You're not fat because you don't exercise enough.
And exercising more will not help you lose weight. At least, not very well. You’re fat because you have too much insulin. Insulin controls whether or not our body burns or stores calories. The more insulin you have, the more fat you’re going to store. And while exercise burns calories, if your insulin levels are high, your body will demand those calories back and make you hungry.
So how do you lower your insulin levels? Eat fewer carbs.
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But the brain requires a disproportionately higher amount energy to the percentage of the body it comprises, and the only thing that provides the energy the brain can use is carbs… so…
I’d rather be smart than skinny.
“your body will demand those calories back and make you hungry.”
Well, yeah that’s what exercise and diet do to the body, takes away what it’s used to getting. But not eating too much and also exercising still burn calories and if you don’t actually give your body those calories back then you will lose weight.
Believe me, I lost 35 pounds cutting out carbs so that definitely works conceptually and definitely quickly. But it’s the most unsustainable diet/lifestyle imaginable. Creating a reasonable calorie deficit in your day by not overeating and doing a moderate amount of physical activity is the way to go.
I agree with Kevin V.
…who should run for office, with that as his slogan.
This is very true! I have this hormonal thing that screws up my insulin levels, which makes it really hard for me to lose weight. The only way I DO lose weight is by eating like 2 servings of carbs a day.
Although I agree with Sammy. Smart > Skinny.
…but both would be nice.
That was the most interesting thing to me about the article was the influence of genetics on weight. If someone is genetically predisposed to produce more insulin, they’re going to have a much harder time staying thin. It also gives more credence to this new notion of a “fat virus” — some bug people are catching that is changing their body chemistry and causing them to retain more calories.
Of course. That’s why some people need to work harder and eat less and exercise mor to lose weight, it’s all genetics. I have the same body type and genetics as my dad and grandfather. They were all skinny until they hit their 30’s then even though they had no change in diet and no change in the amount of exercise they did, they plumped up and for the most part stayed there. When it happened to me I had to start working out and eating less to lose it. My brother on the other hand seemed to pull most of his genetics from my mom’s side so at 33 he’s not having that problem. But the basic concept is always going to be the same no matter how many different ways it’s looked at: the only way I can control it is to eat fewer calories than I burn in a day. Takes a while to figure out what that is, and which calories you burn easier, but once you know it the concept is simple. And also if you don’t want to have wretched breath and get your plumbing all backed up, don’t go on a low carb diet.
where can i buy this ‘insulin’ youre all talking about?
where can i buy this ‘insulin’ youre all talking about?
You can have some of mine. I have extra.
1000% genetics. I eat carbs all day long (ask Rod) and I always stay between 155 and 159 lbs.
Although in retrospect, my late grandfather did put on a belly when he retired at age 70-something. He just sat on the couch all day watching FOX News and eating Little Debbie’s.
Might have been the FOX and not the carbs, though.