There are many forms of metabolism going on in your body right now, the one I'm talking about here, is the metabolism of fat. Weight loss is primarily the result of our liver converting stored fat into usable energy.

If the kidneys are not functioning optimally, the liver has to help out and do the kidneys work along with its own job of burning fat, thereby lowering it's total productivity. Your body will begin to store fat. It collects around your middle, under your chin, at your thighs and so on and so on. This collection of stored energy, or fat, makes it harder for your body to keep you thin and slender because fat does not burn calories. You need to lose fat and maintain muscle to naturally increase your metabolism. Then your body will increase it's fat burning power and burn that excess stored energy 24/7.

Our bodies are 75% water. Getting the correct amount of water for your weight is essential for a successful weight loss program. When you give your body the water it needs; your body will flush itself of the excess water it has been storing. You will notice an almost immediate weight loss and loss of the bloated feeling.

Your appetite will decrease immediately, possibly even on the first day. Why? Because the thirst control center is located in the hypothalamus right next to the hunger control center, the messages between these two centers often overlap giving us mixed messages.

Drinks containing caffeine cannot be consumed "in place of water". Actually they count against you in that you'll need to drink more water to compensate for them.

Oxygen is also a key element in a successful weight loss program. Oxygen chemically changes the foods and liquids we consume into energy. To burn energy cells have to be healthy and provided with lots of oxygen. Cells without oxygen will store energy. Just like fire needs oxygen to burn, so our cells need oxygen to burn fat.

You can turn your body into a lean mean fat burning machine and become thin and slender by providing it with what it needs. 200 years ago our air was 38% oxygen. Today is approximately 19% oxygen. I recommend aerobic breathing to give your body the oxygen it needs to burn the excess fat in your body. Don't fool yourself, your breathing needs to be aerobic! Work at it and get your heart rate pumping.

Developing these strategies into your lifestyle will help you reveal the beautiful body inside you. For more information visit us on the web at http://www.thinandslender.com .