Have a question about a possible decrease in metabolism.........?
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Many women after 30 will sometimes notice a decrease in their metabolisms.  When I work with women this is very common and the good thing is that you can learn how to re-set your metabolism.  What you don't want to do is cut back on your food intake, especically if it is low to begin with.\nMany women make the mistake of doing this and it actually is counterproductive!  The key is to eat small meals about every 3 hours.  This will help boost your metabolism.  Also eat protein with every meal.  Most women that I have helped don't eat enough protein.  Eating protein will help increase your lean muscle and the more lean muscle you have the faster your metabolism becomes!  Exercise plays an important part as well.  Weight traning at least 3x a week will help your body burn more fat and it makes you feel good!
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lack of protein perhaps....
832449
My friend has this same problem . . . but if you're active and eating right then there's not too much you can do. You could sneak in extra calories with liquids and eat more frequently outside of that you may just have to wait until your metabolism slows down.
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You may be a little over weight but as long aa your happy with your self then dont worry about it to much. But since it sounds like you are, here is my advice. Since you are already active, try cutting back on what you eat and how many caories you eat. They say its best  to excerise 3 times a week 20 mins a day min. Also have your doctor check your thirods, this is what helps your metabolism and sometimes your thirods for some reason could be slow or not working.
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1.  if you don't do anything physical and you eat less, then the food your body does get it will store as fat cuz it thinks it is starving\n\n1. A.  Also, your body gets what it needs from the muscle you have, so you're also slowing down your metabolism which means even more fat will be stored.\n\n2.  If you eat less and exercise, you'll be less likely to store fat.\n\n3.  If you exercise to build muscle (not like a bodybuilder necessarily) you'll "speed up" your metabolism which you'll be able to get away with eating more and not put on fat as easily.
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diet and exercise.  It won't be quick but it will work.  Fast weight loss ruins your metabolism and makes it harder to lose weight.  If you lose it too fast it will likely be gained right back also.  Good luck.
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some kind of weight loss
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I took it a while back and it made me feel 'off'. Shortly after, I took a nutrition class at a local college over the summer and learned a ton of stuff about nutrition and healthy living. I also learned how bad diet pills are for you. After you've been taking them a while they eventually slow down your metabolism so that when you get off of them you have to force yourself to eat less and exercise more just to maintain the weight you are at. I know it sucks but the only real way to lose weight and KEEP IT OFF without screwing up your metabolism is by cutting 500 calories from what you normally need. (You can find out online) and doing a minimum of 30 mins of moderate exercise each day. Hope that helps!
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The rapid weight loss could have something to do with it.  Are you taking any supplements?  They could be a factor too.  The bottom line though, is that this is something you should be discussing with your doctor and not the Yahoo community.
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I wish I had your problem. Beer and fast food on a regular basis\nshould take care of it. Be warned-there are worse things than\nbeing too thin. I was the same,now I'm engaged in a constant\nstruggle with a pot belly. Ugh!\n If I were you,I wouldn't worry too much. Your metabolism will\ncontinue to slow down as you get older,not that you're a kid any more. Maybe the best thing is to visit your doctor and work out\na diet and exercise plan.
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Decreased....your using energy not storing it
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your metabolism, the rate that your burn food, makes the adjustment for us.\n\nnow i am hungry! wanna go for pizza?
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Changing your diet can help also!  It sounds like you are doing the right thing with weights and exercise.  However, changing your diet to ingest less sugars and complex carbs will increase your metabolism which will make your body burn more calories.
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It can slow down your metabolism by not eating.
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Eat less? Like 1000-1200 calories a day. Dont go under 1000 calories a day or you will slow down your metabolism.
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I had many clients tell me that when I worked at a weight loss center. We highly recommended a multi-vitamin daily. Lots of people are not affected like this. I always explained it to you having more energy which actually can make you feel hungry. Fuel for the fire so to speak.
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It depends on how active you are, but I believe that if you eat less than 1200 calories a day then your body goes into starvation mode, and your metabolism slows down.