It's a basic fact of life. As we get older our metabolism begins to slow down and the older we get the slower it gets. That's just how nature works. A slowing metabolism isn't always noticeable either, it's something that sneaks up on us and before we know it there's 10 or 15 extra pounds hanging off our bodies. Or maybe you've gained only 5 or 10 pounds but your clothes just seem to fit a lot tighter. As we grow older for many people the body begins to do the unthinkable, it starts getting rid of muscle and replacing it with a nice layer of fat.
There a couple of reasons that this begins to happen as we get older. For most people getting older means being less active. We also don't really change the way we eat and our caloric intake begins to overtake our caloric output. This change can be slow as the fatty layer slowly begins its insidious advance. Human growth hormone, the hormone responsible for our growth from infant to adult hood, begins to diminish. The body, no longer needing to grow, produces less and less of this as it ages. Human growth hormone is also responsible for building and maintaining lean muscle mass and as it diminishes the body has a harder time maintaining its muscle.
There is one way to slow the loss of muscle and keep that youthful vigor and body. Research has shown that exercise will keep your metabolism running efficiently and that means burning calories and excess fat. In one study a group of older men was divided into two groups. One group was put on an exercise program the other group was allowed to go about their daily lives. At the end of the study they compared both groups to two groups of younger men with similar lifestyles. The older group of couch potatoes averaged 22.2 pounds more fat than their younger counterparts. The group of older exercisers on the other hand only had about 9.5 extra pounds of fat then their more active younger counterparts.
In another study it was found that men who lifted weights can increase not only their muscle strength by over 200 percent but that their growth hormone decline significantly slowed allowing them to not only increase their lean muscle mass but also maintain it.
Maintaining or even increasing your metabolism while we age is entirely possible, but it does take a little motivation on your part. By following three simple steps, living healthy, exercising and eating right the slow wasting of muscle mass can be avoided even into our later years."


"For anyone interested in boosting their metabolism the easiest way is a three step program consisting of diet, aerobic exercise, and weight training. By concentrating on these three areas anyone can boost their metabolism and burn away excess body fat.

1. Diet – For a lot of people the idea of changing their diet can be scary or disconcerting. Over the years everyone develops their personal tastes when it comes to food they like or dislike. Nobody likes the idea of suddenly changing their dietary habits, particularly if it means giving up their favorite foods. We all derive a certain pleasure from the food we eat.

The good news is changing ones diet does not have to be a drastic thing. Just juggling the amounts of the types of foods you like may be all you need to give your metabolism that needed fat burning boost. For instance, most males eat a diet consisting of 35% fat, 45% carbohydrate and 20% protein. By adjusting these percentages to a diet of about 20% fat, 60% carbohydrate and 20% protein you will see a marked increase in your metabolism.

By eating a diet of lean meat with fruits and vegetables you can begin to boost your metabolism and lower your body fat. While you will see modest gains without exercise, by adding aerobic exercise and a weight lifting routine you can take your fat burning to the next level.

2. Aerobic Exercise – Aerobic training is a great way to not only boost metabolism but to also burn away excess body fat. The thing to remember with this three step program is that the aerobic exercise is to be used in conjunction with weight training. Because of this the aerobic or cardio training must be done with this in mind. Do not over do the aerobics because while you will burn away fat you will have trouble building lean muscle.

Averaging around twenty minutes three times a week is a good place to start. As you progress you can move up to thirty or so minutes per aerobic workout.

3. Weight Training – Building lean muscle mass is the final step in boosting your metabolism into a fat burning machine. The thing to remember with building muscle is that the actual muscle growth occurs after the weight lifting workout. Getting plenty of rest following a workout is very important when it comes to building lean muscle mass. It takes lots of energy to build new muscle so your caloric needs are increased, not only to fuel your weight lifting workout but also during the post workout recovery phase.

By following this 3 step metabolism boosting program you can start burning fat and losing that excess weight. If you stick to this plan or any variation of the three main ideas behind it you will not only lose the weight you will keep it off and live life to its fullest."

Originally Posted by rcrw88

Too expensive!

Farmer's market isn't too bad, but theres only so much you can do with vegetables and fruits..

yah I would check out the farmers market. It's Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m....only until mid October though.

Read here: http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca /story.cfm?id=6922

i heard they sell fresh fruits somewhere

Originally Posted by anthony

Metabolism isn't dependent on your age.

