That Figures Women's Fitness

Are you like me?  Do you love to eat but hate to gain weight?  Of course you know to avoid fatty foods but did you know there are certain foods you can eat that actually help you burn fat?  Here is a list of foods I include in my diet that help me burn fat while I’m just sitting around!

Green Tea A cup of green tea after dinner is so relaxing!  You already know that green tea has antioxidant properties and that it has no calories or fat.  But it also contains a chemical which speeds up your metabolism, causing you to burn more calories, without speeding up your heart rate.

Milk Milk and other dairy products contain calcium which revs up your metabolism causing you to burn more fat. It’s best to use non-fat so you’re not adding fat that will have to be burned!

Peppers Spicy peppers increase metabolism by increasing your heart rate and can actually keep you burning fat more quickly for several hours after eating them!

Protein When you consume protein, your body uses 20% – 30% of those protein calories to digest it, compared to 5% of fat calories.  I try to include a little lean protein in every meal.

Caffeine We all know people who drink 6 sodas or 12 cups of coffee per day.  They are usually jittery and grouchy, not fit and healthy!  But moderate use of caffeine, 2 or 3 servings a day, will keep your metabolism (and your fat burning rate) humming right along.

I love knowing that I am giving myself an advantage in the fat burning fight simply by including these foods in my daily diet!

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