Are You A Sugar Burner? Here’s How To Tell…

Our bodies are meant to be able to get energy from several different fuel sources - glucose, fat, ketones

But for many of us due to our carb heavy diets and sedentary lifestyles we’ve trained our bodies to rely on carbs/sugar as our primary energy source.

As a result our bodies have sort have forgotten how to use our body fat (or ketones) for energy. This happens when we have become insulin resistant - I have an earlier post on how and why that happens. 

Although being a sugar burner might kinda sound like fun - it’s really not! It can cause a whole bunch of issues and is actually a slippery slope to diabetes. 

So how do you tell if you’re a sugar burner?

There are several signs:

• Frequent hunger 

• Hunger soon after eating

• Cravings - particularly for sugar and carbs

• Poor energy

• Poor sleep 

• Energy crashes

If you miss a meal or can’t eat right away do you ever feel?

• Hangry instead of hungry

• Lightheaded or dizzy

• Sweaty

• Headaches

• Fatigue

• Nausea

• Anxious

• Irritability 

• Lack of concentration 

• Brain fog

These are all signs that you may be a sugar burner but the good thing is this can be fixed. And it’s not as complicated as it may sound. It does involve to diet and lifestyle changes but if you’ve ever dealt with BS issues you know it’s no fun and being free of all that is so worth the effort you put in to make the changes.

If you are interested in some simple steps that you can take to becoming a fat burner rather than a sugar burner check out my Fat Burning Basics Guide here