Today, many more people say, “I don’t eat carbs, than you would have heard 20 years ago.”
It has been touted as the best or only way to burn fat. The understanding is, if you aren’t eating carbs, you must be burning fat for energy. Right? Not necessarily.
Carbs used correctly as part of a calorie restricted diet can be useful to lose weight. The carbs must be LGI, small portions and not taken with large amounts of high fat foods and large protein portions. Carbs can be used to stimulate the metabolism, much like dry leaves can be used to stimulate the burning of flames. The stronger the flames, the greater the heat or energy production of the fire, much like the higher the metabolism, the greater the energy generated, the greater the heat produced by the body.
It is better to have most of your carbs earlier in the day, before 3pm and not in the evenings.
The metabolism tends to slow down as the day progresses and in order to manage the demands of a busy day, the body requires sufficient energy supplied by carbohydrates.
Supper is best had as a combination of meat/fish or chicken with salad or steamed vegetables.
When combining your carbs use a maximum of 1/3 high GI (small portion) to 2/3 low and medium GI carbs. This is to reduce the insulin response to a high GI food.
An as gentle as possible insulin response occurring over 2 to 2 and half hours is best recommended for weight loss and to maintain optimal energy levels. This is achieved by using slow release LGI carbs in small portions.
See table of low GI, high fibre carbs.
Thus, carbs used correctly can be an effective way of maintaining energy levels and losing weight.
