Smile if you are eating in a way that doesn't spike up your insulin (at least most of the time).

One of the main hormones you need to understand if you want to lose weight is insulin.

Insulin is basically our body's response to sugar in the blood.

When we get a normal, natural amount of sugar, such as what's in fruit, our body goes to work.  The body starts moving that energy out of our blood and into our muscles and liver (to use as quick energy).  Then the excess goes into fat cells, to be stored for future use.

After storing all that sugar, insulin levels drop back down. Once they do, your body can use that energy.  First the body uses the energy stored in your muscles and your liver.  You use that energy to do things like go on a walk or power your brain while you think about this blog post.

When sugar gets used up and insulin is low, your body can then access stored fat for additional energy. It's like a second fuel tank for emergencies!

The problem is, we may accidentally keep our insulin high most of the time.  We overeat without realizing it.  Or perhaps we eat lots of refined sugar and flour (which breaks down into sugar).  Many of us are almost constantly snacking.  When we have these habits our insulin never drops down and our body never switches from fat storage mode to fat burning mode.

Now this is very much a layman's explanation.  For me, though, thinking about what I was eating and when I was eating it differently helped.  I had to approach eating with an understanding that I had to get out of fat storage mode.  I had to switch into fat burning mode.  Knowing that helped me eat more veggies, lean protein, and plant-based fat, smaller portions, and helped me snack less.

So now let me ask you: do you think you’ll make changes to how you eat based on this new information? Do you think you might need support from a coach to make this change?

If you’d like to learn more about how I can support you in your weight loss journey, schedule a call with me to learn more.