Your Appetite and Metabolism

Burning fat and building muscle results in healthy leanness. Two key processes for a functioning metabolism include digestion and elimination, and cellular work such as membrane repair, cell division, and endocrine function.
A full-functioning metabolism has three jobs:

1. to convert energy from the food we eat into work and heat
2. to eliminate any toxins or unnecessary nutrients in the form of waste
3. to store glucose in the form of glycogen and extra energy as fat for future use.

All three functions are interrelated and interdependent, one cannot function properly with the support of the other two. Research increasingly shows, our nutrition serves as the building foundation for our bodies. That's why 'you are what you eat' is really true!

To have a well functioning metabolism you much support it with regular and good nutrition. What, when, and how you eat DO matter. Nothing shuts down metabolism faster than starvation and deprivation. Your body immediately switches into hoarding mode: conserving fat and burning the liver's glycogen reserves for energy. Once the reserves of glycogen are depleted, your brain sends out intense humger signals that will not be denied. This is the source of failed yo-yo dieting and gaining the weight back over and over.