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THE BETA SWITCH: THE NEW STUBBORN FAT SOLUTION FOR WOMEN
Diet… But Don’t DIET
Your metabolism is supposed to be a calorie-burning furnace, but years of eating
the wrong foods or trying too many fad diets makes your body hoard fat and
cellulite.
If you regularly eat a low calorie diet, your metabolism slows down even more
because your body tries to conserve energy. So sharply cutting calories whe n your
metabolism is already messed-up is the LAST thing you want to do.
Your thyroid and leptin levels will crash, taking with them your energy,
metabolism, and ability to feel satisfied after eating. Feeling lousy is the last thing
a diet should be about!
A great diet involves eating the RIGHT foods – not necessarily LESS food.
The trouble with cellulite is that it’s usually located where we store our stubborn
fat. So, ultimately, it’s harder to get rid of. Many people believe (like I used to) that
to lose fat you need to eat as little as possible.
Noooooooooooo! It’s wrong, wrong, WRONG!
Severe calorie restriction messes up your metabolism in two ways:
First, your cravings and hunger increase. When you cut way back on calories,
you deprive your body of vital nutrients. You experience hunger because your
body wants proper nourishment. That’s why most dieters eventually give in to the
hunger, end up indulging, and gain back all the weight they lost.
And when that happens, the ‘binge’ raises insulin levels that turn off fat-storing
alpha receptors and shut off fat-burning beta receptors.
Second, your hormones start to work against you. After you’ve been on a
restrictive diet for as little as a week, your thyroid hormones (which control your
metabolism) and your leptin levels (which control your appetite) drop.
Your body reacts by conserving calories. You were already eating like a bird, but
now, to continue to lose weight you need to eat even LESS. I’m sure you can see
where that road leads, and it’s not a journey anyone wants to take.
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