Tuesday, February 28, 2012

How fat is stored & used in the body: An essential concept for weight loss...


Many of us have heard the best way to lose weight is to eat or snack throughout the day. The problem is that this concept does not compliment how we store and use fat.

Imagine 3 storage tanks in the body. The first tank is glycogen. This is stored glucose, and is the first tank to be burned off for fuel or energy. The next two tanks are muscle and fat. These are broken down into glucose and used for energy at about the same time. If you were to continually put glucose or carbohydrates into the glycogen tank, than you would never be able to access your fat reserves and lose weight.

You may have noticed that you will be burning muscle once you burn your glycogen stores; so it is essential to replenish with a lean protein source.

Also, be aware that you may feel tired while depleting glycogen, but not to worry, you will regain your energy within a few days.

There are a number of things that may need to be addressed for weight loss, but this concept is the first step. Calorie restriction, and low or no carbohydrates are the way to go according to all of my research. If this plan does not work for you, then you may be dealing with toxicity, hormone imbalance or food allergies. There are a variety of other health issues that may inhibit weight loss, which is why the best weight loss plan is a health and wellness plan.

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