Welcome to another episode of The Matter Over Mind Experience
I am your host, Master Trainer & Weight Management Expert, Narado Zeco Powell
This episode is Q & A 8
I will answer 5 questions from listeners & followers who emailed or sent me a DM
If you have questions about health, fitness & fat-loss, feel free to email me @ narado@zecohealth.com or DM on my IG @zecohealth
Visit the zeco recommendation page for products I recommend for fitness, health & weight management. My discount codes are there so you can save some money.
Let’s begin-
Question1-
Does taking certain medications impact your ability to lose weight?
I am on 8 different pills at the moment (hoping to get off of most once I lose some weight).
Answer-
The question to ask is if certain medications will impact your metabolism i.e ability to burn fat or carbs.
The answer is yes. Certain medications can cause weight gain, i.e medications that include steroids. In addition, if you have underlying health issues, they will impact your ability to burn fat as well.
You may need to speak to your primary care physician or read the labels to determine.
Question2-
I am curious about dehydration and how it may affect how I lose weight?
Either I drink a gallon of water or just 1 glass.. struggling to get a good balance.
Answer-
Hydration will impact your body’s ability to burn fat and carbs properly which will definitely impact your Lumen levels.
I recommend drinking water throughout the day. The importance is to never be thirsty.
Thirst is a sign that you have been dehydrated.
Question3-
What’s the best time to eat carbs for weight-loss
Thanks for the info. Any information would be helpful for me during my journey!
Answer-
This is a good question. It is best to carb cycle, especially simple carbs. The best times to eat carbs is usually before workouts & earlier in the day.
Healthy complex carbs like blueberries can help you sleep well.
Question4-
What’s the difference between being in ketosis & burning fat for energy?
This is an excellent question. We often confuse this. We believe that our bodies run out of carbs and then create ketones. Well, it isn’t that simple.
Carbs are the body’s preferred source of fuel. Now, our bodies can burn fat and carbs for energy as needed and at that point you may not be in ketosis.
Let me explain, let’s say, I am doing zone 2 cardio, where my body primarily burn fat, I may still have stored glycogen that my body can use in the future. In fact, that’s the goal. To burn fat, then save stored glycogen for use when needed. For example, for intense exercise.
Nutritional ketosis is when you have used all carbs and your body starts to run on ketones. You can measure this using a ketone meter. I usually enter nutritional ketosis couple times a year to get the benefits that it provides. However, I do not believe that humans should stay in this state.
Question5-
What is metabolic flexibility? How do we accomplish this?
The goal is to mostly use fat at rest, but carbs as needed. For example, upon waking, you should mostly burn fat, however, when you workout, especially when you cross the anaerobic zone, you should use carbs for the most part to fuel that workout.
Also, post a high carb meal, you should switch to carb burn temporarily.
The best tool on the market to accomplish this is Lumen. You breathe into it and it reads your metabolism to let you know if you primarily burn fat or carbs.
Their nutritionists also give you guidance to follow to improve the flexibility of your metabolism.
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