Need Quick Weight Loss? Learn Why You Got Fat Before Choosing a Diet or Surgery.

Many people try to find a solution for quick weight loss, such as low-calorie diets, low-fat diet, or even liposuction or gastric bypass surgery.

Most of these options don't take into account the way the body actually gets fat in the first place. If we understand the basic metabolic process that creates excess weight, it's easier to decide of a weight loss plan or cosmetic surgery makes sense for permanent weight loss.

Gary Taubes gives us a detailed explanation of how sugar, white flour and high-fructose corn syrup can cause obesity and other chronic illnesses in his well-researched book Good Calories, Bad Calories .

Please forgive me for simplifying the explanation here – Mr. Taubes took up several hundred pages for his highly detailed and well-researched description of this process. If you would like to know exactly how this process works, I highly recommend that you read his book.

Basically, this is what happens when you eat a cookie or a slice of white bread or drink a sweetened beverage:

Your blood sugar is immediately elevated in a way that would be impossible if you were eating whole, unprocessed foods.
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The high blood sugar signals the release of insulin, one of the hormones responsible for storing glucose (blood sugar) and lipids (fats) in the fat cells.
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The more glucose there is in the fat cells, the harder it is for the fat cells to let go of fat so it can be used by other cells for fuel.
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Because your blood has been swept clean of glucose and lipids by insulin, the other cells in your body don't have the fuel and fat-soluble nutritents they need.
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The cells immediately slow down their internal metabolism in order to conserve the fuel they happen have on hand, and they send a signal to your brain to let your brain know they're starving.
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Your brain sends a sensation of hunger, triggering you to eat more food.
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You may also experience a general feeling of fatigue, which helps the body slow down and conserve its fuel during a period of famine.
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Eventually, fat cells become resistant to the high levels of insulin, and the pancreas responds by pumping out more and more insulin to keep your blood sugar at a safe level. This insulin resistance and metabolic imbalance may lead to diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and other chronic illnesses.

In a way, this process is a bit like poor little Cinderella living in a house that is filled to the brim with food of all kinds, but her evil stepmother won't let her eat any of it. Every cupboard, every bin, every closet is crammed with food, but Cinderella is only allowed to eat a few bites a day. She's surrounded by food, but she's still starving.

The evil stepmother who locks away food in our fat cells, and prevents it from being used for fuel by other cells, is the excess insulin that our body needs because we eat refined carbohydrates.

Your body can be begging for food and slowing its metabolism in response to semi-starvation, even though there are enough nutrients and fuel stored in your fat cells to keep you going for a month or more.

The only way to release those nutrients and reverse the process of storing fat is to stop eating the carbohydrates that create this metabolic/hormonal imbalance in the first place.

Due to simple genetic diversity, some people will react more strongly to the hormone changes caused by refined carbohydrates than other people do. This is the reason why overweight people often eat less than thin people – there isn't anything wrong with their genes, there's something wrong with their food.

There is a solution - move back to a real-foods diet, and eat the foods your body was designed for.

Jonni Good is the author of most of the original articles on this site. Jonni always looks for the easy way to solve common health problems, by working with human nature. Her books have helped hundreds of people lose weight, get fit, and regain their health - with less struggle. Please take a moment to visit her other sites:

Do You Gain Weight... Even when you eat less than your thinner friends? Learn why it happens, and how to use nutritious, satisfying food to break the metabolic pattern that causes some people to gain weight too easily.

Sugar Cravings and Addiction – Describes a simple program to help people break their addiction to sugar and fat. This book has been popular ever since it came out in 2003, and has helped hundreds of people lose their cravings for sugar and other simple carbs. Once the cravings are under control, it's easier to stick with your diet and regain your health.

Weight Lifting for Absolute Beginners – A guide to lifting weights for strong muscles and bones.

The Easy-Does-It Diet – A guide to creating your own delicious and healthy frozen diet meals. Eat healthy, low-fat meals without paying extra for store-bought frozen diet food.

Disclaimer: This site and the articles contained here are for information purposes only. The authors have made every effort to make sure the information is accurate, but no health decisions should ever be made based on this or any other website. Please contact your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program.

Need Quick Weight Loss? Learn Why You Got Fat Before Choosing a Diet or Surgery.

Basically, this is what happens when you eat a cookie or a slice of white bread or drink a sweetened beverage:

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