My friend Samantha and I grabbed breakfast yesterday morningI ordered the egg-topped avo toast.
She got a smoothie.
“I’m on a diet,” she said, “and drinking my meals.”
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What she was really drinking was her calories.
And it’ll help you burn fat all day, every day.
You Woke Up Too Early
…Or went to bed too late.
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Not to mention, mixing high levels of cortisol withcaffeinecan increase your tolerance to caffeine.
H20 is way cheaper than your double-shot soy latte… which leads us to our next point.
You Hydrated Wrong
Your thyroid is responsible for ensuring your metabolism functions properly.
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But sipping on fluoridated and chlorinated water can wreak havoc on your thyroid.
Drinking filtered water can prevent any organ-wrecking chemicals from entering your system.
Take things up a notch by steeping a bag of green tea in filtered water.
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You Skimped Out On Protein
Proteinshould be a part of every mealespecially breakfast.
This muscle-building macro boosts your post-meal calorie burn by as much as 35 percent.
Now that’s a win win.
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Go for whole grain toast or, even better, Ezekiel.
Just ensure you’re avoiding thesebrown bag lunch mistakes making you fat.
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You’re Too Hot
…But not in a good way!
Turning down your thermostat just may be the coolest way to rev your metabolism and slim down.
That means you should definitely reach for the mixed nuts rather than ahealthy fat-void snack in between meals.
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Plus, “when you are hungry, your body stops burning calories.
That means that your metabolism will dramatically slow down.
You Snoozed Through Your Workout
You may want to rethink snoozing through your alarm collection.
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That equals to just 2.5 minutes of strenuous exercise that results in a day-long resting metabolism boost.
We’ll take it!
You Got Road Rage
Stress is bad, duh.
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Chalk it up to the stress hormone cortisol.
Next time someone cuts you off, take a deep breath.
Or better yet, ride a bike.
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