I've been doing the Glucomannan thing for about 2 months now and have lost about 8 lbs, and I'm not dieting at all. I do believe in the no carb thingy. I don't think humans need carbs at all. But fiber is another thing.
@Leshutchens4 We're really not designed to handle a lot of refined carbs, especially from grains. Vegetables provide adequate fiber without placing a large carbohydrate load on the body. Good luck with your weight loss goals.
a deficit from fasting/dieting or plain muscle use. The hole created by using the muscle glycogen is replenished more readily than fat stores when consuming carbohydrates. It is a more complex procedure to turn glucose into fat than to turn it into glycogen and the body works much more efficently to replenish glycogen (more enrgy is lost during conversion to fat so it is the last resort for the body.
I refute this. Insulin is a fat storing hormone, but it can only store the energy you consume. If you ate 1000 calories of pure sugar, most of it would be stored as fat from the large insulin spike. however, it cannot store more than 1000 calories, that is basic physics. Now if that person has a metabolism of 2000 calories, where is it goign to get it from - answer is MAINLY FAT STORES (sure some muscle loss too). Do the math, 1000 of fat stored, 2000 used for metabolism.
@adamyoung158 Actually, under normal circumstances the body is not going to burn the fat stores. In order, it will burn available sugar circulating in the blood stream, then muscle and liver glycogen (stored sugar), then any fat and protein in the blood and then it would go to protein in muscles and organs. Your scenario assumes a daily intake of 100% carbohydrate of half the metabolic caloric need consumed all at once and all excess energy stored as fat. That is not normal nor realistic.
agreed. it will burn glycogen before fat, but eating carbohydrates will replenish glycogen stores before fat stores also as it is harder for the body to convert glucose into fat than it is to convert it into glycogen. This doesnt make a jot of difference to net effect on fat stores though, just makes it more complicated. If you eat 100 calories of pure sugar, 400 calories would be stored as glycogen in liver, the rest as fat (i am leaving muscle glycogen out of it for now, but its the same deal
@adamyoung158 "just makes it more complicated". That's my point exactly. It's far more complicated than your equation of calories in = fat stores (or now revised to fat + glycogen stores). If you really want to see some crazy math, look at an individual who diets and exercises like crazy and their percent body fat INCREASES. I'm sure that you'll say that's impossible, yet it happens. In that case, lean body mass is consumed as fat stays the same (so relative percentage increases).
ok, getting more interesting. But surely genetics would determine whether or not the energy used for metabolism comes from lean body mass or fat stores, also how low the persons body fat is already. I accept that in some rare circumstances a lower carb diet may be more apporpiate but this is very rare.
Regarding muscle metabolism, this argyment only goes in my favour as higher intakes of cars would more likely be stored in the muscle glycogen stores than fat stores, especially after creating
@adamyoung158 I'm not sure how that favors your position since your original question had to do with where the extra calories were coming from if not from stored fat (I think you've now answered that yourself). But I think we're starting to get a bit off-topic. This video deals with the concept that excess refined carbohydrate intake will stimulate insulin release that will block fat burning. Ultimately I think each person needs to test it for themselves and see how it works for them.
@DrGeorgeBest Well if this video is about how excess insulin prevents fat burnign 1. low carb diet still release insulin, sometimes more than higher carb foods. Beef is very insulin releasing for example, so too are fish, eggs and cheese evern though they have bsically no carbs.
2. What's wrong with insulin, altough it limits fat loss it also limits muscle loss. insulin just puts a brake on energy being burned from fat stores, and thus increases blood energy oxidadtion so less of it is stored
@adamyoung158 1. High protein foods also stimulate glucagon release which balances insulin, with carbs, the insulin release is not balanced by glucagon. 2. There's nothing wrong with insulin in appropriate levels - in fact, it's quite necessary for health. The problem is that excess refined carbs trigger an insulin release that is far in excess of what can be balanced by fat-burning hormones, thereby leading to dramatically impaired fat-burning.
then when you are eating nothing for the rest of the day, the 2000 calorie metabolism guy would burn the 400 calories from liver glycogen, then go into fat stores and get the other 1600. Again the net effect is 1000 calories of fat lost, NO DIFFERENCE. Regarding muscle glycogen, the body doent use it for fuel, only the muscles do. Muscle cells lack the transporting enzyme so it DOESNT ALLOW MUSCLE GLYCOGEN OUT OF THE CELL ONCE IT IS IN. (btw i am not shouting just emphasising).
