Insulin spikes from carbs don't force your body to store fat. They just signal your body to use those carbs for energy right now. Fat loss comes down to eating fewer calories than you burn, regardless of whether those calories come from carbs, fat, or protein.
When you eat this oatmeal, you spike your insulin. When you spike your insulin, your body automatically stores fat. You've probably heard this before, but here's what people don't tell you. When your body is storing fat, that just means you're not burning fat for energy at that moment in time because your body has carbs it just ate, so it will use this for energy instead. It's just like plugging in your laptop. You won't use its stored energy anymore. more because you're currently giving it energy. But here's what nobody ever explains. It doesn't matter if you use carbs, fats, or an unhealthy amount of pre-workout for energy. There's a difference between burning fat for energy and actually losing stored body fat. As long as you are in an overall calorie deficit, your body will lose its stored body fat. So don't listen to these butt sniffers on the internet talking about insulin spikes spikes, fat-storing hormones, and scaring you away from eating carbs. As long as you hit your daily calories, you're all good. And if you need to know what your daily calories should be, just click this link in my bio right here.