I thought it does... The older you get the lower your BMR.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_metabolic_rate

Originally Posted by ｋａｎｇｓ６

It's a basic fact of life. As we get older our metabolism begins to slow down and the older we get the slower it gets. That's just how nature works. A slowing metabolism isn't always noticeable either, it's something that sneaks up on us and before we know it there's 10 or 15 extra pounds hanging off our bodies. Or maybe you've gained only 5 or 10 pounds but your clothes just seem to fit a lot tighter. As we grow older for many people the body begins to do the unthinkable, it starts getting rid of muscle and replacing it with a nice layer of fat.
There a couple of reasons that this begins to happen as we get older. For most people getting older means being less active. We also don't really change the way we eat and our caloric intake begins to overtake our caloric output. This change can be slow as the fatty layer slowly begins its insidious advance. Human growth hormone, the hormone responsible for our growth from infant to adult hood, begins to diminish. The body, no longer needing to grow, produces less and less of this as it ages. Human growth hormone is also responsible for building and maintaining lean muscle mass and as it diminishes the body has a harder time maintaining its muscle.
There is one way to slow the loss of muscle and keep that youthful vigor and body. Research has shown that exercise will keep your metabolism running efficiently and that means burning calories and excess fat. In one study a group of older men was divided into two groups. One group was put on an exercise program the other group was allowed to go about their daily lives. At the end of the study they compared both groups to two groups of younger men with similar lifestyles. The older group of couch potatoes averaged 22.2 pounds more fat than their younger counterparts. The group of older exercisers on the other hand only had about 9.5 extra pounds of fat then their more active younger counterparts.
In another study it was found that men who lifted weights can increase not only their muscle strength by over 200 percent but that their growth hormone decline significantly slowed allowing them to not only increase their lean muscle mass but also maintain it.
Maintaining or even increasing your metabolism while we age is entirely possible, but it does take a little motivation on your part. By following three simple steps, living healthy, exercising and eating right the slow wasting of muscle mass can be avoided even into our later years."


"For anyone interested in boosting their metabolism the easiest way is a three step program consisting of diet, aerobic exercise, and weight training. By concentrating on these three areas anyone can boost their metabolism and burn away excess body fat.

1. Diet – For a lot of people the idea of changing their diet can be scary or disconcerting. Over the years everyone develops their personal tastes when it comes to food they like or dislike. Nobody likes the idea of suddenly changing their dietary habits, particularly if it means giving up their favorite foods. We all derive a certain pleasure from the food we eat.

The good news is changing ones diet does not have to be a drastic thing. Just juggling the amounts of the types of foods you like may be all you need to give your metabolism that needed fat burning boost. For instance, most males eat a diet consisting of 35% fat, 45% carbohydrate and 20% protein. By adjusting these percentages to a diet of about 20% fat, 60% carbohydrate and 20% protein you will see a marked increase in your metabolism.

By eating a diet of lean meat with fruits and vegetables you can begin to boost your metabolism and lower your body fat. While you will see modest gains without exercise, by adding aerobic exercise and a weight lifting routine you can take your fat burning to the next level.

2. Aerobic Exercise – Aerobic training is a great way to not only boost metabolism but to also burn away excess body fat. The thing to remember with this three step program is that the aerobic exercise is to be used in conjunction with weight training. Because of this the aerobic or cardio training must be done with this in mind. Do not over do the aerobics because while you will burn away fat you will have trouble building lean muscle.

Averaging around twenty minutes three times a week is a good place to start. As you progress you can move up to thirty or so minutes per aerobic workout.

3. Weight Training – Building lean muscle mass is the final step in boosting your metabolism into a fat burning machine. The thing to remember with building muscle is that the actual muscle growth occurs after the weight lifting workout. Getting plenty of rest following a workout is very important when it comes to building lean muscle mass. It takes lots of energy to build new muscle so your caloric needs are increased, not only to fuel your weight lifting workout but also during the post workout recovery phase.

By following this 3 step metabolism boosting program you can start burning fat and losing that excess weight. If you stick to this plan or any variation of the three main ideas behind it you will not only lose the weight you will keep it off and live life to its fullest."

Did you copy and paste this?Or write it?

Originally Posted by jo87

Did you copy and paste this?Or write it?

do u see the quotation marks? why reinvent the wheel.

Eating healthy on campus? You best be joking.


In all seriousness, just make your own food and bring it to school. I think the most important thing is to keep regular meals and to not over eat. It is extremely tempting to over eat because food is readily available. I'm feeling hungry just sitting here in the studying cubical on the 2nd floor of MUSC.