Unfortunately, real life is not that simple. Your body is constantly using energy, and the amount being used depends primarily on your activity level. Even when you are sleeping, your body is burning calories. Therefore, when you think about your activity levels on an average day you will see that it fluctuates throughout the day. If the amount of fuel being used varies, then so should your intake. For example, if you are active in the morning, then that is where you should position a large portion of your calories for that day and not at 9 o’clock at night, when you are not nearly as active!
The key to stabilizing your blood sugar is to match your eating to your activity levels. In order to stabilize blood sugar you must eat small, frequent, and balanced meals/snacks every 2-3 hours! Do not forget that your body is constantly burning calories, so you should always supply it with food. Skipping a meal or waiting more than 2-3 hours between meals is like trying to drive your car on empty. However, you should only give it what it needs at that time. In order to easily find your trouble spots, create a timeline; chart your meals (as well as drinks), and activity levels. Draw a line that represents your activity level throughout an average day. Then list all meals, snacks, and drinks at their appropriate times. You should be able to see where you are not supplying any, or enough calories, and when you are supplying too many when not needed.
Stable blood sugar is by far the most important factor when it comes to burning fat! If you have to do only one thing, STABILIZE YOUR BLOOD SUGAR! In the next post we will discuss about how excess blood sugar adds to body fat to further strengthen the importance of stabilizing blood sugar.
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