The other day I had a client ask me about Carbs
Are carbs bad for you? My answer to this question was “it depends” You see carbs get a bad rap We’ve been marketed by fitness magazines, television, and celebrities that carbs are bad They've used a general statement that ALL CARBS are bad And in order to get the body you want you have to follow a low carb diet So when we think of any foods that are identified as carbs we run away from them But I'll have you consider that carbs actually help you in your fitness goals Whether that's fat loss or weight loss Say wwhhhat ?! Let me explain…. Your body is made to move, and in order for it to move optimally it needs fuel Without going into carb conversion and to keep things simple and to the point Our bodies run off of carbs, plain and simple We use them to move long distances, slow and steady, or short intense movements Where we get into trouble is two-fold 1. Types of Carbs There are two types of carbs we eat Low glycemic and High Glycemic Breaking this down Low glycemic = low sugar: High glycemic = High Sugar Most of the carbs that are considered “bad” for you are in the High glycemic category Think potatoes, doughnuts, bread These foods cause a big spike in energy and are also the ones the tastes the best and can be found with some type of added sugars But staying in the Low Glycemic category will allow for a slow, steady and sustained energy output These foods are oatmeal, sweet potato, and beans So as you can see its not carbs that are the problem Its the type of carbs you have been choosing to eat 2. Eating too much Now you could eat either of the 2 types of carbs I mentioned above but the problem we run into is eating too much You want to eat in order to support the level of activity you are doing and not load up When you load up on carbs your body doesn't use it all What your body will do use what it needs and then store the rest as fat for later use So yes even eating too much of the preferred low glycemic carbs you can still gain weight/fat The idea is to eat carbs for what you are doing each day If your hitting 8,000 steps a day you can get away with eating a fist size of carbs for lunch But if you're hitting 35,000 steps each day then you want to have carbs at least twice a day More activity = more carbs Without carbs your body doesn't perform at its best It doesn't begin to melt fat off your body What your body does instead is hold onto everything you eat and holds it as fat Or worse Uses muscle as a fuel source, therefore, making you skinny fat if you'd like to learn the truth about carbohydtraes and succeed based on your body and your life then Join our Online 6-Week SMART CARB Program! Click the link below to reserve your spot!!! Its all done online and best part is its, FREEEEE!!! https://itpfitness.clickfunnels.com/smart-carb-program
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