I'm sure that some people already know about this, but I'm posting it for those who may not. There are 3 sure ways to boost your metabolism. 1. Drugs: An option for some, I personally am trying to do this without them. 2. Exercise: Exercise, and increasing muscle will boost it also. 3. EATING! :This may be a surprise for some,but eating will actually increase a person's metabolism. (Certain foods can also boost metabolism,but I won't go into that here.) This is why eating every few hours can increase weight loss even if nothing else is done. In Jan. '02,I embarked on a weight loss regime,& I kept a food log & measurement log. I ate something every 2 hrs.,making sure that it was under 200 calories, (ranged from 50 calories to 200 calories) with a regular supper. I averaged about 1600-1800 calories a day, & done nothing else...in one month's time,I lost 35", even though I showed a gain of weight. Sad to say, emotional eating undermined my efforts,& that is something that I have to learn control over... but I just wanted to share the metabolism thing... Another fact to share...fat takes up NINE times the space that lean muscle tissue does...kind of the 1 lb. lead thing as opposed to 1 lb. of feathers picture... so a person can be losing fat without alot showing up on the scale.

Thanks for sharing that, especially the reminder about muscle vs. fat!

I've been kinda down the last several weeks because the scale hasn't been moving for a while. However, I keep losing inches. I've suspected that it could have to do with the exercise and weight training (which has been going very well--I've had to move up in resistance because it was getting too easy). I'm hoping that the muscle I'm building is replacing the fat I'm losing.