Are You a ‘Fat Burner’ or a ‘Sugar Burner’?
Find Out Your Body’s Two Engines.
Your body is a brilliant hybrid engine, capable of running on two different fuels: stored body fat and sugar (carbohydrates). Most people unknowingly force their bodies to run on the inefficient ‘sugar engine’ all day long. My goal is to upgrade your system to primarily use the clean, long-lasting ‘fat engine’.
This concept isn’t just a theory. Look at this data from a metabolic test. It shows exactly how your body switches fuel based on your activity level:
What This Chart Means.
The Resting State (HR 72): “At rest, your body wants to be a fat-burning machine. As you can see, over 78% of your energy comes from fat. This is our natural, default state.” But as you can see… here you burn just 1.4 kcal/min. Not too much.
The “Fat Burning Zone” (HR 127-138): “This is the ‘sweet spot’ for sustainable fat loss. At this moderate intensity—a brisk walk or a light jog—your body is burning the maximum amount of fat for fuel. We call this Zone 2 training.” Here you burn just 11.5 kcal/min to 13.4 kcal/min.
The “Sugar Burning Zone” (HR 144+): “During high-intensity exercise, your body panics and switches to its ’emergency fuel’—sugar. This is powerful for performance, but if you live your life here (fueled by stress and sugar), you are in a constant state of inefficient energy crisis.”
The Master Insight: “A metabolically healthy person can stay in the ‘fat-burning’ state for longer, even at higher heart rates. A ‘sugar-addicted’ person switches to the ‘sugar-burning’ state very quickly. The goal of my work is to make you so metabolically flexible that you become a fat-burning machine across a wider range of activities.“
The Strategic Takeaway:
“The takeaway is simple: For sustainable fat loss, you do not need to destroy yourself in the gym. You need to spend more time in the ‘fat-burning zone.’ And the key to unlocking this zone is not just the exercise you do, but the fasting you do, which re-trains your body to access and use fat as its primary fuel source.”
Your Numbers Are Not Your Destiny. They Are Your Starting Point.
The numbers this calculator provides represent the “what”—the quantitative baseline for your new nutritional strategy. But numbers alone are not a plan.
True, lasting transformation comes from understanding the “how” and the “why.” How do you hit these targets without feeling deprived? Why is meal timing sometimes more important than the meal itself? How do you use a powerful tool like strategic fasting to make this process feel effortless, not like a chore?
This is where my work begins. If you are ready to move beyond the numbers and architect a truly personalized system for your health, the next step is a conversation.
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