Author: Vin
The most common weight loss advice you will hear is the advice to eat less and exercise more. If you follow the work of Gary Taubes you will know that this is basically just a recipe for an increased appetite or an increase in sedentary behavior during non-exercise hours or both.
Even if that were a good way to lose weight though (as opposed to controlling insulin levels primarily through carbohydrate restriction) there's still the fact that it can be hard to exercise if you have significant weight to lose. Which is why you're asking, "what should I eat to lose weight without a lot of exercise?"
As we mentioned briefly above the whole mechanism of the body's fat storage capability hinges on the hormone insulin and it's levels in our body. High insulin levels promote diversion of consumed nutrients into fat storage and the retention of current fat stores. That means it's very hard to get your fat cells to give up their stored energy and allow you to use that fat as fuel for your daily activities. This is the case even if you reduce your caloric intake.
It follows then that we need to eat foods that will result in low, well regulated levels of insulin. Carbohydrates are unique in promoting the most intense insulin response since they are quickly converted into glucose in the body. The insulin response to fat and protein foods is on a much lower level which means the key way to lose weight without doing a lot of exercise (assuming that would work which it does not exactly do) is to restrict carbohydrate consumption.
Not all carbohydrates are created equal however and you may have to perform some self-experimentation to determine the level you can tolerate and still lose or maintain your ideal weight. You'll want to especially avoid any type of refined carbohydrate which includes grain products like bread, pasta and other things most people assume to be healthy especially when they are whole grain and advertised as high fiber. You'll also want to avoid excess fructose.
Fructose is pervasive in our lives these days and although it doesn't promote the same insulin response as other more glucose based sugars it does promote fat creation and storage after it is metabolized through the liver. Avoid high fructose corn syrup, regular table sugar and excessive fruit consumption. Some fruits are higher in fructose than others and may present more of a hindrance.
Moderating or almost eliminating your carbohydrate consumption is an important step to take when trying to lose weight without worrying about extensive gym sessions or other types of exercise. It's still a good idea to seek to stimulate beneficial hormones with light activity and perhaps some resistance training however it is possible to lose significant body fat without putting in major exercise hours.
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