Let’s talk about how insulin affects your body and your ability to lose weight.
Every time you eat, your blood sugar goes up, and your insulin levels rise too. That’s because insulin’s job is to manage that sugar in your blood. Think of insulin as your body’s storage hormone—it takes the sugar and stores it in two places:
1. Your liver – but the liver can only hold so much.
2. Your fat cells – anything extra that the liver can’t handle goes straight into fat storage.
Here’s the catch: if you’re overweight, your insulin levels are probably always high, which means your body is stuck in “storage mode.” Instead of burning fat, it’s holding onto it.
So how do you break this cycle?
1. Start by fasting:
The easiest way to bring down insulin levels is to stop eating for a while. Fasting gives your body a chance to lower insulin so it can finally tap into those fat stores. That’s why people who fast often see quick results.
2. Eat real food:
When you do eat, skip the processed stuff like bread, cereal, pasta, and cookies. Stick with whole foods—things like meat, vegetables, and healthy fats. These won’t spike your insulin like processed carbs do.
3. Move your body:
Adding strength training and walking into your week helps your body use up some of the sugar in your blood. This keeps insulin levels lower and helps you burn more fat.
It’s really that simple: fast, eat whole foods, and move. By controlling your insulin, you’re giving your body the chance to burn fat and get out of that constant storage mode.
Don’t think fasting works? Check out these pictures from some of my current clients—they’ve seen incredible results by following these simple steps. The proof is in their progress!
If you’re curious to learn more about fasting and how it works, I highly recommend reading The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung. He does an incredible job breaking it all down in a way that’s easy to understand and super helpful!
