Here are a few things that can boost metabolism 25-50 calories per day. This may not seem like much but it really adds up over time
-chili peppers: they can boost calorie burning so add tabasco sauce or chili peppers to recipes like chili or soups
-cold water: your body burns calories heating it up (you can burn up to 100calories for 2 liters water) and being dehydrated slows metabolism
-green tea: 3 cups per day increases fat loss and total calories burned per day
-coffee is ok: caffeine does increase metabolism slightly and can really improve workouts to help you work harder and burn more calories (just don’t add tons of sugar and milk – this will cancel out any calorie burning increase)
-build muscle: each pound of muscle burns an extra 35-50 calories per day so hit those weights at home or at the gym at least 2 times per week and make sure you eat plenty of lean protein
-interval train: try alternating high intensity spurts (1 min) and lower intensity recovery periods (1-2 min)for a total of 20-30 minutes into your workout and you can burn up to 1 1/2 times the calories in the same amount of time