can smoothies really make you add cellulite? i recently did a bit of research on one of the biggest smoothie retailers in the country. most of you who know me understand that im not a low carb advocate in any sense of the word. however, i am not high carb promoter either.
as you may know, your body needs carbohydrates to function. it's what our body prefers for fuel. secondly,coach mens wallet, store it as fat, use it to replenish glycogen stores, or use it for immediate energy.
i have recently researched over}} 57 different types of smoothie drinks from one of the largest smoothie retailers in the country that promote their product to help you lose fat. of those 57 smoothies thirty (30) of them contained more than 80 grams of carbohydrates (mostly simple sugar) and only four (4) contained less than 41 grams of carbohydrates!
this is calculated using a 20 oz. serving. to calculate 32 and 40 oz. servings multiply by 1.5 and 2 respectively. ok. ready? . . .
32 oz serving- 30 smoothies with 120+ grams of carbohydrates!
40 oz serving- 30 smoothies with 160+ grams of carbohydrates!
how many times do you actually order the smallest size, especially when its perceived as a fat loss aid?
now, lets say that you dont already know this and you begin on a path to a lean life. smoothie promotions catch your eye and you think, hey, i can just drink a few of those a day and my problems will be solved. nuh uh. now lets say you decide to drink 3 per day and you unknowingly choose one of the 30 smoothies that contain 80+ grams of carbohydrates. when you consume this drink all three things we talked about earlier will happen: assuming you are in somewhat of a glycogen depleted state, muscle tissue and organs will be replenished first. the next thing that happens will be for your body to use them for immediate energy requirements, and the left overs will be (you guessed it!) stored as fat! now there are only