Blood Sugar and Burning Fat

If you eat a big pile of french fries or something of that nature, your body has to deal with a serious flood of blood sugar. What happens now is your body reacts by pumping out too much insulin. May be even more insulin if you are overweight. The extra insulin will bring the blood sugar down way too far. It sticks around and does this for hours. Your body then can fall into a semi-starved state. This can cause your blood sugar to be even lower than it was before you ate the meal. Your body knows that your blood sugar is low so it reverses everything and spits out hormones that raise blood levels of sugars and fats. The really bad part about all of this is now your brain is sending signals that you are hungry. Whether you ate more calories than you even needed at lunch doesn’t matter. Your body is so low on sugar if thinks you need food. Now everything in front of you looks appetizing.

The best way to avoid all of this is just to start eating the right type of foods. Foods like white rice, white bread, potatoes, and sugary drinks seem to be the biggest cause of these type of reactions. You can keep your blood sugar at healthy levels by eating more wheat and oat carbohydrates. Those of you with a “spare tire” around your middle are most likely having problems controlling your blood sugar. This spare tire will fall off very fast if you learn to manage your blood sugar correctly. There is a great deal of studies proving a direct link to many forms of cancer that our society experience and get diagnosed with everyday.

A very important concept to keep in mind is where you want your blood sugar to be during your workout.  This is very much overlooked and is as important as anything else when it comes to proper nutrition and getting the most out of your workout routine. 

Many people have the perception that you should eat before a workout to get proper energy.  This is false.  When you eat a meal before a workout what happens is you feel sluggish and weaker because your muscles and digestive system are competing for energy resources.  You should eat 2-3 hours before starting your workout.  This also makes your pre-workout supplements much more effective as it will now be the only substance in your system.  Most people will ask, " Won't you be more tired since you have not eaten in hours?"  Your body uses energy from food for much longer than that.  This is why it is so important to not skip meals.

When the body is short of glycogen it will use two other fuels (amino acids and fats) to produce energy.  Bodybuilders are typically trying to retain/spare as much protein as possible, which is why most of them avoid working out on an empty stomach.   However, when the primary goal is losing fat, a few studies show that a moderate intensity workout first thing in the morning can help boost a fat burning furnace even if at a price of losing some protein for energy.  A workout upon waking up is the best time to train if you are trying to lose body fat.  By not eating anything and not messing with your blood sugar levels from your overnight of sleeping, you are now forcing your body to start burning your fat for energy.

The only time for a person to eat before workout would be if they have diabetes.  The reason for this is because their blood sugar could get too low and can cause extreme fatigue, dizziness or can cause you to collapse.  In this case I would recommend someone eat snacks before, during, and after a workout.  If a diabetic wanted to exercise in the morning I would recommend trying to ingest some oatmeal or something first.  Getting some carbohydrates are almost necessary if you are a diabetic and want to train after not eating all night long.  A protein shake would be beneficial to go with the oatmeal.  If you are not a diabetic, you have no reason to eat directly before a workout. 

Bodybuilders especially should try to keep blood sugar at the right levels when they are thinking about training,  as it is very important when it comes to getting the most out of busting your butt in the gym and most out of your money that  you spend on bodybuilding supplements.

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