I gain and lose weight all the time. Both are straightforward: eat at a caloric surplus or deficit. Your approach is an attempt to increase your basal metabolic rate which is probably not as helpful as you think. You probably wouldn’t be able to increase it by much more than very light exercise. Our bodies aren’t fires.
What helps the most to lose weight:
Eat lots of foods high in fiber. This is the biggest hack and very few people talk about it - the fiber greatly increases your feeling of satiety. Fiber has a lot of good effects too on your cardiovascular system and (obviously) digestive system, so you should be getting a lot of it all the time. But to lose weight swap things with higher fiber versions. For breakfast have some oatmeal, for dinner have some beans and broccoli with whatever else, swap white bread with whole grain, etc
Protein also increases satiety to a lesser extent. Lean proteins are your friend. Chicken breast is really good but it has no flavor so don’t be afraid to add some sauce to it (within reason). Stay away from fatty meats.
Ideally you should count calories, but for most people they probably won’t. It’s not that hard once you build the habit. You are just adding vectors.
For exercise, you can start lifting and doing heavy cardio if you want. It will help if you stick with it. But something not a lot of people realize is that just walking can burn a lot of calories. It doesn’t need to be strenuous. So going on a 1-2 hour walk, or walking to work or on errands if you’re able to do so, can add a few extra hundred calories burned per day. And really you only need to burn an extra 500 calories per day to lose 1lb/week, so walking can make a big difference.
My weirder tips: nicotine and stimulants help but might be more destructive long term. You can get ephedrine supplements still if you know where to look but use at your own risk.
What helps the most to lose weight:
Eat lots of foods high in fiber. This is the biggest hack and very few people talk about it - the fiber greatly increases your feeling of satiety. Fiber has a lot of good effects too on your cardiovascular system and (obviously) digestive system, so you should be getting a lot of it all the time. But to lose weight swap things with higher fiber versions. For breakfast have some oatmeal, for dinner have some beans and broccoli with whatever else, swap white bread with whole grain, etc
Protein also increases satiety to a lesser extent. Lean proteins are your friend. Chicken breast is really good but it has no flavor so don’t be afraid to add some sauce to it (within reason). Stay away from fatty meats.
Ideally you should count calories, but for most people they probably won’t. It’s not that hard once you build the habit. You are just adding vectors.
For exercise, you can start lifting and doing heavy cardio if you want. It will help if you stick with it. But something not a lot of people realize is that just walking can burn a lot of calories. It doesn’t need to be strenuous. So going on a 1-2 hour walk, or walking to work or on errands if you’re able to do so, can add a few extra hundred calories burned per day. And really you only need to burn an extra 500 calories per day to lose 1lb/week, so walking can make a big difference.
My weirder tips: nicotine and stimulants help but might be more destructive long term. You can get ephedrine supplements still if you know where to look but use at your own risk.