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1. Eat More! How you eat affects your metabolism. Dont skip any meals! By skipping meals, your body goes into the survival mode. Your body thinks its starving, so your metabolism slows down. Thats bad. But! By eating at least every 2-3 hours your metabolism stays turbo-charged burning maximum calories! End Result? You lose weight. 2. Exercising increases your metabolismExercising in itself burns calories. We all know that. Right? But, did you know that by exercising, your metabolism is actually increased even when youre not exercising? Get out there and do something.