The best way to decide which diet is best for you is to know what makes each diet effective. Diets work because we eat fewer calories than we burn in a day.
The key to fat loss is to get your insulin levels down. This is very important due to the fact that insulin helps your body to store fat! When your insulin levels are high , fat stays put! When insulin drops, fat begins to burn!
Eating carbs, whether it is a baked potato or a bowl full of jelly-beans, is what triggers insulin release and helps push fat into your cells. This is the primary reason low-carb diets are so effective ( they lower insulin). If you can keep your intake to 25-35 grams per day your insulin levels will stay low and stored body fat will be burned throughout the day.
Protein also helps boost metabolic rate. You should try to get 1/2 to 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight per day.
The goal in fat loss is to create a carb deficit. By working out daily you are burning through your carb stores and forcing your body to drop insulin levels and burn stored fat!
So , cut back on the carbs!
Most women need 2-4 servings per day to see fat loss
Most men- 4-6
1/2 cup = 1 serving of carbs: potatoes, rice, pasta, cereal, corn, peas
1 slice of bread = 1 serving
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