(January 8, 2013 at 12:37 pm)BGChuckLee Wrote: Well, if sugar makes you fat- I should be obese. You know, some times I eat up to 7000 calories, so, it's not really true. I mean, it's a theory yeah, but if I am getting consistently good blood tests, I am doing something right.
You are right, I am trying to get more vegetables in- recently I have been chomping on a bag of carrots- and occasionally bags of spinach, but it's hard to get used to the taste.
Sugar does make you fat. Your body converts unused sugars to fat for later use. If you aren't fat from eating mainly carbs, that fat is going somewhere, my guess would be you have a fatty liver and fat deposits around your other internal organs. Sugars are more easily converted by the body to fat than protein, which is why so many weight-loss diets are relatively high in protein.
It's a simple formula. Calories in should equal calories out. If more calories are taken in than spent, the excess is stored for later use as fat. If more calories are spent than taken in, you are burning reserves.
You are young, but it will likely catch up with you in time, unless you have that body type that just doesn't get fat. They still have fat, it's just internal rather than surface fat, which is actually the more dangerous in terms of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes risks.
How often are these "consistently good blood tests"? Your annual check up doesn't count, but it would be a good baseline for going in once a month and checking.
