aspects of fat-burning. For most people, this begins with the Two-
Week Test described earlier. In that chapter I suggest weighing your-
self before and after the test only, just for reference.
Calorie Restriction
Restricting calories as a means of losing body weight is the most com-
mon approach used in the weight-loss industry. And 95 percent of
those who go on a calorie-restricted diet will fail. This includes many
who lose weight initially. Most will gain it back — plus more — in the
end. Moreover, many will not lose significant body fat but instead
will lose muscle.
By performing a computerized dietary analysis on almost every
patient I’ve seen in practice, it’s clear that most people who restrict
calories also restricted nutrients. This results in a loss of health and
human performance. Dehydration, nutrient loss, muscle and bone
loss, lowered metabolism that shifts to more sugar- and less fat-burn-
ing and other health issues are most often the real result of weight loss
from calorie restriction. In some, the result has been an eating disor-
der that can be even more difficult to treat.
Throughout this book I’ve emphasized the importance of fat-
burning — especially how reducing sugar and refined carbohydrates
increases it, and how building the aerobic system increases it. By
increasing fat-burning, you’ll lose inches on your waist, reduce body
fat, have unlimited energy, and not just look and feel fit and healthy
but actually live it.
The ABCs of Burning Body Fat
This is the shortest chapter in the book because most of what I’ve
written is a review of the other chapters. For almost everyone who
has too much body fat, following these three steps will result in the
loss of significant body fat (there will always be a very few exceptions
with unusual metabolic disorders or other rare problems).
A: Perform the Two-Week Test.Read about carbohydrates
and sugars, perform the test and determine your toler-
ance to carbohydrate foods.THE OVERFAT EPIDEMIC • 307