Sugar and Weight Loss-Bad Combo

Few carbohydrates  hinder your weight loss and cause more damage to your skin and body than sugar. 

While this statement is not amazingly earth-shattering, at this time of the year when we are more prone to over indulge, it’s well worth reviewing some basic, ugly facts about sugar.

But first the positives…even sugar has its good side.

Our brain needs sugar

Glucose is a simple sugar and it’s the brain’s source of raw fuel, which is a good thing because without constant levels of glucose your brain wouldn’t function.

In fact, when your glucose levels are very low you feel weak, tired and unable to concentrate.

Being the brain’s main source of energy it needs a LOT of glucose, roughly 20 percent of the total energy our body needs.

But it needs the ‘good’ sources of sugar

Simple sugars, easily digestible carbohydrates, -like the pumpkin pie you love the most- do NOT provide the brain that much needed, constant energy producing glucose because the instant sugar high causes a release in insulin, it’s main job being to regulate blood sugar levels.

The result: Blood sugar levels drop

Because the brain is unable to store glucose -other than a small amount-  it must get it from the body via the bloodstream, what happens next is you are craving your quick sugar fix.

The ugly facts- why sugar and weight loss don’t work-

 If you are very young and healthy-though if you eat a typical, American modern, over-processed diet, the term ‘young and healthy’ is over rated-  your body will be  able to control those sugar levels peaks and valleys. For some time.

If you are struggling to lose weight you are probably stuck on this sugar high-low rollercoaster.  But the impact on weight gain it’s only one ugly fact about sugar.

• Fact is, as you probably know, simple sugars cause diabetes. When your pancreas becomes insensitive to all that insulin that it’s being released to regulate those sugar ups and downs,  the result is diabetes type 2.  

•  Sugar makes you crave more sugar. Eating even a small amount of a sugary product can immediately make you crave more and more sugar.  So you start out with the best intention to have just one small cookie, and before you know it you can’t stop thinking about eating more cookies.  -

• It will make you look older.  Sugar triggers an inflammatory response that directly affects skin’s cells ability to regenerate resulting in premature wrinkles and loss of elasticity.

So, if you’ve been eating too much sugar, it’s time to make some changes. Here are some ideas:

Eliminating half of the sugar you eat each day. 

Replace soda with water; start using a natural sweetener in coffee and tea, like stevia. 

Have a bowl of oatmeal instead of a muffin for breakfast,  

Break the sugar habit trading one junk meal for a good one every day.

The faster you break the sugar habit, the faster you’ll start to see the weight coming off, the younger you’ll look and the better you’ll feel.

Enjoy a happy and healthy Thanks Giving Day!

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