subject: Is A Sugar Addiction Making Your Arms Flabby? [print this page] Sugar addictions are realSugar addictions are real. We are born liking sugar more than breast milk from our mothers. And studies have shown that high levels of sugar change quantities of dopamine in your brain. Not good for reducing flabby arms.
Even worse, sugars elevates insulin which is a hormone that regulates arm fat loss. So if you have high levels of insulin, the flabby arms will never go away no matter what you do.
In the end, you have to overcome any addiction to sugar you may have if you are really serious about getting lean and sexy arms.
So without further ado, here is how to overcome a sugar addiction to get rid of flabby arms:
1. Prepare for the cravings. If you mentally prepare for the withdrawal-like symptoms from eliminating sugar, you will be far better off than someone who simply tries to wing it. Prepare for the battle and you increase chances of victory.
2. Never go hungry. Once you begin to get hungry, your hypothalamus will drive you to seek out sugar. You want to avoid this at all costs. Keeping a consistent inward flux of food will prevent sugar cravings from overtaking you.
3. Distract yourself. I knew a world caliber wrestler that would play intense video game tournaments during his most excruciating bouts of dieting. The brain can only take on so many inputs at once. If you distract yourself, your cravings will subside.
4. Consume artificial sweeteners only when needed. These are great tools for tricking your taste buds into thinking their getting the real thing. However, you do not want to go overboard here since we still do not know if high intakes of sweeteners over long periods of time are safe.
5. Have some south American tea. Specifically, yerba mate is the tea of choice. This stuff is strong and can completely block out your cravings for an entire day. The only issue here, however, is that if you take too much, you might not be able to sleep.
Sugar addictions can completely block your efforts for getting rid of flabby arms. If you really want to succeed here, you have to attack your sugar addiction head on. Only then will you get the sexy arms you so desperately want and deserve.