Whey Protein at Breakfast Produced Best Weight Loss Results

You can trigger your body to reduce production of the hunger hormone and boost satiety hormones by replacing some carbohydrate and fat intake with protein. Of the three macronutrients, proteins are by the best at making you feel fuller for longer. Moreover, if you are always hungry following a meal, a lack of protein may or may not be the culprit that causes cravings for potentially unhealthy snacks between meals. In a recent study, participants who consumed whey protein at breakfast lost more weight than people who consumed other types of proteins, such as eggs, tuna or soy. Kwashiorkor is a severe form of malnutrition associated with a deficiency in dietary protein. Moreover, a lack of protein can cause an imbalance in the gastro-intestinal tract causing swelling of the gut.

Tips for Maintaining a Healthier Metabolism

If you dramatically lower your food intake, your body senses that food is going to be scarce and can lower the rate at which it burns calories to the point that it triggers "starvation" mode. For a healthy metabolism, follow these tips:

• Boost At-Rest Burn - Resting Metabolic Rate refers to how much fuel your body burns at rest in order to keep you alive. For example, your body requires energy to pump blood. Moreover, your muscles needs to burn calories even while you sleep.
• Eat Enough Protein - When you consume leafy green vegetables, your body has to work harder digesting the food, which can trigger your metabolism to speed up. Not eating enough whole vegetables is a dietary mistake.
• Beware of Starvation Mode - For some people, too much focus on cardio means the higher burn eliminates too muscle for the fat loss. By adding a little strength training, the new muscle mass means a boost to your metabolism.
• Pick High Thermic Effect Foods - Due to the thermogenic effect of food, protein is an effective macronutrient for increasing metabolism because the body has to use more energy to digest and process protein than it does for fats or carbohydrates.
• Avoid Metabolic Stall - Excessive caloric restrictions can lead to a drastic slowing of the metabolism (often called a weight loss plateau), which requires an immediate adjustment to prevent a metabolic stall.

From consuming more protein to moving more, losing weight and keeping it off requires rethinking your lifestyle, applying self-discipline, working harder, and maintaining perseverance.

Mindful Eating Is a Powerful Weight Loss Tool

One of the world's most powerful weight loss tools is mindful eating. It involves slowing down, eating without distractions, enjoying every bite and allowing hormonal signals to tell your brain when you're full. For an added boost to any snack, add a little heat. Research studies have shown a few teaspoons of hot pepper sauce may help speed up metabolism and curb appetite. Of the three macronutrients, protein causes the largest rise in thermal effect and increases your resting metabolic rate by as much as 15%, which is more than double that of carbs and fats. If you are trying to lose weight, always eat mindfully with zero distractions, chewing thoroughly and stop eating once you feel full. Mindless snacking is a main reason some people fail to lose weight.

At the Metabolic Research Center, our weight loss specialists have been warning clients for decades about the dangers of following fad diets with highly restricted food groups and how it can lower metabolism when their body goes into starvation mode. If your goal is to lose weight and keep it off, visit the MRC location nearest you or use this website's Contact Us form to submit your questions for a prompt response.