I’ve heard many times that drinking cold water speeds up your metabolism. I was thinking about this tonight (while drinking icy cold water) and thought perhaps it was time I looked into this more!
Here’s an article that explains it all!
Have you ever heard that cold water can speed up your metabolism?
A study by Boschmann in 2003, showed that cold water can increase our metabolic rate by 30%. It does sound impressive doesn’t it? The problem is that this 30% increase only translates to only a few calories. More specifically, according to this study the body burns 17,5 to raise the temperature of about 500 ml of water from 0 to 37 degrees Celsius. This is a very small energy expenditure that is equal to the calorie content of 1/4 of an apple.
What is more, when another research team attempted to verify the findings of Boschmann three years later, they found an even smaller effect. The increase was only 4.5% in metabolic rate, which is very far from the 30% that was previously found. This effect translates to only 2,7 kcal per hour. This means that you will have to drink 2 liters of cold water to burn about 11 kcal. In short, cold water has a negligible contribution to weight loss and doesn’t actually speed up the metabolism in any meaningful way.
This is probably old news for the Americans reading this. But to find a stevia sweetened drinking chocolate is pretty amazing here!
SUGAR FREE DRINKING CHOCOLATE Vitarium’s Naturally Sugar Free Drinking Chocolate is an innovative NEW product that combines a high quality, natural drinking chocolate with Natvia, the 100% natural, low calorie sweetener.
A TRULY GUILT FREE INDULGENCE
I had two teaspoons with some organic rice milk. AMAZE!
I was at the gym this morning and thinking back to when I first started trying to lose weight. I did EVERYTHING wrong.
I would eat a ridiculously low amount of calories per day and exercise way too much. Of course, I lost weight. But the side effects of my dangerous diet made it not worth it. And the worst part is, I didn’t even realise I was thin. I just wanted to lose more and more. Does this sound familiar?
I would sometimes have to curl up in a ball on the couch because of the pains in my stomach. I didn’t want to eat out at restaurants. I was constantly in a bad mood and always lethargic.
One of the worst things about starving yourself is becoming “Skinny Fat”. Sure, you’ll look good in clothes. But once you need to get into a bikini, it is obvious that you aren’t respecting your body.
Do YOU suffer from “Skinny Fat Syndrome”?
Skinny fat is a self induced syndrome where an individual is fairly close to their healthy weight, or even at their healthy weight, but they have little if any muscle definition. The sufferer generally doesn’t exercise regularly or is a habitual on and off again exerciser. The sufferer also generally doesn’t follow any type of healthy nutrition plan, rather they eat anything and everything they want. The skinny fat syndrome can and does lead to the sufferer becoming overweight and even obese if the condition is not dealt with. Also, even if the skinny fat sufferer never becomes overweight or obese they ARE at a high risk for obesity related diseases and illnesses.
How did I stop starving myself and start respecting my body?
By reading fitness magazines and seeing how the fitness models look WHILE having five – six small meals a day. It is possible to eat AND lose weight. I know it seems a little crazy. But if you eat the right things then you can do it!
OMG Melissa, I think I am skinny fat. What can I eat to lose weight and be HEALTHY?
Meal 1 (7 AM)
1/2 cup of dry oats mixed with water
1/2 cup of egg beaters
Meal 2 (9 AM)
Meal replacement or protein powder (around 20 grams of protein) mixed with water
1/2 Tablespoon of Flaxseed Oil
Meal 3 (12 Noon)
1/2 cup of brown rice, or medium sized baked potato, or 1 cup of oatmeal
2 cups of green beans, broccoli or any other desired vegetable
6 ounces of chicken, turkey, or lean fish
Meal 4 (3 PM)
Meal replacement or protein powder (around 20 grams of protein) mixed with water
Meal 5 (6 PM)
1/2 cup of brown rice, or medium sized baked potato, or 1 cup of oatmeal
2 cups of green beans, broccoli or any other desired vegetable
6 ounces of chicken, turkey, or lean fish
This diet will work. Or you can follow the Bikini Model Program (as I have done)
What does Skinny Fat Look like?
It isn’t pretty. I bet that in real life I would see this girl in a pair of tiny skinny jeans and be very envious. But on the beach, not so much.
What does Skinny FIT Look Like?
Here are some examples of skinny fit. Which would you prefer? I know what I’d pick!
What Exercises Can I do?
This is a BEGINNER workout program. A great place to start
Are you serious? That is BEGINNERS? It sounds really hard!
It isn’t hard! I know all the different names are confusing. I suggest you look up the exercises on youtube before doing them. If not, you could ask somebody at the gym to help you (one of the personal trainers perhaps).
How Can I Get Motivated?
Start by looking at photos of bodies you admire. You could print them out and put them somewhere that you will see every day.
Motivational quotes can be very inspiring!
My personal favourite…”Be the best Melissa you can be!”. You’d obviously insert your own name where ‘Melissa’ is.
When should I start?
Right now! Stop being a “my diet starts tomorrow” person. Tomorrow never comes does it?
You need to lose weight for the right reasons. Do it for yourself! If you’re doing it to impress others or for your boyfriend, it isn’t going to work. If you decide to do it because you want to feel confident, pretty, strong and healthy. Then you are going to succeed!
NO MORE EXCUSES!
Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.
Hi I'm Melissa, a fitness obsessed Australian blogger who tests out the latest hollywood diet trends and shares the results with you!
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