Tricking your metabolism to lose more

Friday 25, Jun 2009 - DEAR JIM: You mentioned in a previous column that breakfast eaters typically lose weight and maintain their weight easier than breakfast skippers, so I started eating breakfast again. It was hard at first because I hadn’t eaten breakfast regularly since I was a kid - I'm 71 now - but now I feel so much better, and I don’t know why I ever stopped in the first place. But surely there has to be more to losing weight than just eating breakfast – it can’t be that simple. DOUBTFUL IN DENVER

DEAR DOUBTFUL: Of course, there is more to losing weight than just eating breakfast. Eating breakfast is just one of several factors in a successful weight loss program. You still have to watch your caloric intake, and you should be exercising on a regular basis.

However, there is still another “trick” you might try. Since your metabolism is four times faster from 6-10 A.M. than from 6-10 P.M., you could potentially alter your weight up to 25 pounds a year by simply eating the same thing every day but at different times. However, it may be harder than you think because most of us have been “socialized” from the time we were youngsters about when and what to eat.

But whatever you eat and whenever you eat, be sure to include some physical activity in the equation to keep your body toned and everything working right.

Source:http://www.examiner.com/x-14968-Senior-Fitness-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Tricking-your-metabolism-to-lose-more-weight