How to Burn Fat - Doctors' Proven Weight Loss
Secret
By: Katrina Kern
Let me ask you a personal question. As you read these words, right now-- are
you burning fat?
If you don't know the answer, you need to know about a simple, inexpensive
way to make sure. Every time. Every day. And I'll show you why and how this
simple, doctor-proven technique can be your most powerful weapon in your
fight against fat.
No matter what weight loss program you are currently on, wouldn't you like
to know whether your plan is producing results? Most of us step on the
scale, or wait until our clothes fit more loosely, before we really know
whether our latest miracle diet pill or plan is working. And as a veteran
dieter, you know that can take many days or weeks.
But there is a way to know for certain-- within hours-- whether or not
you're burning fat. To see if the food, or the pills, or the exercise is
really returning benefits. Immediate benefits.
Are you starving?
There are really only two ways your body loses weight (by non-surgical
means). You are either burning fat, or "burning" muscle. If you are burning
muscle, watch out! You have actually begun to starve. For safe, healthy
weight loss, you must preserve your muscle tissue (including heart muscle)
and burn fat instead.
Here are the medical facts: any time your body burns fat, chemicals called
ketones are produced. Ketones are byproducts of burning fat. Robert C.
Atkins, M.D., the famous low-carb diet expert, states it clearly. "When your
body releases ketones," says Dr. Atkins, "it is chemical proof that you're
consuming your own stored fat."
And burning your own stored fat is exactly what you want to do. Dr. Atkins
goes further. "If you're not in lipolysis (ketosis), you're in glucosis."
It's one or the other, period. Your body is either burning sugar, from
simple and complex carbohydrates you are eating, or burning your own stored
fat. Both produce energy. But only one will help you lose weight!
Prove it to yourself
You may have heard about this simple method of testing for ketone release
before. But have you actually used it? It really is a marvelous tool to help
you see the biological proof of your diet program, quickly and easily.
Ketone test strips are available at any pharmacy. Originally developed as a
testing tool for diabetics, they are sold under various brand names,
including KetoStix, LipoStix, Keto-Thin, and others. They all work
essentially the same way.
The test strips are simple to use. Just place the tab end of the test strip
in your first morning urine stream, and note the color change. Match the
color to the chart on the bottle, and know immediately whether you are
burning fat-- or not.
The beauty is- it’s all about you!
Perhaps the best part of this test method, aside from the ease of use, is
that you get to see what is really working for you. Everyone’s body is a
little different, and now you can customize your food and supplement intake
from specific results of your unique body and metabolism.
The other very important benefit of this easy test method is that it can
help protect your health. As stated earlier, loss of muscle can be
dangerous, and eventually even fatal. If you are dropping pounds but you are
not burning fat, you are risking your health. And the ketone test strips can
provide this valuable feedback.
To recap Doctors' Proven Weight Loss Secret #1: test for ketones daily. If
the reading is too dark, you can increase carbohydrates to balance into the
“trace” to “small” range. If you see too little or no change, decrease your
carbs, increase your protein intake.
Whether you are low-carb dieting, trying a new fat loss supplement, or
starting a new exercise regimen, this simple, inexpensive test method can be
the most important tool you have to make sure your program is safe,
effective, and actually burning fat. Katrina Kern is an author, women's
health counselor, former nurse and Director of Medi-Bolic Weight Loss
Clinic. Get more exciting health and fat-loss discoveries, and 10 more
Doctors' Proven Weight Loss Secrets, in her free e-book, "How to Absolutely,
Positively Know When Your Body is Burning Fat," now at
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