BEST WAY TO LOSE FAT AROUND YOUR STOMACH! As this is a problem for many people, I get this question regularly :) Heres the re-post, hope it helps:D This is question I get asked a lot by clients, friends and people in general. The normal thought process on this is ‘that you cannot spot reduce’ basically saying that you can’t pin point where your body loses fat; even with good diet and exercise. HOWEVER, I am going to share something with you that should support your in reducing bodyfat around your stomach. INSULIN CAUSES BODYFAT Whenever you eat, the food you consume is broken down in your digestive system into small particles that can be used for energy. Carbohydrates are broken down first in the stomach into the simple sugar known as glucose. Glucose is actually the primary source of energy for all the cells in your body. After food has been broken down into glucose, it’s absorbed into the bloodstream where it causes a rise in blood sugar levels (you might have heard of the ‘sugar spike/hit’). Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas that allows the cells in your body to take glucose from the bloodstream (as well as glucose stored in the liver, muscles, and fat tissue) for energy. Insulin is the “taxi,” glucose is the “passenger,” and your body’s cells are the “stores” the “passenger” wants to go to. The taxi (insulin) picks up the passenger (glucose) and drives it to the store (cell), where it can then be used for energy immediately or stocked on the store shelves for later use. When you eat a meal that’s converted into glucose (or sugar) quickly, your body experiences a rapid rise in blood glucose followed by a rapid rise in insulin. At this point, the insulin is transporting more and more sugar rapidly into your body’s cells. Because you don’t need all this energy right away, the extra is stocked away as fat stores for when energy is needed in the future. The problem is that if you store too much of this extra energy and never burn it, you end up with larger and larger fat stores. Because much of this excess energy is transported to cells in the abdomen, you can start to see an increase in abdominal fat stores. Insulin reacts differently depending on the foods you choose to eat. Foods rich in refined carbohydrates and simple sugars, such as white bread, white rice, and sugary cereals, cause a rapid rise in blood sugar and insulin levels, leading to an INCREASE in belly fat storage. On the other hand, foods high in protein, healthy fats, and fiber slow the breakdown of sugar into the bloodstream, helping blood sugar levels remain fairly consistent during the day and PREVENTING spikes in insulin. If you are finding that your diet is generally good; have a look and check if you are eating any of these simple sugars (fast digesting fruits; normally the sweeter ones such as fruit juices, watermelon and bannanas also cause a rise in blood sugar) TAKE HOME MESSAGE: Keep your blood sugar stable throughout the day; don’t spike insulin levels as this leads to increased belly fat storage. STRESS HORMONES CAUSE BELLY FAT Stress plays a significant role in your control of belly fat. So in order to be successful and get flat abs once and for all, you must get your stress levels under control. When you’re under stress, your body increases the production of adrenaline, which signals fat cells to release their stores of fatty acids into the body where they’re used as energy. This release occurs to provide you with a sudden burst in energy (which is called the fight or flight response) to help you fight off or run away from a physical stress. This response was great in the days of the Stone Age when you had to escape from the clutches of a hungry beast or fight a fellow caveman for food, but today’s stress mostly comes from work deadlines, long commutes, and overscheduled calendars. (I’ve just finished reading ‘why don’t zebras have ulcers; which is a book about the central nervous system and how our body releases excessive glucocorticoids (cortisol) during stressful times; and the evolutionary reasons for this). Because your stress occurs due to mental stressors rather than physical stressors, the free fatty acids that are released aren’t burned off as energy. As a result, your adrenal glands release the hormone cortisol to help collect and store the unused fatty acids. This help from the cortisol wouldn’t be so bad if the cortisol brought the stray fats back to their original homes. However, cortisol loves your abdomen, so it tends to deposit fat there versus in other body cells. So the more often you’re stressed, the more this stress response occurs and the more fat is mobilized and deposited into your belly. I hope this supports you and anyone body else who would like to reduce abdominal fat around their stomach. Please SHARE on your page or with anybody who might find this resourceful. :)
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 22:29:38 +0000
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