We have always underlined how important it is to maintain a robust metabolism to melt off excess fat and lose weight. Revving up your metabolism is one sure-shot way to burn fat because once the metabolism becomes sluggish, dropping the extra pounds and flab becomes an uphill task. As we all know, metabolism is the engine that torches up calories and helps body use up fat storage. If you have been doing everything right, from working out regularly to adhering to a healthy diet, but still do not see any major difference on the weighing scale, it?s time to find out if ?all is well? with your metabolism. Though we are geared up to move mountains and become a gym rat to get lean, do we pay enough attention to straighten the diet and weed out unhealthy food items that are probably slowing down the metabolism. You would be surprised to find out that some of these foods have become staples in our diet!
1. White Bread: Made from refined flour, it’s a staple breakfast in many households, but do avoid it to keep metabolism robust. In fact, stay away from all foods that are made out of refined flour.
2. Alcohol: Alcohol is known to slow down metabolism quite significantly and consumption of the beverage in excess is guaranteed to mess up the metabolic rate quite severely. So we must watch out to ensure that our occasional indulgence does not go out of hand and make it extra difficult to lose weight than it already is.
3. Fruits and Vegetables sprayed with Pesticides: Fruits and...