This Food Is Keeping You From Weight Loss

A recent Harvard study published in The New England Journal of Medicine looked at long term weight gain linked to specific foods. Participants gained on average 17 pounds over the 20 year span the study was conducted. A lot gained more.

What's interesting about this study is they looked at how much specifc foods led people to gain weight over four year periods.

Can you guess what food contributed to the most weight gain?

It wasn't candy. It wasn't ice cream or cookies.

Potatoes.

Fried, boiled, mashed... any way you like 'em.

Dr. Mozzafarian, an professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, said this is likely due to starches and refined carbohydrates producing bursts in blood glucose and insulin levels. This leads to an increase in hunger and thus upping the total amount of food people eat at their next meal.

Everyone I sit down with in our consultation process hears me address this problem. I call it the 'Viscous Carbohydrate Cycle'.

And the consequences don't stop with eating more food. It's also responsible for energy highs and lows, lethargy, dizziness, and depression. And there's more. Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and a slew of other bad stuff.

Are you safe?

If you pass on the potato chips at Bread Co. and opt for the apple or whole grain baguette, don't think you're in the clear. Because there were plenty of non-potato foods too.

The simple fact is this... we eat too many carbs.

We're a carb laden socitey. And if you continue to eat as you do, you will not lose weight, you will not get healthy, you will not pass Go, and you will not collect $200!:-)

In all seriousness, you must control your carbohydrate intake. I'm not saying start the Atkins diet. But you must drastically cut your carbs and increase your protein and veggie intake.

This is one of the reasons why our clinically proven, done-for-you nutrition plan works so well. It's a low glycemic, higher protein, precisely designed diet.

Ronni is down 14 pounds in 8 weeks, Anne Marie is down 11 pounds in 8 weeks, Annie has lost 3 inches in her waist in 4 weeks, Kathy lost 31 total pounds and has remained at her goal weight for over 2 years! And the list goes on.

If you would like more info on our nutrition plan and find out how much weight you can expect to lose click here.

To your weight loss,
Tim

P.S. I haven't posted in a while and there's good reason for that. We're currently in the midst of launching a new service here at Fitness Together. I can't release all the details just yet, but it's pretty exciting! This service will make personal training much more appealing and affordable for a lot of people. Stay tuned!

P.P.S. Cut the carbs!