@adamyoung158 The body does use liver glycogen for fuel, and how is it that the muscles are not a part of the body? Muscle metabolism accounts for a large part of your basal matabolic rate. If you're going to talk in terms of overall metabolic calorie requirements, you have to include the muscles and their use of glycogen. Here again, you're trying to reduce a very complex system to a simple math equation. You're right, the math doesn't work - if you leave out half of the variables!
Dr Best, Thanks for this video. I am a very active person I have been fighting with weightloss for the last 2 years. I have been fioghting with my Dr on WHY. Thyroid levels are normal. So he sent me to a Dietician/Nutritionist after our first visit she put me on a 1700 cal diet (my resting met rate is 1400)after 1 month I gaing another 7 lbs. She is refering me back to the Endocrinologist for an Antibody check? She agree's something is not right. Any Ideas??
yep, that is why..........you should do your workout in the morning after eating a meal the contains protien. Like eggs for breakfast with bell pepper, or oatmeal.
i would also like to add that i am 13 and well over 200 lb's.i would like to lose it all very soon.i would appreciate if u could help me lose the weight and be fit.i should also add that i can not do an exercise such as running that puts extra pressure on my ankle because im recovering from 4 months in a cast. if you could help that would be great thankyou.
While the ankle is healing, focusing on eating right (strictly limit refined grains and sugars and concentrate on fresh vegetables and good quality protein foods) is very important. Although you are limited in what exercise you can do, I suggest doing some upper body exercises. Lifting light weights or simply doing repeated arm movements will speed up your metabolism somewhat until you can do full-body exercise. Good luck!
The whey protein and milk meal replacement can work well for people. Fruit is alright for a little flavor, but keep it to small amounts because even the sugar in fruit can interfere with fat burning.
wow-this seems pretty extreme from a vegetarian's perspective. I have been limiting carbs of all sorts since I have been trying to loose weight-I hit 40 yrs and it became clear to me that carbs were a culprit. But what about quinoa and wild rice (both seeds rather than grains)? I've lost 20 pounds and I have to admit that limiting carbs has been a big factor but I am a vegetarian and whole grains remain an important part of my diet.
The higher protein content of quinoa and wild rice definitely make them preferable and you can get away with eating larger quantities of them than even whole grains. The more you stick to low glycemic index foods (foods that don't cause rapid changes in blood sugar) the easier it is to burn fat.
Thanks As I'm working on my weight loss I'm realizing how much carbs are a player-your videos are confirming my own experience and giving me further ammunition so to speak in managing my food choices.
Iv been trying your advice out, iv been eating strictly vegetables, some fuit, and some protein, but primarily vegetables. I have to say, i feel like i have energy- but is this really healthy? shouldnt i be eating some form of grains? (rolled oats, potatoes, whole wheat etc?). Because although my sotmach is full with vegetables, i am feeling almost acidic feelings, which i feel may be soaked up if i were to have a peice of bread...
also according to food guides, aren't grains healthy?
There's no nutrient in grains that is not also in vegetables.Whole grains are healthy in terms of nutrients, but the form and amount of grains that most people consume is usually unhealthy.For example, even whole wheat bread is often high in sugar and just a couple of slices will trigger a large insulin release. A single large insulin release blocks fat burning for 1 to 2 days.Many food guides are outdated and are based on the mistaken notion that fat consumption is the culprit in weight gain.
I assume you are asking if oats are problematic from a weight loss perpective. Oats are a high-carbohyrate food. Whole oats do contain a lot of fiber, and that slows their conversion to blood sugar and therefore the insulin response, but in large amounts they still stimulate excess insulin release which impairs the ability to burn fat.
I've been doing the Glucomannan thing for about 2 months now and have lost about 8 lbs, and I'm not dieting at all. I do believe in the no carb thingy. I don't think humans need carbs at all. But fiber is another thing.
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Leshutchens4 7 months ago
@Leshutchens4 We're really not designed to handle a lot of refined carbs, especially from grains. Vegetables provide adequate fiber without placing a large carbohydrate load on the body. Good luck with your weight loss goals.
