Eating a higher proportion of your diet from natural fat sources and high quality protein will have a significant impact on you losing body fat, especially if you pair it with the right type of exercise.
Many people tend to eat high carb and protein with low fat when trying to lose body fat. This is because of fat sources holding more calories per gram (9) than carbs do (5).
However, if you reduce your carb intake, are selective of what fats you are consuming and stick to healthy natural fats such as nuts and seeds, olive oil, grass fed butter, coconut oil and avocado, you will find fat loss a lot quicker.
Natural fat might hold more calories than carbs do, but those calories are used to give the body natural energy and will not elevate your insulin levels in the way carbs do. When insulin levels rise, after eating a baked potato for example, your body will store the sugar which is released into the bloodstream as body fat.
Reducing your carbs will literally reduce the amount of fat you will store.
The things you want to reduce are: bread, pasta, potato, white rice, biscuits, sweets, cake, cereals and sugar.
Eating a lower amount of carbs and higher protein and fat will allow you to build muscle which will help reduce your body fat and keep it off. Training regularly will make this process a lot faster. Having increased muscle tone will help you to burn more calories at rest.
Eating a lower carb diet will actually lead to you eating a lower amount of calories (even though, as i mentioned previously, fat holds more calories than any other macronutrient)
Fat and protein are proven to take longer to digest and therefore will keep you feeling fuller for longer. Carbs have been shown to send signals to the brain prompting you to feel hungry again, even though you only just ate 30 minutes ago; this leads to craving more sugary foods and a higher amount of calories consumed throughout the day.
If you currently have cereal for breakfast, swap it for eggs and bacon for a week. You will be amazed at the length of time that passes before you feel hungry again. No longer will you feel sluggish at 11 o'clock and feel like you need a sugary snack to elevate your energy levels.
By lowering the amount of refined sugar and refined carbs which were listed above, you will improve your health. By lowering the amount of sugar your body has to deal with, it lowers the chance of diabetes.
Your body will become more efficient at dealing with sugar, should you ever consume some, and you will also become more sensitive to insulin, meaning less is released to deal with the sugar that enters your bloodstream.
