Protein is NOT the Best Food to Lose Weight

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Protein is NOT the Best Food to Lose Weight

Copyright 2006

In my previous article, “Why High Protein Diets Won't Help

You Lose Weight”, I wrote about 1 of the 3 incorrect

beliefs that everyone has of protein, thinking that you

must eat massive amounts to lose weight and burn fat.

I spoke about why it is NOT true that protein is what makes

up most of the lean muscle weight on your body.

Today, I'm going to write a little about the 2nd myth: that

eating high amounts of fats or carbs (as opposed to eating

high protein) is going to make you look like a little ball

of lard (fat).

Let me make one point really clear, if your goal is to lose

weight and burn fat, eating low amounts of fats or carbs IS

NOT the way to go!

There are many that are under the impression that you can

lose weight WITHOUT gaining fat by eating a high protein,

low to moderate fat or low to moderate carb diet.

Well, I'm here to tell you that it couldn't be further from

the truth.

Back in the 70's and 80's everyone was on the " low fat "

kick.

People thought that you had to avoid fats at all costs.

That's when all of these " low " or " no fat " products hit the

markets, capitalizing on the latest fad.

Then, all of a sudden, out of no where, with the

re-publication of the Atkins Diet book, in the 90's, and

even now, everyone completely made a turn-around and began

to make carbs ENEMY #1.

Now, it was all fine and dandy to eat fats and high

protein, " ohhhh, but stay away from those carbs " . Man, are

we gullible!

What's down-right funny is the fact that whether people

were following a low fat diet or low carb diet, everyone

still wasn't looking any better.

People still weren't reaching their weight loss / burn fat

goals!

Well, to get right to the point of this matter (since I

could write about this for pages and pages), regardless of

how you divide your calories, high fat, low fat, high

protein, low protein, high carb, low carb, etc., you are

NOT going to lose / burn one ounce of fat weight if you

don’t eat the correct amount of overall

calories……period!!!!! You can stuff protein gram after

protein gram down your throat, but if you don't give your

body enough calories, you aren't going to lose weight.

You can go on the lowest carb or fat diet around, but if

you are still eating MORE calories than what your body uses

per day, you aren't going to burn fat or lose weight.

Your body responds to overall CALORIES.

Food, regardless of what type, is digested in the stomach,

gets converted into a form of ENERGY, gets sent to the

bloodstream, gets transferred to the different tissues and

organs, where it is then used how your body best sees fit.

It isn't the fact that you are eating carbs or eating fats

that make people overweight, it's the fact that they are

eating too many calories, either per day or per sitting!!!!!

If you want to lose weight, you cannot go on a low fat or

carb diet.

I repeat, you CANNOT. Your body needs those calories. It is

impossible to get enough calories and nutrients from just

protein to build muscle.

Also, it is carbs that gets converted into glucose, which

is the ONLY thing that your muscles can use to provide

energy to a muscle when it is working out, and is the only

substance in the body that pushes water and other nutrients

into a muscle, which adds to the volume, size, and weight

of a muscle, giving your body that toned, defined

look…….NOT protein!

It is fats that your body uses to line the muscle cells and

creates the hormones that help build muscle mass, like

testosterone, which also assists processing and burning

fat……not protein! In my next article I'll write about the

3rd protein myth that's being spread.

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