DrGeorgeBest 7 months ago
a deficit from fasting/dieting or plain muscle use. The hole created by using the muscle glycogen is replenished more readily than fat stores when consuming carbohydrates. It is a more complex procedure to turn glucose into fat than to turn it into glycogen and the body works much more efficently to replenish glycogen (more enrgy is lost during conversion to fat so it is the last resort for the body.
adamyoung158 9 months ago
I refute this. Insulin is a fat storing hormone, but it can only store the energy you consume. If you ate 1000 calories of pure sugar, most of it would be stored as fat from the large insulin spike. however, it cannot store more than 1000 calories, that is basic physics. Now if that person has a metabolism of 2000 calories, where is it goign to get it from - answer is MAINLY FAT STORES (sure some muscle loss too). Do the math, 1000 of fat stored, 2000 used for metabolism.
adamyoung158 9 months ago
@adamyoung158 Actually, under normal circumstances the body is not going to burn the fat stores. In order, it will burn available sugar circulating in the blood stream, then muscle and liver glycogen (stored sugar), then any fat and protein in the blood and then it would go to protein in muscles and organs. Your scenario assumes a daily intake of 100% carbohydrate of half the metabolic caloric need consumed all at once and all excess energy stored as fat. That is not normal nor realistic.
DrGeorgeBest 9 months ago
agreed. it will burn glycogen before fat, but eating carbohydrates will replenish glycogen stores before fat stores also as it is harder for the body to convert glucose into fat than it is to convert it into glycogen. This doesnt make a jot of difference to net effect on fat stores though, just makes it more complicated. If you eat 100 calories of pure sugar, 400 calories would be stored as glycogen in liver, the rest as fat (i am leaving muscle glycogen out of it for now, but its the same deal
adamyoung158 9 months ago
@adamyoung158 "just makes it more complicated". That's my point exactly. It's far more complicated than your equation of calories in = fat stores (or now revised to fat + glycogen stores). If you really want to see some crazy math, look at an individual who diets and exercises like crazy and their percent body fat INCREASES. I'm sure that you'll say that's impossible, yet it happens. In that case, lean body mass is consumed as fat stays the same (so relative percentage increases).
DrGeorgeBest 9 months ago
ok, getting more interesting. But surely genetics would determine whether or not the energy used for metabolism comes from lean body mass or fat stores, also how low the persons body fat is already. I accept that in some rare circumstances a lower carb diet may be more apporpiate but this is very rare.
Regarding muscle metabolism, this argyment only goes in my favour as higher intakes of cars would more likely be stored in the muscle glycogen stores than fat stores, especially after creating
adamyoung158 9 months ago
@adamyoung158 I'm not sure how that favors your position since your original question had to do with where the extra calories were coming from if not from stored fat (I think you've now answered that yourself). But I think we're starting to get a bit off-topic. This video deals with the concept that excess refined carbohydrate intake will stimulate insulin release that will block fat burning. Ultimately I think each person needs to test it for themselves and see how it works for them.
DrGeorgeBest 9 months ago
@DrGeorgeBest Well if this video is about how excess insulin prevents fat burnign 1. low carb diet still release insulin, sometimes more than higher carb foods. Beef is very insulin releasing for example, so too are fish, eggs and cheese evern though they have bsically no carbs.
2. What's wrong with insulin, altough it limits fat loss it also limits muscle loss. insulin just puts a brake on energy being burned from fat stores, and thus increases blood energy oxidadtion so less of it is stored
adamyoung158 9 months ago
@adamyoung158 1. High protein foods also stimulate glucagon release which balances insulin, with carbs, the insulin release is not balanced by glucagon. 2. There's nothing wrong with insulin in appropriate levels - in fact, it's quite necessary for health. The problem is that excess refined carbs trigger an insulin release that is far in excess of what can be balanced by fat-burning hormones, thereby leading to dramatically impaired fat-burning.
DrGeorgeBest 9 months ago
then when you are eating nothing for the rest of the day, the 2000 calorie metabolism guy would burn the 400 calories from liver glycogen, then go into fat stores and get the other 1600. Again the net effect is 1000 calories of fat lost, NO DIFFERENCE. Regarding muscle glycogen, the body doent use it for fuel, only the muscles do. Muscle cells lack the transporting enzyme so it DOESNT ALLOW MUSCLE GLYCOGEN OUT OF THE CELL ONCE IT IS IN. (btw i am not shouting just emphasising).
adamyoung158 9 months ago
@adamyoung158 The body does use liver glycogen for fuel, and how is it that the muscles are not a part of the body? Muscle metabolism accounts for a large part of your basal matabolic rate. If you're going to talk in terms of overall metabolic calorie requirements, you have to include the muscles and their use of glycogen. Here again, you're trying to reduce a very complex system to a simple math equation. You're right, the math doesn't work - if you leave out half of the variables!
DrGeorgeBest 9 months ago
i take it you deleted my reply to this comment
adamyoung158 9 months ago
@adamyoung158 I didn't delete anything, YouTube just put it further down the comment list for some reason.
