As discussed in Part 1 of this weight loss video series, ALL weight loss plans that work have ONE thing in common. An ENERGY DEFICIT at the end of each week.
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HOWEVER, if you want
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long term weight loss,
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optimal health,
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optimal hormones and
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optimal metabolism,
then there is one more very important factor to consider.
Managing your Blood Sugar.
- When you eat a food, particularly a food high in sugar or refined carbohydrates, that food is broken down into glucose.
- The glucose enters your bloodstream and your blood sugar rises.
- It is VERY IMPORTANT for your body to keep your blood sugar within a safe range.
Example.
- You eat a piece of white bread (or two)
- Your blood sugar rises,
- The body then releases INSULIN (the storage hormone) from your pancreas in order to get the glucose from the bloodstream into the cells.
A rise in our blood sugar feels nice. We all know that feeling when we are eating a Tim Tam or packet of chips. We feel all warm and fuzzy. BUT, once the insulin is released and the blood sugar comes crashing back down….. Well, that crash is not a very nice feeling at all. We get hungry and low in energy and some of us may even experience a shaky feeling.
It is at this point that we start to crave another HIT or another HIGH.
What do we crave? You guessed it, we crave more foods that will give us that blood sugar high all over again.
This is known as riding the blood sugar roller-coaster.
When we choose foods that control and manage our blood sugar levels, we also in turn, manage our
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Hunger
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Cravings
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Energy levels
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Mood
Please view video below for a full explanation
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Failure to manage your blood sugar appropriately may impair your hormonal health and your metabolism (even if you do lose weight). Meaning that you will need to
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eat less and less
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and move more and more
in order to maintain your weight loss results.
This is why most dieters end up fatter than before they started dieting.
Regular blood sugar spikes and crashes along with the subsequent insulin surges over an extended period of time (decades in some cases), may cause your body to become more and more RESISTANT to insulin.
- When you are insulin RESISTANT fat burning becomes much harder.
- When you are insulin SENSITIVE fat burning becomes much easier.
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Now, I am sure that all of this might sound quite over whelming and you might also be worried that you have to live off lettuce leaves in order to do all of this.
It is quite simple and will include normal, regular meals that you already love and enjoy.
A HUGE part of weight loss success is to choose a plan with the LEAST disruption to your regular lifestyle.
If you would like a step by step plan on how to achieve long term weight loss that also optimises health, fat burning hormones and metabolism, you can join us at www.4weekfatflush.com.au
We focus on these 2 main components as well as loads of everyday information you need to know such as recipes, exercise videos to follow and daily online coaching .
Did you miss PART 1 of this weight loss video series?
And check out PART 3 of this video series – – Real people talk about their experiences.
****Please note, Insulin resistance is a complex topic. The above information addresses only one part of the cause.
Please see your Doctor if you believe this might be affecting you.