1 - Eat something within the first hour of waking up. This will wake up your digestive system to begin burning calories sooner in the day. Think of breakfast as the kindling that starts the fire of your metabolism.

2 - Keep your body's gas tank (your stomach) ¼ to ¾ full all day long. This is how thin people eat. They start eating at the first sign of hunger and stop eating when no longer hungry. When you skip meals or eat to the point of full, your body releases lypogenic fat-storing enzymes. Avoid the two extremes.

3 - Move your body most days of the week and use weights to strengthen your muscles. Move-ment burns calories and raises your metabolism for up to 24 hours after the completion of the exercise. Plan to move for at least 30 minutes four days of the week. To burn more calories all day long, you will want to increase the amount of muscle on your body.

4 - Add foods to your diet that have been found to raise metabolism or decrease calorie intake, such as cayenne pepper, salsa, hot peppers, mustard, green tea, apple cider vinegar, berries, soup and oatmeal.

5 - Substitute water for other beverages. Water is essential for the breakdown of body fat to be used for energy.

Source: Jill Fleming, author of "Thin People Don't Clean Their Plates: Simple Lifestyle Choices for Permanent Weight Loss"
 

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