Nutrition

• Certain foods can help raise your metabolism, such as high-protein foods and those high in fiber. Refined sugar and junk food can throw your metabolism off track.
  
  

Meal Timing

• Eating about five or six small meals or snacks each day, rather than three large meals, keeps the metabolism from dropping.
  
  

Water

• Increasing water intake also helps to keep your metabolism steady.
  
  

Sleep

• It's also important to get enough sleep to maintain a high metabolism. A lack of sleep can hinder your body's ability to digest carbohydrates and can also make you feel hungrier.
  
  

Exercise

• Exercise is probably the best way to raise your metabolism. Not only will you burn calories while exercising, but your resting metabolism will also increase.
  
  

Misconceptions

• Some extreme bodybuilders wake up in the middle of the night to eat; they assume that eating many small meals should be continued during sleeping hours. However, it's important to get plenty of uninterrupted sleep, and eating late at night is not helpful for weight loss goals.