Why High Protein Diets Won't Help You Lose Weight

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Why High Protein Diets Won't Help You Lose Weight

Copyright 2006

There are all kinds of diet recommendations all over the

bodybuilding magazines, fad diet books, and websites that

advise to divide your eating into different " ratios " and

" percentages " for weight loss and fat burning.

Some recommend high fat, low carb, others say moderate

carbs, moderate fat, high carbs, low fat, etc.

But the one thing that each and every one of these " weight

loss " / " fat burning " diets say is it must be HIGH in

protein.

Well, I'm here to tell you the TRUTH.

It is NOT necessary at all to eat a diet high in protein to

lose weight.

Just about everything you read says to eat 1-2 grams of

protein per pound of bodyweight.

Some even go as high as suggesting you have to not only eat

high, but massive amounts of protein to lose weight and

burn fat.

This MYTH is due to 3 reasons:

1) Everyone thinks that muscle tissue is made up mostly of

protein

2) Everyone thinks that either high amounts of fat or high

amounts of carbohydrates will cause you to get fat

3) Everyone thinks that protein has a " thermogenic "

(inner-body temperature raising) effect, which helps burn

fat

All three of these beliefs are completely wrong! (In this

article I am going to give you a very brief explanation,

but in later articles I will go into more detail)

First, muscle tissue is NOT made up of mostly of protein.

Muscle tissue is 70% WATER.

The other 30% is made of GLUCOSE, and AMINO ACIDS.

Your muscles need just as much glucose (which is what

carbohydrates are converted into), if not MORE than protein.

You should know that one of the KEYS to weight loss is to

have a significant amount of muscle tissue (that doesn’t

mean you have to look like a bodybuilder if you don’t want

to, though) on the body.

Why???

Because the more muscle you have, the faster and higher

your metabolism gets, meaning you can literally burn

hundreds of calories a day even when you are just sitting

around watching TV.

The more muscle you have, the higher the amount of calories

that you can eat while still losing weight / burning fat

(trust me, no one likes having to eat an extremely low

amount of calories in order to lose weight).

So, whether you are male or female, regardless if you want

to look like a bodybuilder or just be toned up and in

shape, you need muscle!

Those that have medically studied the physiology of the

human body know that amino acids are what make up protein.

However, the body uses whatever amount of amino acids it

needs at that particular moment. The rest it stores for

later use.

It is NOT true that you need to be eating a " steady stream "

of protein to lose weight / burn fat.........your body

keeps a little " pool " of stored amino acids.

Protein is by far the most difficult macronutrient to break

down and digest.

The higher the amount of protein you eat the more stress

you are placing on your digestive system.

Oh, by the way, what do you think happens to any excess

protein??? It turns it into FAT!

Have you ever noticed how you feel when you eat a huge

burger or steak?

Even after several hours have passed, it still feels like

you've got that entire piece of meat just sitting and

rotting in your stomach.

How much benefit in weight loss do you think that's going

to give you?

Have you ever drank those disgusting protein shakes or

eaten those chalk-tasting protein bars?

You get gas, you feel bloated, and you might even get the

" runs " (diarrhea).

That's a major sign that your body is NOT properly

digesting all of that protein!!!

There are several real-life examples of athletes that don't

consume massive amounts of protein to gain muscle weight,

yet have tremendous physiques, have extremely defined and

toned bodies, are in excellent health, are powerful, fast,

and agile.

To just name some of them:

s Cahling - Swedish champion bodybuilder and Olympic

gold medalist in the ski jump

Holmes - World champion middleweight boxer

Bill Manetti - Powerlifting champion

Stan Price - World weight lifting record holder; bench press

Art Still - Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs MVP

defensive ends, Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame

- Olympic wrestling champion

Hussing - European super heavyweight boxing champion

You can eat all the protein in the world and not lose one

pound of fat weight if you are eating too many calories!!!!!

Remember, it doesn't matter what we've been fed by the

magazines, fad diet books, and companies trying to sell us

their latest protein concoction. It all comes down to the

calories!

In my next article I'll cover the 2nd and 3rd misconception

everyone has about protein.

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