So many of our readers are interested in the issue of weight management. Well, it is simple!

Our Metabolism is just like a fire - we can do things to stoke it up and keep it burning 24 hours a day, or we can do things to damp it out!

Follow these tips every single day and see what a difference it makes to you....................

Make sure you eat breakfast

If you don't eat breakfast, you slow down your metabolism and send the body into "hoard mode," thinking it's starving because you're going a long period of time frequently 8 to 10 hours or more, without food.

Eat the majority of your food earlier in the day

Dinner should be your lightest meal, and some experts recommend you don't eat anything after 8 p.m., or any later than 3 to 4 hours before bedtime so that you are processing and burning the food whilst you are awake and moving around. Other experts suggest just a small balanced snack about 1 hours before bed to give your body a little boost of energy to get it through the night. I go for the second!

Don't starve

Dropping your calorie intake too much will signal to your body that you are in starvation mode, and will slow down your metabolism.

Eat smaller meals more frequently

Smaller, more frequent meals keeps your blood sugar stable and provide a steady source of energy to fuel metabolism. the more often you eat, the more energy you will use digesting it!

Get enough aerobic exercise

As much as you can is really a help for your metabolism, and if you do it in the morning, you'll raise your metabolism all day.

Build muscle with weight training or resistance exercise

At least two to three times a week, you should add weight training or progressive resistance exercise that builds muscle. Muscle burns more calories than fat, and the more muscle you have, the more calories you burn, even at rest!

Water, water, water!!

You've heard it before, but drink those 8 8-ounce glasses of water every day. The energy burning process of metabolism needs water to work effectively.

Get enough B vitamins

Among supplements, if you are suffering from flagging energy, you need to make sure that you are getting enough B vitamins. Vitamin B-12 in particular is one that is essential for energy. To ensure you're getting enough B vitamins, consider taking a B complex, plus a separate sublingual B-12.

Eat more protein

Ten per cent of the calories we consume each day are used up in digesting what we've eaten. It's called the thermic effect of food. Around 25-30% of the calories derived from protein are used up in this way. With carbohydrates, less than 10% are used up in this way. So make sure you eat a little good quality protein at every meal!

Laugh it off

Research has shown that when we are laughing our metabolic rate can increase by between 10 and 40 calories. It is a small increase, but every calorie counts!

Fidget

Research also shows that figetting, wiggling, walking, constantly changing your position, or pottering around increases the metabolism, burning up to 350 calories more a day! So don’t sit still