You don’t need to eat Like a child to recapture the metabolism of your youth. "You can rev up your metabolic ,engine without changing how much you eat," says Mark Hyman. M.D., author of Ultrametabolism. Combined with an interval workout (see "Cut Your Body Fat to 10 Percent. in this section), these four
si ple tips will have your body burning calories all day long-and all night.
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packed snack, such as almonds or cheese, and lunch and dinner built around legumes, lean meats, tuna, or salmon.
A British study found that par­ticipants who increased the percentage of protein-based calories in their diets burned 71 more calories a day (that’s 7.4 pounds a year) than those on low-protein diets. ‘Protein bums hotter than other food sources," says Dr. Hyman. Jumpstart your metabolism early with two scrambled eggs or a few slices of lean turkey bacon for breakfast, then keep it up throughout the day with at least one pro ein-
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Skipping meals lets your body’s calorie-burning fur­nace go cold, says Dr. Hyman. Spread out mini meals throughout the day. Try a cup of yogurt with fresh fruit or almonds at 10:30 a.m., and a hard-boiled egg or hummus with vegetables around 3 p.m.
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had significantly lower body-mass indexes and smaller waist
measurements than those in the control group. Skip the Lipton and steep 1 teaspoon of loose green-tea leaves (we like Dragon Pearl from Rishi;
rishi-tea.com) in hot water for 4 minutes.
OBESITY IS A MENTAL STATE, A DISEASE BROUGHT ON BY BOREDOM AND DISAPPOINTMENT. -CYRILL CONNOLLY