Turbocharge fat burn and take off 12 lbs a week!

Want a quick way to flatten your belly while preventing, improving, even reversing type 2 diabetes? Protein researchers have hit on a new approach that makes it a cinch. The secret? “Eating the right amount of protein at the right time,” says Paul Arciero, PH.D., a nutritionist at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. In one of Arciero’s recent studies, subjects using his simple protein guidelines dropped up to 72 pounds in 12 weeks. “They also cut levels of the hormone insulin in half,” he reports. “When insulin comes down like that, it means the body is handling blood sugar much better. It also means fat burning— especially around the abdominal area— has gone way up.” Other benefits include better energy, strength, cholesterol levels and more, says Arciero. “It’s the way to a happier, healthier life!”

Diets that cut carbs and increase protein are all the rage, yet many women find they get disappointing results. Turns out, protein does increase our calorie burn—but we often go overboard on a good thing. When University of Texas scientists set out to determine the ideal amount of protein we need to boost metabolism, they found weight-loss benefits “max

out” at about 30 grams per sitting—the amount in 4 oz. of chicken or beef. “Most of us eat three or four times that amount, especially when we’re cutting back on carbs. And anything you can’t use ultimately ends up as fat,” cautions Caroline Cederquist, M.D., one of the nation’s top weight-loss experts and medical director of the Bistromd meal delivery service. On the flip side, she adds, we

tend to skimp on protein in the morning, when we need it most. (Surprising fact: Three eggs contain just 18 grams of protein, so even some keto dieters don’t get enough at breakfast!) “Research consistently shows that 30 grams in the morning is needed to ‘wake up’ your muscles,” Arciero says. “It turns up the metabolic furnace, so you see a lot more fat loss.” Like Arciero, Dr. Cederquist urges us to eat smaller amounts of protein more often. “It’s the difference that makes all the difference!”

The magic formula

What this approach boils down to is eating more protein at breakfast and then smallerthan-usual protein servings the rest of the time. You also want to keep carbs and calories down to speed weight loss, but protein helps with that. “It’s the key nutrient that tells the brain you’re satisfied,” says Arciero, author of The Protein Pacing Diet. “You automatically begin to want less food.” Steady doses of highquality protein also digest in a way that helps keep bloodsugar levels lower and steady, which reduces cravings. On top of that, amino acids in protein help the body to repair itself—so your whole system heals. “A damaged system can’t use sugar properly, and a lot of it ends up as abdominal fat even as our cells are starved of energy,” notes Dr. Cederquist. As normal function returns, ab fat is naturally released. Plus, “your cells finally get the fuel they need, and you just have so much more energy.”

“We see best results when people eat a protein-rich meal or snack every two to three hours or so,” says Arciero, noting that when he compared dieters using protein pacing to those getting the same calories from three larger meals, the protein pacers lost significantly more fat. Some protein pacers even report losing one to two pounds a day!

Real-world wow

After a lifetime of yo-yo dieting, Yasmine Purdey, 64, saw an ad for protein shakes on Facebook. “There were a lot of ordinary people sharing success stories, and it got my attention,” recalls the Washington state retiree. She decided to sample 310Nutrition.com’s salted caramel flavor. “I really liked it, and it kept me full,” she says. Yasmine began interspersing the shakes with other small protein-rich meals and snacks—like salmon over

salad or baked chicken with veggies and quinoa. “I felt more energy after a few days, so I knew my metabolism was up.” Meanwhile, the scale went down. She dropped 65 pounds and shrunk from a size 18 to an 8 in just over a year. “I was told that at my age, I should give up trying to be skinny,” she says. “I’m proof it’s never too late!”

To learn more, check out The Protein Pacing Diet or Priselife.com

Protein hack works like a diet pill + diabetes med to melt 12 lbs a week!