Tom Blackman Podcast

Tom Blackman Podcast


Lose Weight Eating Carbs – The Secret to Female Fat Loss

November 08, 2021

To lose weight you have to stop eating carbs right?











WRONGAlthough it’s what many female weight loss programs advocate. There are more searches for Keto and Keto diet than there are for pretty much any other diet system.Right behind that is ‘fast weight loss’ or ‘how to lose weight fast’Although most people understand that they need to eat a bit less to lose weight, actually putting this into action can be tricky and complicated.  What then occurs is a complete cutting out of carbs as a quick fix.

















A LOT of female weight loss diets focus on cutting carbs




There are so many female weight loss gurus who promote a low to zero carb diet for women.  It’s easy money as you lose weight fast from lower food volume and reduced glycogen in the muscles, also a bit of water retention can go.


















This is pretty short lived though and the initial weight loss and euphoria is then followed by the realisation that to sustain that weight loss you can never eat carbs again, or at least in the quantity you did before. What follows is a slow and sustained building up of cravings for the food you left behind.  You’re stuck in a prison of your own making where the only food you can eat is that which you’re slowly resenting The inevitable break happens and you binge massively on carbs and pretty much anything else you can get your hands on. The weight returns and you’re left frustrated and still confused about how to actually get that body you want.











Eating carbs is essential for building a better body but also for maintaining weight loss and lower body fat





























If you don’t exercise then eating low carbs is probably going to be ok for you to lose weight.  However if that is your situation I would definitely be asking yourself why you don’t exercise.  The health benefits from even walking for 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace can substantially reduce your risk from dying of many common ailments. Let’s be clear, we are all going to die, but if walking 30 minutes a day could give you a few extra years with your grandkids and loved ones then why aren’t you doing that?
























If you do exercise then well done, if you exercise with weights then AWESOME, you’re well on your way to getting an incredible body.The only thing is, weight training is mainly glycolytic in nature – wh...