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What if I told you that you couldeat your way skinny? You'd probably think I was crazy or assumed it hadsomething to do with ingesting spaghetti made from tapeworms. Either way you'dbe wrong. The fact is there is a way that you could eat your way to significantand long term fat loss results. It's called ketogenics.
Ketogenics is a term that's simplyrefers to the process required for your body to enter a state called ketosis.Ketosis occurs when your body begins using fat as its main source of energyabove all other types of energy sources including proteins and carbohydrates.Once your body enters this state it becomes much easier for your body toutilize stored fat deposits for energy thus resulting in automatic and ongoingfat loss.
So, if ketogenics is so incredibleand can be your answer to fat loss and why haven't you heard of it? Well, youprobably have. Ketosis is at the core of many fat loss programs and dietsincluding the incredibly popular Atkins program. Some people fear this dietbecause it touts ingesting large amounts of fatty foods which some believecould be extremely harmful to your body. The fact of the matter is that whenyour body enters the state of ketosis it will burn most if not all of thesefats for energy so very little will be stored in the body or broken down andresult in fat in the blood stream.
To understand why this ketogenicdiet can be so effective at burning fat you have to look at how your bodynormally operates. The body's preferred source of fuel is carbohydrates and isvery effective at metabolizing carbohydrates to use for fuel. Because of thisfact your body actually craves carbohydrates on a regular basis which usuallyleads to us over eating them. When the body eats too many carbohydrates than itcan process and use, it breaks them down, converts them and stores some of themas fat for later use. If your body does not have a source of carbohydrates touse for energy, it will utilize the next available source. If you severelylimit the amount of carbohydrates that you eat and instead replace them withfat, your body will go through a process and adjustment that will allow it tometabolize the fat for energy as well. In addition, once the body begins to usefat as fuel it will be much easier for it to metabolize stored fat as fuelthereby helping to speed up existing fat loss.
This article merely represents anintroduction to the process of ketogenics and ketosis. If you are interested inpursuing this type of dietary plan for use in your own fat loss program, it isrecommended that you do more research and get all the facts necessary to ensurea healthy and productive fat loss program. If followed correctly and monitoredregularly, ketogenics can truly be your key to ?V.I.P? fat loss success.
, aka, Emile Jarreauis 31 year veteran fitness professional and co-owner of in