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, and former practicing nurse.
Get more information on exciting health and fat-loss discoveries, and 10 more Doctors' Proven Weight Loss Secrets, in her new e-bookf: "How to Absolutely, Positively Know When Your Body is Burning Fat", available now at http://www.applepoly.com/report. It's FREE!
disinfecting cleaning services Winnetka ..There are those that walk amongst us who have followed... Read More
All of us that have had a love-hate relationship with... Read More
If you knew when you were going to die, would... Read More
As a Master swimmer I am made painfully aware, each... Read More
Today, Ephedra is an herb of controversy. It contains ephedrine,... Read More
This is a layman marketer's observations on diets and weight... Read More
What is the advantage of these new half sugar and... Read More
You've seen them a hundred times: "Before" and "After" pictures.... Read More
Do a little people-watching, next time you're in the grocery... Read More
Good health is an invaluable bliss and you cannot simply... Read More
False campaignsMore than 50 percent of Americans and Canadians are... Read More
The cost of gastric bypass surgery and other bariatric surgical... Read More
Are you or your family members amongst the 65%?To help... Read More
Who'd have thought healthy eating could be so controversial? Lunching... Read More
"THE SECRET REMEDY OF THE ANCIENT WARRIORS"Since what would seem... Read More
College weight gain is at an all time high, and... Read More
Used a diet pill recently and got depressed because you... Read More
FINDING THE PERFECT DIETArriving at the Perfect Diet is no... Read More
Dieting and Exercising ? Results all the time!To be successful... Read More
Recently, I read an article from Japanese magazine that by... Read More
In the medical community, "obesity" is generally said to be... Read More
I did it without starving myself or taking pills. How... Read More
The general approach for treatment of obesity is to suggest... Read More
Activity means both mental and physical activity.Mental activity is similar... Read More
You have probably heard the old myth, that you should... Read More
last minute cleaning help Highland Park ..The general approach for treatment of obesity is to suggest... Read More
It's really difficult for a person to socialise if he... Read More
Gastric bypass patients face a great task in the following... Read More
New Years Resolutions do not work because you are really... Read More
When you have started a diet in the past, how... Read More
Diners have become more health-conscious the last few years, and... Read More
Do you want to lose weight? Of course you do,... Read More
Have you been surfing the web trying to find a... Read More
Are you someone who has, in the past, been on... Read More
The only way you will ever follow through on an... Read More
- Are your ideas of obesity and fat control based... Read More
Cellulite is not a medical condition or an aesthetic mutiny... Read More
Building a Perfect Body for Body Perfect Fitness and Health... Read More
Ah the ever present battle to lose those unwanted pounds.... Read More
The weight loss protein debate centers around the effectiveness of... Read More
Looking to avoid the dieting mistakes many of our weight... Read More
America's Obesity EpidemicAs the numbers of overweight Americans continue to... Read More
To lose weight and keep it off you need an... Read More
Because the Internet allows so many millions of people to... Read More
Okay, so you've read some of these articles, done your... Read More
If you are overweight and suffer from pain in your... Read More
Why We Start Diets on MondayThe biggest problem with any... Read More
America is in a health care crisis. More than 60... Read More
The answer to the title of this article is "none."... Read More
New gastric bypass patients say they miss food, they grieve... Read More
Weight Loss |