This means two problems occur — they easily convert too much carbohydrate foods into stored body fat, and are prevented from burning high
amounts of stored body fat.
The reported health benefits of IF are the result of cellular and hormonal changes that occur when food is not always reliably and constantly coming in and that makes more
use of stored body fat for energy.
Deborah, You won't gain more weight on a true low carb diet... but to lose what you are still carrying, you will have to create a deficit (so you burn off a
bit of stored body fat every day).
After not having eaten calories for about 6 - 8 hours, your body shifts out of a fed state into a fasted one, characterized by the
conversion of stored body fat into energy.
Cardio exercise is ideal because once any available calories from food or drink have quickly been used up, to help power your body through your workout, the body is forced to look for alternative energy sources, which just so happen to come in the
form of stored body fat.
When your cat lacks insulin and can no longer fuel its body's cells with blood sugar, it switches its metabolism to fuel those cells with the fatty acid
portion of its stored body fat and portions of its own muscle protein.
Overall calorie control — to lose fat, you need to consume less calories than your body requires, thus necessitating the
use of stored body fat to make up the difference.
There is a fine line between a surplus of calories that allows significant muscle growth and a surplus of calories that creates a significant
amount of stored body fat, and recognizing it is of vital importance to your progress.