How To Lose Weight Quickly
Thursday, June 12th, 2008How to lose weight quickly? The most efficient way to lose weight quickly is to lose as much as fat as possible by doing intense interval cardio, and to minimize our lean muscle mass by weight training. We should also be eating approximately 20% less calories than our maintenance levels as calculated by the Harris-benedict formula. This will put you in a caloric deficit and will enable you to safely lose weight.
The types of carbohydrates you should eat should have a low glycemic index. There are both complex and simple carbohydrates, and complex carbohydrates are usually absorbed in the blood a lot slower than simple carbohydrates. The glycemic index allows you to determine how quickly a food gets absorbed into the bloodstream. A low glycemic food is considered a better choice while trying to lose fat because the foods give a constant supply of energy and don’t spike insulin levels too high. When you eat high glycemic foods, it gets converted into glucose much quicker and effects insulin to a much greater degree. When this happens then body stores much glucose as fat since it is elevated to such a high degree in the blood. In the case of eating low glycemic foods this is not the case since it takes time for the carbohydrates to be broken down into the bloodstream, and therefore doesn’t elevate blood sugar and insulin levels too high. Also, eating low glycemic foods keeps your metabolism higher, and therefore you will burn more fat and will lose weight quickly.
However, the glycemic index is only a guide and should not be taken to be the final verdict on which foods you should or should not eat. The reason is because it does not take into consideration the glycemic load. For example, a watermelon may have a high glycemic index, but it is mainly made from water and little carbohydrate. Therefore it won’t affect blood glucose levels too much and won’t be stored as fat. Therefore you have to take this into account. The glycemic index also doesn’t take into account food combinations. When you combine a low glycemic food with a high glycemic food, you potentially lower its total glycemic index value. So just say you eat white bread and oatmeal for breakfast, you potentially lowered the glycemic index just by adding the oatmeal, instead of just eating white bread, which has a high glycemic index. So there are many factors to consider when eating foods and the glycemic index is just a guideline for you to follow when trying to lose weight quickly. Use common sense!
To make things simpler, I recommend you eat foods that are as close to nature as possible. Things like, all fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, lean meats, eggs, etc. Try not to eat things that come in a box, as they are usually genetically modified and can cause serious health problems. These foods are not only healthier for you, but will keep your metabolism high so you can burn more fat. Our bodies are designed for digesting foods found in nature, not foods that have been tampered with. So be selective with what you put in your mouth. It will pay off big time, and you’ll reach your goals a lot sooner. The question of “How to lose weight quickly?” will soon become a reality for you, and you will be living your dream!
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