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CONTROL YOUR BLOOD SUGAR AND YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR
WEIGHT FOREVER
We get fat because of the carbohydrates we eat. If you want to burn fat and become
lean, you must accept this fact right now and you must hold this truth sacred.
When you restrict carbohydrates in your diet, you will become leaner. This is an
absolute fact. When you increase your carbohydrate consumption, you will get
fatter. This is not disputed. This is simply a matter of the human body’s response to
your hormones and how they are affected by the foods we eat.
Here’s how it works…
When we eat carbohydrates, particularly those that are sweet or starchy, our blood
sugar increases rapidly. When our blood sugar increases, our pancreas secretes
insulin into the bloodstream. Insulin’s job is to bring our blood sugar back to normal
levels. It does this by moving the sugar out of the blood and into the muscles, liver
and fat cells. If not for insulin, this high blood sugar (aka glucose) would be toxic. As
you may know, diabetics need to add insulin to their bodies to keep them alive and
functioning.
So, insulin is a good thing with regards to keeping us alive by alleviating high blood
sugar levels that are triggered by carbohydrate consumption.
BUT… Insulin is also very, very problematic with regards to our ability to lose weight.
As mentioned, when blood sugar is high, insulin’s job is to move that sugar out of
the blood stream and into the liver and muscles to be used for energy. But there’s
more to it. Insulin is also a storage hormone. What this means is that when insulin is
present in the bloodstream, as it is when we consume carbohydrates (sugar, starch),
the excess carbohydrates (those that are not needed right away for energy) are
broken down and stored in our fat cells as fat. When this happens, our fat cells get
larger...and so do we!
And not only does insulin force those excess carbohydrates and fat into our fat cells,
it also slams the brakes on our body’s ability to burn the fat that is already stored in
our fat cells.
So, as long as there is high levels of insulin is flowing through your bloodstream
(which is only caused by carbohydrate consumption), your body will be working to
store fat rather than working to burn it.
You simply cannot consume a carbohydrate-rich meal and burn fat at the same time.
Your body is either storing fat or burning it, depending on the food you eat. Now
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