Sugar Sabotages Fat Loss

The average American eats 174 pounds of sugar per year. That is just the “average” person, not the “heavy consumers.”  Sugar comes from processed foods, candy, gum, sweets, and a lot of other things you probably didn’t even know had sugar in them.

I used to be a sugarholic. It was my only vice, but I paid the price – inches around me. As a child, I ate raw sugar from the sugar bowl. Brown sugar was my drug of choice. So when I heard the concept that sugar hinders fat loss I thought “Yea, right. I’ll never stop eating sugar!” Once I gave it a try, I did it, and the inches came off!

When you eat something with sugar, your blood sugar level is high at that very moment. The pancreas sends out insulin to try and level out the blood sugar spike. Insulin is a storage hormone. The pancreas also sends glucagon into the body. Glucagon is a release hormone. Glucagon and insulin can’t be released at the same time. It’s one or the other.

The pancreas is very efficient, so when it sends out the insulin, it sends out more than your body actually needs. So your blood sugar level becomes lower than it should be due to the extra insulin. That is when you start getting those crazy cravings to eat “just one more cookie”.  You eat it. Then blood sugar spikes again, insulin is released, blood sugar is too low, you eat another cookie, and the cycle continues.

In simple terms, glucagon, the release hormone, helps transport the fat to other systems of your body so it can be released from the body.  Basically, when you eat sugar, your fat loss is halted.

To minimize the impacts of sugar, eat it with a lean protein. Protein slows down the absorption of the sugar into your body.

If fat loss is your goal, you need to eat supportively. That consists of eating every 3 to 3.5 hours. Food should consist of equal amount of lean protein, starchy carbs (also called “good carbs” – whole grains, yams, brown rice, etc.), and fibrous carbs (includes most vegetables).

It takes 3 days to go through sugar withdrawal. If you eat lots of sugar, it will not be easy. Most likely, the people around you will try and give you sugar to make you less irritable, but don’t fall for it. The first day you will be a little nasty to people, day 2 you may have insomnia, crankiness, and be short tempered. By day 3 you feel a little better, but still not very nice to those around you. By the 4^th day, you feel wonderful and full of energy. I know it sounds like a scam, but it’s true.

The big shocker to many of my clients is that ALL forms of sugar have this impact upon fat loss. This includes sugar from fruit. A few other names for sugar are:  beet sugar, isomalt, glycerine, frutose, carob powder, honey, condensed milk, malatol, and sucrose.

To learn more about how foods can hinder your fat loss, attend one of my Grocery Store Tours. Go to http://www.CarlasBodyTransformations.com to find out seminar dates and sign up.