My 3 best friends are all cardio surgeons. Anyone of them will tell you <span style="font-weight: bold">fat loss = calories burned > calories consumed </span>. In other words, as long as you’re burning more calories than you’re putting in, you're going to be losing weight. Alternatively, if you're consuming more calories than you're burning, then you're gaining weight.
Obviously, the best way to accomplish this is to exercise more and reduce caloric intake. However, there are some steps that can be taken to maximize the efficiency that your body can burn/metabolize calories.
One of these includes carb reduction, but these benefits are usually marginal, especially if you exercise regularly. First of all, don’t forget that Charles Atkins suffered from a heart attack, congestive heart failure, and hypertension just before his death. If you do decide to limit carbs, you should consider the TYPE of carbs you eat and the TIME you eat them.
Simple carbs (fruits, milk, "sweets"), are absorbed quickly as are the calories associated with these foods. Accordingly, these carbs should be either consumed earlier in the day or just before exercise, but never just before bed. Alternatively, these carbs can be cut out completely, especially if you take vitamin supplements, to replace what you would otherwise need from certain fruits.
Complex carbs (baked potatoes, whole wheat bread, etc.) are absorbed more slowly and are essential to healthy diet. A bowl of oatmeal or healthy cereal for breakfast, and two pieces of wheat bread on a sandwich for lunch, is usually a minimum guideline for complex carbs, even for an inactive person. As long as these are consumed within 5hrs of bedtime, there should be no significant impact on weight loss efficiency.
If you exercise, exercise longer exercise with less impact. The benefits are largely evidenced by a group of goat farmers in Italy who have the highest concentration of people over the age of 100 compared to anywhere else in the world (despite that they don't make much use of modern medicine). Researchers speculate their lifetime of spending days walking up and down mountains, herding goats provides an optimal exercise regime. Specifically, unlike jogging, this type of exercise doesn't stress the heart, and unlike weight-lifting, it doesn't pose a risk of injury.
Finally, the "no carbs" thing is only preferred for those individuals, who don't have active lifestyles. If you exercise, carbs help you exercise better thereby improving muscle growth and cardio fitness. Improved muscle growth and cardio fitness allows for better residual weight-loss where you can more effectively burn calories while you’re asleep or laying on the couch. This type of exercise has psychological benefits in that it is much easier to motivate for a leisurely stroll than a grueling 2hr workout at the gym.
Obviously, the best way to accomplish this is to exercise more and reduce caloric intake. However, there are some steps that can be taken to maximize the efficiency that your body can burn/metabolize calories.
One of these includes carb reduction, but these benefits are usually marginal, especially if you exercise regularly. First of all, don’t forget that Charles Atkins suffered from a heart attack, congestive heart failure, and hypertension just before his death. If you do decide to limit carbs, you should consider the TYPE of carbs you eat and the TIME you eat them.
Simple carbs (fruits, milk, "sweets"), are absorbed quickly as are the calories associated with these foods. Accordingly, these carbs should be either consumed earlier in the day or just before exercise, but never just before bed. Alternatively, these carbs can be cut out completely, especially if you take vitamin supplements, to replace what you would otherwise need from certain fruits.
Complex carbs (baked potatoes, whole wheat bread, etc.) are absorbed more slowly and are essential to healthy diet. A bowl of oatmeal or healthy cereal for breakfast, and two pieces of wheat bread on a sandwich for lunch, is usually a minimum guideline for complex carbs, even for an inactive person. As long as these are consumed within 5hrs of bedtime, there should be no significant impact on weight loss efficiency.
If you exercise, exercise longer exercise with less impact. The benefits are largely evidenced by a group of goat farmers in Italy who have the highest concentration of people over the age of 100 compared to anywhere else in the world (despite that they don't make much use of modern medicine). Researchers speculate their lifetime of spending days walking up and down mountains, herding goats provides an optimal exercise regime. Specifically, unlike jogging, this type of exercise doesn't stress the heart, and unlike weight-lifting, it doesn't pose a risk of injury.
Finally, the "no carbs" thing is only preferred for those individuals, who don't have active lifestyles. If you exercise, carbs help you exercise better thereby improving muscle growth and cardio fitness. Improved muscle growth and cardio fitness allows for better residual weight-loss where you can more effectively burn calories while you’re asleep or laying on the couch. This type of exercise has psychological benefits in that it is much easier to motivate for a leisurely stroll than a grueling 2hr workout at the gym.
