Contributors, Well-Being - Monday, March 1, 2010 12:54 - 144 Comments

What Exactly Is My Metabolism, and How Can I Control It?

Many of my clients were initially overweight, not all, but most. In fact, more than 60 percent of my clients came to me so I can help them lose weight. The other 40 percent is a mixture of people who want to live longer, who want to look sexier, who want to add muscle to their physique, or who just want to live a healthy, energy-rich life.

Today, I’m going to focus on helping those who want to lose weight, not because I think the topic of weight loss is more important than other topics I could cover, but because I think I need to clear up a few false ideas circulating in the industry.

First and foremost, if you’re overweight, there’s a very good chance you have a low metabolism! I know that might not be shocking to you; you may have already thought that you had a slow metabolism. But here’s why I’m restating it:

Having a slow metabolism means you can eat “only a little” and still gain more weight than your neighbor who eats far more than you every day of their life.

Your metabolism is basically a bunch of organs and glands that are responsible for regulating how your body burns food for fuel and how it converts that food into energy. These include the thyroid, pancreas, stomach, small and large intestines, and the colon. Continue…