Fat loss.... Why can't you hit those stubborn areas? Matt Legge and the ATP podcast episode 1

I can honestly say I have never learnt so much in my life in such a easy way..

Knowledge = Power :) 

I have been listening to these ATP science pod casts and taking my own special notes.. 

Matt Legge is the genius behind ATP science and has been a natrapath for over 20 years and has also been poached by huge drug companies to create products for them called white labelling which means he is the brains behind the products they claim to be their own..   

If you want to listen to it for yourself here is the link 

http://atpscience.com/episode-1-fat-loss/

If not I have taken all the best parts out of the pod cast that I have found the most interesting 

                                                       Episode 1 is Fat loss 

• When it comes to diet and exercise there is no one size fits all solution. Energy in and energy out will dictate to some degree how many calories you are burning but its not the big key 
• The biggest thing that determines your body shape if your hormone profile 
• If you have any hormone imbalances then that will put a hand break on your fat loss 
• Estrogen will hold fat an fluid in the following areas 

- Hips 

- Lower back 

- Lower abs 

- Upper thighs and groin 

- Chest in men 

- Tuck shop arms 

• The biggest thing I have learnt was even in a calorie deficit your body still won't be able to hit those areas 
• Insulin's job is to take sugar out of your bloody stream 
• If you are insulin resistant your body will take that sugar and instead of putting it into your muscles it will put it into your fat cells 
• Type 2 diabetes, PCOS is a condition caused from your body not being able to deal with insulin properly

In summary in this episode.. In order to lose weight properly and from all over your body even the stubborn areas you need to know your body on a deeper level to be able to paint a clear picture on whats going on with your hormones in order to remove the fat loss hand break 

Here is some ways to know your body on a deeper and more efficient level 

- Blood test 

- You can get someone to take your skin folds which measures your fat in areas around your body 

- Take note on how you feel after eating certain foods 

- Take note of symptoms you are experiencing in order to research further what the cause is

• Having a unhealthy thyroid can lead to high estrogen, high cortisol, high insulin which all store fat 
• you aren't burning fat in the gym you are burning fat the other 23 hours of the day so you need to make sure your hormones are working properly for maximum weight loss   

Where to start

- Find out where your at 

- Find out where you want to be 

- Create a holistic strategy on how to get there 

- keep track of how you're feeling and where you are storing fat along the way which will start to paint a clearer picture 

Stay turned for my wrote up on episode 2 Estrogen