{"id":39,"date":"2007-12-21T20:35:28","date_gmt":"2007-12-21T20:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/changeyourbody.wordpress.com\/2007\/12\/21\/6-ways-to-fire-up-your-metabolism\/"},"modified":"2007-12-21T20:35:28","modified_gmt":"2007-12-21T20:35:28","slug":"6-ways-to-fire-up-your-metabolism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2007\/12\/21\/6-ways-to-fire-up-your-metabolism\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways To Fire Up Your Metabolism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It can be discouraging when \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t our results don&#8217;t seem to match the efforts we&#8217;re putting in. But instead of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t giving up on our fitness program, or worse, diving into the Twinkies (trust me, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t you&#8217;ll regret it!), try making just a few, easy changes to your diet and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t lifestyle that will fire up your metabolism. 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