DrGeorgeBest 9 months ago
i take it you deleted my reply to this comment maybe it made you think
adamyoung158 9 months ago
@adamyoung158 Again, I didn't delete anything. YouTube just put it further down the list - see below.
DrGeorgeBest 9 months ago
@DrGeorgeBest i apologise.
adamyoung158 9 months ago
Dr Best, Thanks for this video. I am a very active person I have been fighting with weightloss for the last 2 years. I have been fioghting with my Dr on WHY. Thyroid levels are normal. So he sent me to a Dietician/Nutritionist after our first visit she put me on a 1700 cal diet (my resting met rate is 1400)after 1 month I gaing another 7 lbs. She is refering me back to the Endocrinologist for an Antibody check? She agree's something is not right. Any Ideas??
Ishatay10 1 year ago
George Best, great Irish football player.
sirtinycreep 2 years ago
Sadly his substance abuse got the better of him.
STNSSpinalCenter 2 years ago
This is some very interesting information. So maybe this is why I cant lose weight after eating right and working out at gym everyday.....
moultl1 2 years ago
yep, that is why..........you should do your workout in the morning after eating a meal the contains protien. Like eggs for breakfast with bell pepper, or oatmeal.
aprilorion08 2 years ago
I wish you luck. Losing weight ain't easy. It's especially annoying when you're putting in so much effort.
sirtinycreep 2 years ago
would replacing a couple meals a day with whey protein and milk and mayby some fruit be ok for weight loss
bktitans927 2 years ago
i would also like to add that i am 13 and well over 200 lb's.i would like to lose it all very soon.i would appreciate if u could help me lose the weight and be fit.i should also add that i can not do an exercise such as running that puts extra pressure on my ankle because im recovering from 4 months in a cast. if you could help that would be great thankyou.
by the way nice videos
bktitans927 2 years ago
While the ankle is healing, focusing on eating right (strictly limit refined grains and sugars and concentrate on fresh vegetables and good quality protein foods) is very important. Although you are limited in what exercise you can do, I suggest doing some upper body exercises. Lifting light weights or simply doing repeated arm movements will speed up your metabolism somewhat until you can do full-body exercise. Good luck!
DrGeorgeBest 2 years ago
The whey protein and milk meal replacement can work well for people. Fruit is alright for a little flavor, but keep it to small amounts because even the sugar in fruit can interfere with fat burning.
DrGeorgeBest 2 years ago
well I guess I answered my own question. You are awesome for helping people out for free..................thankyou
aprilorion08 2 years ago
wow-this seems pretty extreme from a vegetarian's perspective. I have been limiting carbs of all sorts since I have been trying to loose weight-I hit 40 yrs and it became clear to me that carbs were a culprit. But what about quinoa and wild rice (both seeds rather than grains)? I've lost 20 pounds and I have to admit that limiting carbs has been a big factor but I am a vegetarian and whole grains remain an important part of my diet.
betwam 2 years ago
The higher protein content of quinoa and wild rice definitely make them preferable and you can get away with eating larger quantities of them than even whole grains. The more you stick to low glycemic index foods (foods that don't cause rapid changes in blood sugar) the easier it is to burn fat.
DrGeorgeBest 2 years ago
Thanks As I'm working on my weight loss I'm realizing how much carbs are a player-your videos are confirming my own experience and giving me further ammunition so to speak in managing my food choices.
betwam 2 years ago
Hi,
Iv been trying your advice out, iv been eating strictly vegetables, some fuit, and some protein, but primarily vegetables. I have to say, i feel like i have energy- but is this really healthy? shouldnt i be eating some form of grains? (rolled oats, potatoes, whole wheat etc?). Because although my sotmach is full with vegetables, i am feeling almost acidic feelings, which i feel may be soaked up if i were to have a peice of bread...
also according to food guides, aren't grains healthy?
dirosaga 3 years ago
There's no nutrient in grains that is not also in vegetables.Whole grains are healthy in terms of nutrients, but the form and amount of grains that most people consume is usually unhealthy.For example, even whole wheat bread is often high in sugar and just a couple of slices will trigger a large insulin release. A single large insulin release blocks fat burning for 1 to 2 days.Many food guides are outdated and are based on the mistaken notion that fat consumption is the culprit in weight gain.
DrGeorgeBest 3 years ago
How about Oat??
tealeh2 3 years ago
I assume you are asking if oats are problematic from a weight loss perpective. Oats are a high-carbohyrate food. Whole oats do contain a lot of fiber, and that slows their conversion to blood sugar and therefore the insulin response, but in large amounts they still stimulate excess insulin release which impairs the ability to burn fat.
DrGeorgeBest 3 years ago