1. Instead of doing cardio for hours and forcing your body to produce stress hormones that inhibit fat burning, you can choose a type of sport you prefer and do it for an hour a day. At least 30 minutes of exercise each day speeds up your metabolism and increases calorie expenditure.
2. Instead of using fat-burning pills that disrupt this mechanism and increase fat storage over time when you stop consuming them (because you won't be consuming them throughout your life), you can maintain an active lifestyle and avoid sitting for long periods.
Eat more to burn more! Our metabolism speeds up every time we eat. That's why it's better to have 4 to 5 small meals a day instead of the usual 2 to 3 larger ones. In fact, dividing your daily energy intake into smaller portions makes nutrients more easily usable by the body, which prevents the feeling of being overwhelmed.
3. Instead of skipping meals because you think everything you eat is stored directly as fat, you might think skipping a meal is helping your diet. It's quite the opposite; you're sending your body a deprivation signal, which it will then counter with a reinforced storage plan! So, to avoid this, you can eat regular, balanced meals while still enjoying them.
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