Carbs are surrounded by more confusion, contradictions and hype than any other nutrient out there.
Over the last 10 to 20 years, millions have been made off of fad diets, erroneous advice has been given and hard and fast rules that are too difficult to follow have been put into place. Without sensible guidance with regards to carbs, the average fitness beginner has absolutely no clue how to deal with carbs.
I will reveal to you in this two-part article, how to determine which carbs you should include in your belly fat burning diet and how to implement them. To keep things easy to understand, this will be a broad examination of carbs.
So… what exactly is a carbohydrate?
Simply put… it’s sugar.
Rice. Bread. Fruit. It doesn’t matter what you eat. All carbs are busted down into their simplest form: glucose.
The main function of glucose is to provide fuel for your muscles and brain in order to carry out your daily tasks. Even though all carbs eventually end up the same, when it comes to burning belly fat, how they become the final end product is the most important part.
Your body makes fuel from foods containing carbs. Basically, it takes the carbs, digests them and breaks them down into glucose which is released into the bloodstream to be used as fuel. How speedily carbs are busted down into glucose are what differentiate them between one another.
Some carbs raise blood sugar levels speedily and sharply, while others are busted down and released at a slow, gradual pace.
It’s extremely important to keep blood sugar balanced and consistent if you want to get rid of belly fat while keeping your energy levels high.
Why?
It’s all related to insulin, which is a hormone that controls the amount of sugar in the blood stream by moving it into the cells of the body.
When you consume carbs that are busted down speedily, the body must release a large amount of insulin in order to compensate. Sugar is removed from the bloodstream by the insulin which lowers the blood sugar levels.
Tiredness, fatigue and hunger pains are all products of low blood sugar levels which leads to binge eating.
High insulin levels also increase your bodies rate of belly fat storage. When insulin is present in large amounts, belly fat cannot be used as an energy source by the body due to a rise in enzymes that prevent belly fat mobilization.
To put it simply…
You end up in a roller coaster of escalating blood sugar levels followed by dramatic crashes when you consume carbs that raise blood sugar levels can be. This throws your mood, appetite and especially your energy levels out of whack and blocks your ability to get rid of belly fat .
When consuming carbs, your main goal should be to keep your blood sugar levels balanced Focus on foods that are digested and slowly released into the bloodstream.
When you maintain steady blood sugar levels, you will easily get rid of belly fat , you will have high energy levels and you will not feel hunger pains.
Now that we’ve covered the goal of proper carbohydrate consumption lets discuss what food sources can help you attain your goals in Part 2.
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- Edward Brancheau