Scientists have discovered a fat-burning enzyme in the body that’s triggered by simply getting off the couch.
Stand up to lose weight and sit down to fatten up.
“Spend less time in the chair, get up and move around as much as you can throughout the day,” said Fabio Comana, a University of California-San Diego professor and a physiologist with the American Council on Exercise..
“When you’re up walking around, standing, puttering around or exercising, that enzyme gets activated,” Comana said.
Sitting down shuts off that fat-burning enzyme. “That enzyme really responds to physical activity,” Comana said.
You don’t have to exercise to make it work. University of Missouri researchers found daily puttering around will drop the pounds.
However to make the most of this fat-burning, you need to exercise and eat a health diet!
Weight loss doesn't happen overnight but it does happen! Give yourself TIME and set REALISTIC goals!
“If I can get a few more calories burned every few minutes, you translate that over a 12-, 14-, 16-hour day, it can make a difference of as little a 100 calories a day,” Comana said. “That may not seem like much in one day, but it’s a pound a month and 12 pounds a year.”
A simple way to stand up more often at work is instead of calling or e-mailing a co-worker, walk over to deliver your message in person.
At home, getting up and doing something every time there’s a commercial on TV.
The exception, of course, would be standing up and scanning the inside of the fridge too often.
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Healthy Recipe
Chili Con Carne
This recipe serves: 4
Preparation time : 15 minutes
Cooking time : 45 minutes
Ingredients
2 rehydrated ancho chili peppers, stemmed and seeded
1 clove garlic (large)
1/3 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/3 teaspoon ground cumin
1 pinch ground cloves freshly ground black pepper, to taste salt,
to taste1 cup chopped tomatoes, fresh or canned
2 teaspoons olive oil
2/3 pound lean ground beef sirloin
1 small onion, chopped
2 cups low-sodium beef broth
10 ounces red kidney beans, drained and rinsed (about 1 1/3 cups)
1/3 cup non-fat sour cream
4 teaspoons chopped red onion or scallions
4 teaspoons shredded Cheddar cheese
Cooking Instructions
1. Combine the ancho peppers, garlic, paprika, cumin, clove, black pepper, salt and 1/3 cup of the tomatoes in a food processor. Set aside.
2. In a large skillet or soup pot, heat the olive oil over high heat.
3. Add the beef and brown it, while breaking the meat into small chunks with a wooden spoon.
4. Add the onion, lower the heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes. Add the ancho chili mixture and cook for 5 more minutes.
5. Add the remaining tomatoes and broth and simmer for 30 minutes.
6. Add the beans to the beef mixture and heat thoroughly.
7. Garnish with sour cream, onions and shredded cheese and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size about 1 1/2 cups
Amount Per Serving Calories 263
Protein 25 g
Total Carbohydrate 23 g
Dietary Fiber 6 g
Soluble Fiber 0 g
Insoluble Fiber g
Sugar 4 g
Total Fat 8 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Monounsaturated Fat 3 g
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Arran
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