FAT DIET LIE NUMBER SEVEN: Weight is genetically determined. Therefore, some people will simply never lose the fat.
In this part of the course, we’ll answer a couple of basic and frequently asked questions: “Was I just born fat?” and “Is body fat genetically inherited?”
Of course, genetics plays a part in your build and the way you are able to lose body fat. That’s not the same as saying some people can’t lose fat because of an inherited slow metabolic rate.
Beauty might not be available to everyone, but that doesn’t mean you should give up. Anybody can lose fat. It’s simply that some need to work harder and longer at it than others.
The fact is: Some have been handed a metabolism and a body shape that is conducive to the storage of fat. This body type is known as an endomorph.
Endomorphs have a slower metabolic rate, put on weight quickly when they don’t eat properly or fail to take regular exercise, and store the fat they do gain.
Getting rid of excess fat is easier for some people than others; it’s a fact of life. What you have to do, therefore, is structure your eating habits and exercise to your body type and metabolic rate. This means:
You may have to work harder;
You may need to be more determined;
You may need to maintain to your diet more rigorously;
You may need to exercise more fervently;
You may need to stick to your diet plan more rigidly.
The only question involves whether you have the determination.
There’s no point complaining about or blaming your body, lamenting over your genetics, or fretting with regard to your metabolism. It’s what you want to succeed in doing that will make the difference, and it’s incredible what people can do when they put their minds to it.can do, if they put their mind to it.
If you need a good example, look at disabled athletes and consider what they have been able to achieve. Whether they’re afflicted by blindness or the loss of a limb, they’ve been able to compete, to set their sights on overcoming their physical disabilities, and to emerge victoriously.
Although these athletes know of a certainty they’ll never perform as well as their whole-limbed colleagues, they are determined not to use their disabilities as an excuse. They are determined to do the best they can, in spite of their disabilities. in spite of their disabilities.
They assume responsibility for their own results and performance. They blame no one else and nothing else (their disabilities, for instance) when they fail.
That is the way to take control of your own future and the remainder of your life.
FAT DIET LIE NUMBER EIGHT: To lose fat permanently, keep your intake of carbohydrates to the minimum.
Is this true? Is it a solution for the short term, or for the long term?
Carbohydrates have been at the center of one of the hottest diet debates ever.
Whatever the expert advice, carbohydrates are not fattening. What adds fat to your frame is the consumption of more calories than your body needs.
Although it’s sometimes possible to lose the fat faster on a low-carbohydrate diet, this is not the same as saying carbohydrates add fat to your body.
Conversely, very low-carbohydrate diets are not the way to permanently lose the fat.
At best, the effects of such diets are nothing more than short-lived; at worst they are absolutely detrimental to your health.
Even for persons with a natural tolerance for reduced carbohydrate intake, there are still a number of pitfalls to low-carb diets:
1) They’re difficult to sustain.
Removing almost all carbohydrates from your diet is going to backfire. Sooner or later, you’ll put the carbs back into your diet and regain the lost pounds.
2) They often lack balance and omit many nutrients.
Their effect on overall health is still a moot point, but there’s little argument that long-term wellbeing is achieved through a balanced diet of protein, carbohydrates and fats, all of which are found in a variety of foods, including fruits and vegetables.
3) They may actually be unhealthy.
Many of these diets allow any amount of saturated and processed fat, because such fats do not necessarily result in increased body fat. However, one must question the wisdom of eating a lot of saturated fats, and it can never be a good idea to eat processed fats.
While the dietary argument still rages, it seems the best option is a low-fat (lower than 30% of total caloric intake) and moderate carbohydrate/protein diet.
4) Low-carb diets can cause your energy levels to fall dramatically, leaving you not only fatigued and grumpy, but also too worn out to exercise properly – and poor exercise will inevitably affect the long-term success of your fat loss diet.
5) Such diets can be deceptive.
If you don’t eat carbohydrates, you will lose weight. There is no doubting this. Moreover, most of that loss will be muscle tissue and water. Bear in mind, it’s not weight loss you’re after, but fat loss.
Almost everyone could lose some body fat by simply getting more regular exercise and by improving their diet (i.e., eating a little less often, reducing unhealthy fats, cutting out sugar and processed foods).
Low carbohydrate diets can expedite body fat loss, but it makes more sense to intersperse low-carb days with high-carb intake days, e.g., four days on low-carbs followed by one day increasing them, and so on.
A no-carbohydrate diet is unnecessary, is likely to be unhealthy, and is difficult to adhere to. It is better to go for the moderate option and simply reduce carb intake, rather than to try to cut them out completely.
You need to find the balance that best suits you.
Martin Collins, fitness expert
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