As you know weve often talked to you about your bodys #1 fat-burning hormone, leptin, and how it more or less controls every other fatloss hormone in your body and your ability to lose weight as a whole. Today, were going to teach you how you can use todays Easter goodies, treats, and dinner feast (including dessert!) to actually help you BOOST your leptin levels and and fat-burning next week. Ready? You see, this scientifically-backed technique is known as periodic overfeeding, or more simply put, strategically cheating on your diet with all your favorites foods… like those Easter basket goodies, turkey, stuffing, or one of our all-time favorites...Mac N Cheese! Now thats good stuff. :) Now, you may be wondering how in the world eating these bad foods can actually have a positive effect on your waistline over the coming week, and it all traces back to leptin. As mentioned in yesterdays article, leptin levels are highly correlated to your calorie intake, and after only one week following a calorie-restricted diet, levels can drop by as much as half, putting you at a dismal 50% of your fat burning potential. And while thats clearly bad news for anyone looking to achieve a flat belly fast, theres also a glimmer of hope hidden in that unfortunate truth. You see, because leptin is so closely related to your calorie intake, research also shows that periodically going OFF your diet and indulging in your favorite high calorie foods can give suffering leptin levels a much-needed bump in the right direction. For this reason, we recommend to all our clients that they incorporate a weekly cheat day in to their nutrition programs—adding an additional 1000 calories or more in one day—and its something you should definitely consider adding to yours.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 22:22:09 +0000
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