Burn More Fat With Insulin Control: The Secret Weight Loss Switch
If you’re serious about losing weight and getting fit, you might be interested in what I’m about to tell you. If you’re like most people who don’t have time to do cardio exercise and weight training for a few hours a day, then you need to read on. The fat-burning secret I’m about to reveal is used by bodybuilders worldwide, and it will not only help you lose weight, but get you unhooked from the bad carbohydrates. Here’s some information you should know first:
What are the bad carbs?
If you want to keep the healthiest blood chemistry, try hard to avoid eating these foods. Some of the foods with “bad” carbohydrates include those such as white bread, chips, snacks and other baked or fried foods that have been mechanically processed. These carbs bad for you because during processing, much or all of the dietary fiber is removed from them, and your body cannot process these new complex carbs with efficiency.
What are the good carboydrates?
These are the carbs we should focus on eating. They come in more natural forms such as whole grain wheat bread, fruit like strawberries and peaches, and vegetables such as carrots, green beans or squash.
What’s the “secret” to burning more fat?
Please forgive me if I get a bit scientific here, but that’s why this method could be called a secret. Most people don’t know about how it works. The problem your body may have with burning fat during workouts is caused by the insulin hormone. This chemical is produced by your body, and it makes it very hard to burn fat. When you eat carbs in your meal before a workout, your body produces insulin. This is more extreme when you eat the “bad carbs” such as those I listed in the section above.
The solution is to avoid carbohydrates (especially bad ones) before your workout, so that you’ve flipped on the fat-burning switch. After your workout, eat a balanced meal with good carbs and plenty of protein to stop your body from burning muscle along with fat.
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Weight Loss Setbacks and the All or Nothing Attitude
I want to talk about the “all or nothing” outlook that is death to any attempt to lose fat and get in shape.
You’re probably familiar with this concept… you might be rolling along making progress at losing fat for a few weeks when a holiday rolls around (typically Thanksgiving) or during the summer you have some company that comes to visit for a week. Suddenly the rules you’ve been following go out the window: There are goodies all around, and with all the friends and family there’s no time (or thought) given to working out.
Next thing you know, you look at the scale and you’ve put on two, three or four pounds over the course of a week or two. Weight that you worked so hard to lose, and took you probably twice that long to take off.
Your first reaction is probably to say “The hell with it, what’s the point?” and go back to your old ways, and for good measure you probably end up even more overweight than where you started.
Believe me, that’s completely understandable. The problem is that although the human body is a miraculous thing, it can also be brutally unforgiving when it comes to staying in shape. You can lose months of hard won fitness in a couple of weeks.
I’ve always been big on analogies, and here’s a simple one that I personally use when I “fall off the wagon” as far as diet and working out:
Instead of looking at a setback as a total car wreck, look at it as just a minor fender-bender.
You see, although the body can be unforgiving, it also has memory, and if you get back to your regime you’ll find that you will bounce back and reach your prior level of fitness/weight much faster than it took to get there the first time.
So the next time you backtrack and put on a couple of pounds, don’t throw your hands up in dismay. Instead, do an “Indiana Jones”: Put that hat back on, pull down that brim, get that determined look back in your eye and get back on track!
Victor Holtreman is the author of Lose the Last 10 Pounds, an eBook which chronicles his 2 month journey from 13% to 9% body fat using kettlebells. He is also the author of the Kettlebell-Training.com site and a number of other fitness related sites.
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