195: The Golden Rules of Carbs and Fat Loss
CONSISTENT by Primal Potential
Elizabeth Benton
4.9 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2016
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Forget what you have heard! You can eat carbohydrates and still successfully meet your fat loss goals and maintain the results.
There are hundreds of opinions related to carbs & fat loss and it's tough to know which one is most effective. We're going to clear that up and ensure that you don't have to subscribe to models of restriction or deprivation in order to burn fat and have plenty of energy.
In today's episode, I discuss 4 smart carb strategies (aka The Golden Rules of Carbs and Fat loss) that, when implemented, will help you unlock your health and weight potential while increasing your energy, decreasing your cravings and stabilizing your hunger.
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The Golden Rules of Carbs and Fat Loss
Listen to the episode to hear my detailed explanation for the following:
A). Who can benefit from implementing these strategies?
B). What are carbohydrates?
C). Do the golden rules of carbs and fat loss apply to all carbohydrates or are there exceptions?
D). How do the golden rules of carbs and fat loss apply to individuals who workout?
E). What are the 4 strategies? What effect do they have on blood sugar, insulin, and cortisol levels?
You'll want to listen to the full episode to hear the explanation of the golden rules, but here's a quick overview:
- Eat your starchy carbs at the right time
- Choose the right quality of carbohydrates
- Consume the right quantity
- Pair your carbs with the right company
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Primal Potential and I am your host, Elizabeth Benton. |
| 0:06.7 | Through education, motivation and implementation, we will bridge the gap between knowing and |
| 0:13.8 | doing so we can master fat loss naturally and help you reach your highest potential. |
| 0:21.6 | Let's get started. |
| 0:25.2 | Hello sweet friends and welcome back to the Primal Potential podcast. |
| 0:29.1 | I am Elizabeth Benton and this particular episode is quite frankly long overdue. |
| 0:37.1 | I am always mentioning what I call the golden rules of carbs and fat loss. |
| 0:41.9 | It's just a summary of carbs strategies for fat loss that I've summarized and synthesized |
| 0:47.2 | and I've never done a podcast devoted to all four of them. |
| 0:52.9 | I've written a blog on the four of them and I've done individual episodes on I think |
| 0:57.2 | maybe two of the four of them but I get a lot of questions about it. |
| 1:02.3 | I even have an entire e-course on carbs strategies for fat loss but I don't have a podcast |
| 1:07.1 | on the golden rules. |
| 1:08.1 | So we are fixing that today and we're going to start at the top with what they're for |
| 1:14.4 | and who they are for. |
| 1:17.5 | Unfortunately as with most things in this day and age where anybody with an opinion can |
| 1:23.1 | put information out there for us to find on Google there are a couple of opposite extreme |
| 1:28.7 | approaches and perspectives related to carbohydrates and fat loss. |
| 1:34.4 | For the most part people are either carb phobic and feel like you can't possibly consume carbs |
| 1:41.0 | and burn fat or lose weight or the group of people who feel like carbs are critical |
| 1:45.8 | and essential for health and energy and must be included regularly for health, for a |
| 1:52.0 | quote unquote balanced diet and for fat loss. |
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