Gaining belly fat is a problem for most men as well as for women,
especially those over the age of 40. This is partly due to hormonal
controls, but fat storage can be prevented and even burned away if you
understand how to eat carbohydrates wisely.
Carbohydrates are important nutrients for your body. When you eat them they are broken down into their simplest units and used by every cell in your body for fuel. They are also a vitally important fuel source for your brain. Ever go on a low-carb diet and feel like you are walking around in a "brain fog?"
With this understanding the first thing you want to do is avoid the low carb trendy diets. These diets were in
full force a few decades ago because they did make the scale drop. Of course, part of this could be explained by the fact that each gram of carbohydrate you eat causes your body to hold on to three grams of water. If you stop eating carbohydrates, your body drops this stored water. Quick water weight loss, but not quick fat loss.
By going on a restrictive low carb diet you alter your hormone balance and this can damage your metabolism making it easier for your body to turn the carbs you eat into belly fat.
Carbs need to be eaten, and when you understand how carbs are stored you can manipulate your intake to avoid fat storage.
There are three ways your body handles the carbs you eat.
1. If you need the carbs for energy they are sent directly to your cells for immediate use.
2. If your immediate energy needs are met, then the carbohydrates that you eat get shuttled into your muscles and liver where they are stored as readily available energy.
3. If these two options are filled, then you experience "Spill Over." This means that the energy needs are met and the extra carbohydrates spill over into your fat cells for storage. If you are a man or a woman over 40, then this likely means belly fat storage.
The best way to prevent this fat storage spill over is to manipulate when you eat carbohydrates. One way to do this is to eat a hearty carbohydrate breakfast. The first few hours of the day you experience a natural spike in your metabolism. This makes it easy for your body to use up the carbs you eat for energy, avoiding the fat spill over.
Another option is to eat carbs before or soon after a workout. When you work out you use up the immediate energy and the stored energy in your muscles and liver. Now that these stores are depleted, any carbs you eat around a workout will go back into energy storage, not fat storage.
Carbohydrates are important nutrients for your body. When you eat them they are broken down into their simplest units and used by every cell in your body for fuel. They are also a vitally important fuel source for your brain. Ever go on a low-carb diet and feel like you are walking around in a "brain fog?"
With this understanding the first thing you want to do is avoid the low carb trendy diets. These diets were in
full force a few decades ago because they did make the scale drop. Of course, part of this could be explained by the fact that each gram of carbohydrate you eat causes your body to hold on to three grams of water. If you stop eating carbohydrates, your body drops this stored water. Quick water weight loss, but not quick fat loss.
By going on a restrictive low carb diet you alter your hormone balance and this can damage your metabolism making it easier for your body to turn the carbs you eat into belly fat.
Carbs need to be eaten, and when you understand how carbs are stored you can manipulate your intake to avoid fat storage.
There are three ways your body handles the carbs you eat.
1. If you need the carbs for energy they are sent directly to your cells for immediate use.
2. If your immediate energy needs are met, then the carbohydrates that you eat get shuttled into your muscles and liver where they are stored as readily available energy.
3. If these two options are filled, then you experience "Spill Over." This means that the energy needs are met and the extra carbohydrates spill over into your fat cells for storage. If you are a man or a woman over 40, then this likely means belly fat storage.
The best way to prevent this fat storage spill over is to manipulate when you eat carbohydrates. One way to do this is to eat a hearty carbohydrate breakfast. The first few hours of the day you experience a natural spike in your metabolism. This makes it easy for your body to use up the carbs you eat for energy, avoiding the fat spill over.
Another option is to eat carbs before or soon after a workout. When you work out you use up the immediate energy and the stored energy in your muscles and liver. Now that these stores are depleted, any carbs you eat around a workout will go back into energy storage, not fat storage.
Understanding how your body uses carbohydrates will give you an edge when it comes to losing belly fat. Of course, the opposite can happen as well if you do not understand how to handle carbohydrate intake.
In fact, your fat burning potential can drop by as much as 50% after one week of dieting the wrong way.
Fortunately there is a drop-dead simple way to get your fat burning hormones working for you. Here are more Powerful Fat-Burning Tricks.
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