Carbohydrates, Fat & Body Mass Index – The Good, Bad and Ugly

Carbohydrates are also called “Carbs”, which you will see in this article frequently. Carbohydrate is a type of calorie which contains extra energy. When eating foods rich in carbs, you will feel more energetic. Candy or anything with a lot of sugar that you put into your body will have you feeling extra energetic. There are carbs that are good for you and carbs that are bad for you too. THE IDIOT PROOF DIET will assure you that the carbs you will be consuming will be the good carbs your body needs, not the bad carbs that will have you gaining unwanted pounds!

Now let's go on to learn more about GOOD carbs and BAD carbs! When you consume bad carbs your blood sugar rises and then makes your body produce an extra amount of a hormone called Insulin. The extra amount of Insulin intake, tells your body to start the fat storage process. As we can see this is why bad carbs are not wanted when trying to lose unwanted pounds. Whole Wheat Bread, Orange juice, Whole Grain pasta, cereal, and crackers are all bad carbohydrates. Also, honey. People thought for many years that because honey was made by Bees that it is not fattening. Wrong, honey is just as fattening as sugar. Sugar and honey have the same fattening carbs.Those are just a few bad carbs that I can warn you about. Some good carbs that I can say are good for you would be all fruits and vegetables, sweet potatoes, sprouted grain bread rice spelt and rice millet.

Good fat versus Bad fat. Facts: you can't lose fat without eating fat. Eating good fat will make you burn fat and eating bad fats will have you gaining weight in no time. All fat does not make you fat and you need to know which fats are good for your body and which are bad for you. Eliminate all processed foods. For example, artificial sweeteners, corn syrup, processed soy products and hydrogenated oils. Processed foods contain lots of sugars, containing many harmful chemicals. Canola oil, margarine and substitute butters are all bad fats! Coconut oils, real butter, whole eggs, olive oil, avocados and raw nuts are all good fats!

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women.  Know what your blood sugar level is. If your blood sugar is at a level of 120 that is high meaning you are in the weight gain zone. If your level is at 90 you are in the fat burning zone and if your level is at a low 60, then your body is in the constantly hungry feeling fatigued mode.

A few more helpful hints to know is there really are not a need for counting calories unless you are a couch potato and not getting proper exercise. Starving yourself puts your body in starvation mode and most diets flunk if you don't find out your metabolic type. THE IDIOT PROOF DIET breaks it all down for you! Try it for yourself and see! Happy dieting and don't forget to take a walk or exercise!