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The glycemic index.

It’s a major factor in your ability to lose fat very quickly and keep it off without hunger.

In fact, all the elite fat loss specialists know that understanding the difference between high and low glycemic index foods is perhaps the #1 secret to a fat free body.

In this article I will explain that difference.

If you pay close attention and read every word here… the speed and amount of weight you will lose can exponentially increase. In an instant!

First, lets define the glycemic index.

You don’t need some P.H.D to help you understand this… it’s very simple. The glycemic index is a measure of how fast the food you eat makes your blood sugar rise.

That’s it. Plain and simple.

Why is this important?

For one simple reason… the faster your blood sugar spikes, the more fat you store… period! Also, sporadic blood sugar spikes cause constant hunger, decreased energy and food cravings. All the stuff that makes keeping weight off so hard.

So the difference between high and low glycemic index foods is that the low do NOT spike your blood sugar levels and the high do.

Ok, now for the exciting part…

Here’s how you use this knowledge to lose weight fast and keep it off without struggle. That means no hunger. No food cravings. No dieting!

Most importantly, you must understand that just because a food has a high glycemic index does not mean it’s bad.

The key is timing.

For example, you do NOT want to consume high glycemic index foods just before you go to bed. Reason is that these foods deliver an immediate blast of energy to your system. If you go to bed with all this energy it will be stored as fat.

Such high glycemic foods include… pasta, ice cream, bread, most fruits and most anything that has been heavily refined.

Low glycemic index foods should make up the bulk of your diet.

They are the key to a lean, fat free body.

Examples of these foods include leafy green vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, tomatoes. There are thousands of them.

All you really want to do (and pay close attention here because this works like gangbusters) is split your day up into five or six or even seven small meals.

Then, limit your consumption of high glycemic foods to the first two or three meals. Especially if you are pretty inactive throughout your day. And place an emphasis on the low glycemic index foods.

That tip alone is hands down one of the most powerful fast weight loss secrets ever!

So you should do this so you can begin seeing results in like five days or less.

Skipping meals.

It can cause amazing weight loss.

And the results happen so fast. I know that in just seven days I’ve lost ten pounds by skipping meals. It was easy. It’s only common sense that if you “starve” yourself, in most cases you’ll shed some weight.

But is it the best way to slim down.

That’s the surprising thing.

It’s true that some people eat way too much. And for them limiting the calorie consumption is a must. But it can be a little “tricky”.

What I mean is that there is a fine line between eating too much and not getting enough.

If you eliminate too much food from your diet then you tend to increase the difficulty of losing weight. Your body experiences a bit of a shock. It begins to go into “survival” mode. Basically you begin to store more of the food you eat in order to compensate for lack.

That’s why it is tricky.

You really got to be careful or you can make losing weight miserable.

A much better way than skipping meals is simply to limit portion size.

Optimally you should be eating six times throughout the day. Most people only eat three to four times. So when they skip meals it takes them down to about two. Nothing will destroy your metabolism faster than eating only twice per day!

That’s why limiting portion size is a much better technique. I even recommend that if you’re eating just three meals per day you up it to six.

Just make your meals smaller.

In most cases this “snacking” throughout the day will have a dramatic effect on your weight.

Once again, only limit your calorie consumption if you’re positive you are eating too much.

The funny thing is that most people are NOT overweight because they eat too much. They could actually be eating more food. From what I’ve seen, most people simply eat the wrong foods at the wrong times.

They foolishly begin cutting out meals and get themselves into a whole world of trouble.

These are typically the dieters out there.

The people who are in a constant, never-ending cycle of losing weight only to gain it all back.

Chances are that this is you.

Once again, most people are not fat because they eat too much. They simple eat the wrong foods at the wrong times.

So lets say your up in the air. You don’t know if you’re eating too much. The best place to begin is to spread your meals out. Make sure your eating six meals per day and not skipping meals.

I’d try that for a week.

Just eat small meals six times per day. Don’t worry about counting calories or anything like that.

You’ll probably find that you lose a few pounds.

This is so simple. Most people are not consistent though. They get busy and find that they are skipping meals again. So it takes consistency.

From there, if you are still not losing weight, I’d begin to consume smaller portion size.

Still keep eating six times though.

Just eat smaller portion size for these meals.

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Portion control is a PROVEN way to lose weight fast.

And you can do it without starving yourself. It’s easy.

In this article I’m going to show you exactly how. A wickedly effective portion control trick that will have you shedding pounds in no time.

Here’s something down right mind-blowing…

Studies have shown that much of those feelings of “deprivation” are actually mental. Not physical.

Here’s what I mean…

You remember when you were a little kid and your parents made you “clear your plate”?

Well you’ve brought that habit with you into your adult life. It has become a part of your psychology. Now every time there’s food on your plate you feel you have to eat it all. If you don’t you probably feel guilty.

And chances are you feel guilty for one very shocking reason…

Not because you feel like you’re going to get in trouble. Although that could be a small part of it.

But because you feel like you are not getting enough food. That you are somehow “depriving” yourself!

Did you get that?

You are using your plate as the measuring device of hunger and not your own senses!

And this is quickly adding pounds of fat to your midsection!

Reason is because our utensil sizes (plates, bowls, spoons and forks) tend to be “super-sized”. They encourage. Persuade. Even force us to consume over-sized amounts of food by using our feelings of deprivation against us.

They are the enemy of portion control.

And from what I’ve seen from my clients this is a major factor in the excess fat hanging off the bodies of most people.

The good news is that it is very easy to fix. Just requires a little trick. A wickedly effective trick that works like gangbusters. It will also shield you from those feelings of deprivation so you can quickly begin to lose weight.

It may be a little “weird” at first. But after seven days of using it the results can be absolutely exciting!

Fast weight loss. Fat loss. More energy.

The trick is to replace your current utensils (plates, bowls, spoons, forks, knives) with ridiculously smaller ones.

For example…

Replace your regular meal plates with “bread” plates or some other variation about the size of your hand.

Then go ahead and fill that plate up with whatever you’re having for dinner. If you feel hungry, then simply go back up again and get more food.

The crazy part is that you will probably NOT feel hungry after the first plate of food!

As I said… this is because much of those feelings of hunger are psychological. Your mind is simply playing tricks on you!

But when you use smaller plate sizes for each meal, over the course of seven days or more your mind begins to change. Your smaller meal sizes now become normal. Comfortable.

And actually. Science proves that meal sizes only as big as your fist are just about optimal.

It seems so easy. And it is easy. But it is also really really effective.

It will force you to exercise portion control.

And the results will most likely be dynamite!

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