We Have Been Taught Wrong Pt2

Well I said that I would do a follow-up and my last article so now for part 2.

As I had sais in the first article I do not believe that diets work, at least not like we have been told. If you reduce the calorie intake then you set your self up to have less energy to use, you can also set off the triggers in your metabolism that will cause you to retain fat and not lose it is part of our built in survival mode.I have seen this happen to both my son and father-in-law in their weight loss attempts.so just counting calories and eating less will cause your cells to store fat not loss it,so you can see that this plan is fruit less.To just count calories is next to impossible because one drink or bite can throw the whole formula off.

Now what most are told to do is to eat less and exercise more,sounds like a plan to make you hungry. That is the biggest reason that most people can not follow a diet plan is that it leaves them hungry. Then they over eat and then feel guilty so they just quit . That then just keeps setting them up for failure in the future.

Now that brings up the low-fat diets that are floating around some of these if done wrong can be very harmful to your heart. You have to follow proper balance and portion control to be successful in this endeavor.

Ok now that I have you all wondering just what are you supposed to do , let me get to some of the good stuff.

First let me give you a little history about myself so you can see that I am not just spouting off.I am a type 1 diabetic so I have to watch what and how much I eat .From that I have learned that glucose puts on more weight than any thing else. Let me clarify everything that we eat turns to glucose that is how are bodies get energy it is the rate that food turns to glucose that causes the problems that cause weight gain.

Now the insulin in our bodies is what regulates the fat cells and the glucose levels in our bodies . In laymen terms it is what makes fat cells fat ! So if we can control the intake of what raises the glucose levels then we have a better chance of controlling the weight.

Now to put this into a usable solution.

1.Don't try to limit fat , eating high fat foods will keep you from feeling hungry.(baco.cheese.sour cream,mayo butter can all be a part of a health diet when used with proper portion control.

2.if you are first starting out you need to give up the high carb things like pasta,bread,soda,rice to loss weight you need to stay around 20 grams of net carbs a day,net carbs are carbs minus the fiber that you intake because fiber does not affect the glucose levels, once you have reached your goal weight then you can start to enjoy some of these in small portions.

3.Be picky about veggies potatoes and corn are very high in starch use only in small portions.

4, Just say NO to hidden sugars in the beginning watch your fruit intake has lots of fructose (sugar) soda,cakes,baked goods.Warning beware of all sugar-free things as some of them contain sugar alcohol and this is a very refined sugar for me spikes my blood sugar worse than regular sugar.

5. When it comes to protein rich foods eat as much as you want . Your hunger will go down automatically when you start eating this way just watch your portions . side note to remember it takes 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain that your full so it a little then stop if you are still hunger eat a little more .

I hope that this will help you on you way to a new you . Remember that portion control is one of the biggest keys to success. Steve

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