Love it or hate it, your metabolism is just something you need to learn to live with. That's not to say you have no control over it -- you can change it if you know how. Our friends at Fitsugar recently revealed some tricks that can help you burn more calories:

• Eat a bit of protein at every meal. Some nuts or low-fat cheese will do nicely.
• Stick to one drink. From the second one on, your body will burn empty calories from alcohol rather than from food.
• Drink coffee, or better yet, green tea. It will increase your metabolism by five to eight percent.
• Train in intervals to increase your body's metabolism both during the workout and after.
  

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