Where Did ALL That Fat Come From? (hint, it did not sneak in overnight)

Why You Feel Like Eating the Kitchen Table at 10 a.m.

Your body runs on two types of fuel: glucose (sugar from food) and fat (your stored backup).
Here’s the catch: thanks to how we eat today—snacks, sugary drinks, white bread, pasta, “just a little” dessert—we’re stuck running on glucose 24/7. That means your fat stays locked up in storage like it’s in a bank vault you’ve lost the key to.

Every time you eat high-carb or high-sugar foods, your blood sugar shoots up. Your body responds by pumping out insulin—the hormone that moves glucose into your cells so you can use it for energy. But here’s the problem:

That spike of energy is short-lived.
Insulin sticks around after the glucose is gone.
With insulin still floating in your blood, your body says: “Hey, I can’t burn fat right now—better get more sugar in here!”
Boom—cravings hit. That’s why two hours after eating, you’re prowling the kitchen for something sweet.

Do this cycle long enough and your cells start ignoring insulin’s knock at the door. That’s insulin resistance—and it’s a one-way ticket to storing more fat, feeling more tired, and having even bigger cravings.

The Goal: Flip the Switch to Fat-Burning

If you want to actually burn the fat you’ve stored from all those carbs and sugars, you have to:

Lower insulin levels so your body can switch from glucose-burning to fat-burning.
Avoid the spike-crash-crave cycle that keeps you reaching for snacks.

One proven way to lower insulin? Intermittent fasting.
But here’s the rub: those first few fasting hours can make you feel like you could eat the kitchen table. That’s your body rebelling against losing its sugar drip feed.

Where GO Energy and Hydration by Paragon Nutrition Comes In

GO Energy and Hydration isn’t just another “sports drink.” It’s designed to help you push through those hunger waves when you’re fasting or cutting carbs:

Balances electrolytes so you’re hydrated and not mistaking thirst for hunger.
Gives steady, clean energy without spiking blood sugar or insulin.
Reduces ravenous cravings so you can make it through your fasting window without caving to that cookie calling your name.

Think of it as your bridge from being stuck in glucose-burning mode to finally tapping into fat stores for fuel. It helps you survive the tough part so you can reap the benefits of lower insulin and more efficient fat-burning.

The Bottom Line

You don’t just want to lose weight—you want to regain metabolic flexibility. That means your body can switch between burning sugar and burning fat whenever it needs to.

The fat you’ve been storing from all those carbs? It’s not gone. It’s just locked up. Lowering insulin, breaking the spike-crash-crave cycle, and using tools like GO Energy and Hydration to ride out fasting hunger—that’s how you get the key back.

Sugar made you store it. Now you can burn it.

Visit Paragon Nutrition’s Online Store here and begin your fat burning journey 😂

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