Are you a fat burning machine? By John Erickson
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The data to the left means nothing to me. The real question is what kind of calories are you burning? Your body can burn protein, carbohydrate or fat during exercise. The type of nutrients you burn depends on the type of activity, the intensity, duration, and most mportantly... your diet. For example, if you eat a fat free muffin before you exercise, you will burn the fat free muffin while exercising. If you haven’t eaten anything all day and go to the gym, nearly half of all the calories expended will come from breaking down your own muscles.

80% of the results you get from working out at the gym is derived from what you do in the kitchen. As a personal trainer/nutritionist I always make sure my clients are eating correctly -otherwise, what’s the point exercising a weak body?

To strengthen your body and to turn yourself into a fat burning machine, food is the most important factor to consider. Food controls your hormones which are the traffic controllers that determine which nutrients (protein, carbohydrates or fats) get thrown into the energy fire of the body. The contractile components of your muscles will literally be dismantled and cellular mitochondria within muscles will be severely degraded.

Are you a fat burning machine? This is a question you have to ask yourself every time you eat. Each meal holds the power. Each meal is a key that determines how satisfied you feel after eating, and most importantly, what your fat cells are doing –are they storing or releasing fat? When people follow my patented eating and exercise system, they get the best of both worlds, their metabolism skyrockets and they lose body fat simultaneously. Fat is released, muscle cells burn fat for energy and your carbohydrates are enjoyed by your nervous system. It becomes a wonderful journey physically and spiritually.