Over two thirds of Americans are over weight, and half of them are considered obese. Most of remaining third of Americans are concerned about becoming overweight! While we are obsessed with avoiding food that is high in fat, America has dubious distinction of its population having highest percentage of overweight people of any nation in world! England is number two!

One of most common and harmful misunderstandings is misinformation (lie) that we are fat because we eat too much fat. Though eating excess fat can contribute, primary culprit for excess body fat and many degenerative diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes is NOT eating foods high in fat, but eating too much carbohydrates and sugar, and especially in combination with fat, such as French Fries and corn or potato chips. People on a high carbohydrate and low fat diet tend to be more unhealthy, carry more excess body fat and don’t live as long.

Putting Brakes to Your Metabolism!

What creates excess body fat, more than anything else, is a high RATIO of carbohydrates to protein and fat, and especially certain types of carbohydrates that have a high conversion rate to fat. When percentage of a meal (not just for day) is higher in sugar or carbohydrates (a long chain of sugar molecules), much more of that food will be converted to fat instead of being burned as energy (calories). The effect of this is putting brakes on your metabolism, which results in lower energy and greater storage of fat. Obviously, this is NOT what you want!

Plus this sets up a vicious cycle of over eating. Once carbohydrates are converted to fat, you get a blood sugar drop, which makes you hungry for more carbohydrates. So you eat more to raise your blood sugar, and whole vicious cycle repeats! Soon, you’ve gained weight, and feel even more like a failure.

According to Glycemic Research Institute, many of “fat-free” foods are much more fattening than they were before fat was removed, because sugar has been added (and often disguised) to compensate for low fat!

This is because carbohydrates and sugar, and especially certain carbohydrates, stimulate insulin production. Insulin directs your body to convert food to fat and store it as fat instead of just burning it as energy. To measure this fat conversion and storage effect, foods are rated by what is called glycemic index. The higher index, higher percentage of that food and other foods eaten with it, will be converted to fat, regardless of fat content of food.

Knowing what it takes is one thing; doing it is another. Why do some people succeed in life while others struggle and fail? Simply stated, successful know what to do, and do it. The strugglers don’t. This is true for weight loss too.

Doing what weight loss takes involves planning for weight loss. You must prepare your mind to do what it takes. Here are 4 things you must bear in mind to be prepared and win this fight:

(1)You need to have an inspiring reason to lose weight, one that inspires you to keep at it, despite odds. My reason was my health. I have read of 30+ medical conditions you could attract by remaining obese or over weight, and I want none of them, now or ever! I was also tired of fatigue and aching knee that being fat had brought me. This kept me working my goals. Today I am energetic, and my knee no longer aches! Added to that, I feel and look better than I have in years!

(2)You’ve got to prepare for challenges ahead. There will be plenty, from start to finish! Weight loss is not going to be easy. Don’t kid yourself that it will. I’ve had to exercise when others were having fun. I’ve had to give up some foods and eat others I hardly ever used to. I’ve even had to give up certain company or activities because they “led me into temptation!” You know your weaknesses in this area. Make a list of them. Draw up a plan to prevent or handle each one. Ask God, family and friends to help you. Failing to plan is planning to fail. Plan your way. Follow through each day!