – Eating breakfast wakes up your digestive system and gets your metabolism going again. If you don’t eat breakfast, your body senses starvation and your metabolic rate will slow down.
4. Drink Green Tea – Boost your metabolism by drinking green tea. Green tea contains catechins and caffeine. Drink two cups per day and you’ll burn an extra 50 calories per day. That doesn’t sound like much, but it all adds up on a quick weight loss diet.
5. Eat Plenty Of Proteins – Your body will burn twice as many calories digesting proteins than it will digesting carbohydrates or fats. Proteins are harder to digest. This will boost your metabolism. So, eat plenty of fish, chicken (skinless), lean beef, beans, skim milk, and eggs to keep your metabolism running.
6. Add Spicy Foods – Hot peppers, jalapenos, and Chile will boost your metabolic rate. Add some of these spices to your food.
7. Stay Away From Sugar – Not only because of the high calories, but because sugar contains high levels of insulin which signals the body to store unused energy as fat.
8. Get Plenty Of Sleep – Sleep deprivation can make you feel hungry and leads to overeating, even when you don’t want to. This makes staying on a quick weight loss diet a challenge. Adults need between 7-9 hours of sleep every night.
Use these tips to help you lose weight quickly. And, if you want to lose weight even faster, try one of the special quick weight loss diets that can be found on this page.






