subject: The Role Of Insulin In Exercise [print this page] What if you could go on a program where you thought you had TOO much energy, and lost weight too fast, in that 2 inches or more of fat loss occurs within just a couple of weeks?
Gym experts have observed that this is a common complaint of those who are into a high-protein diet. For the right people, though, a high-protein low carbohydrate diet can be just the thing to give you "too much energy" and make you lose weight "too fast" -- okay, I'm being facetious. You can't really have too much energy, and you can't lose weight "too fast" if you're generally healthy and putting healthy foods in your mouth on a regular basis. It's really common, in fact, to feel like your body has revved up, so that the weight simply drops off and you've got energy to spare.
Low energy means high body fat
If you have low energy, it's almost a given that you're going to have high body fat, because of one thing. Most fitness gurus call it "insulin resistance", have you encountered that term. With insulin resistance, your body makes enough insulin, but for some reason, it can't use it very well. To put it simply, your cells hardly respond to the insulin level by not being able to handle the carbs you take in. This gets and keeps your blood sugar levels high, which encourages fat storage.
If you've got this problem, it's often true that while eating a low carbohydrate, high-protein diet will have your body running off fat stores so that you lose weight, a high carbohydrate diet is going to cause the fat to be stored. The result is, your insulin resistance will prevent you from burning the carbs you take in because of eating too much carbs that "starve" your lean tissue. If that's you, eating too many carbs makes you tired and hungry. And that, in turn, makes you fat.
What's the solution, then? In order to have "too much energy" and lose weight fast, according to a gym expert, you need to eat a low carbohydrate, high-protein diet that's going to keep you satisfied, full, and full of energy -- and burning fat.
So focus on constructing your meals around healthy, high-protein foods like lean meats, eggs, "low-carb" vegetables like spinach, and so on. You will observe that when you make this your diet, your energy level will increase and hunger pangs are no longer significant. Suddenly, your appetite returns to normal so that you really can eat when you're hungry and stop when you're full. Your hunger pangs diminish significantly, and when you feel like eating, you consume the right amount of food.
In short, according to a gym expert, if you have insulin resistance, carbs are only going to make you fat, tired and hungry. Why not try a better diet: a high-protein, low-carb meal.
