💭 Personal & Life To lose weight and fix chronic inflammation... Here are the 2 BEST...Andrew Panella@Longevity_EDU 29 views Feb 03, 2025 ~1 min read Advertisement 1 To lose weight and fix chronic inflammation...Here are the 2 BEST metrics to track: 2 Is counting calories really the best solution? 3 To fix chronic inflammation and achieve a healthy weight:Your goal is to regain METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY.Metabolic flexibility is your body's ability to switch between running on carbohydrates (glucose) and fats (ketone fatty acids). 4 To regain metabolic flexibility:Limit carbohydrates to 100g or less every day. 5 To regain metabolic flexibility:Shrink your eating window to 8 hours or less. 6 Here are the 2 BEST metrics to fix your metabolism:→Limit carbs to under 100 grams/day→Limit eating window to under 8 hours/dayWhy?You will gradually empty your body of glucose.You will FORCE YOUR BODY to run on fat (ketones). 7 Long term:You can train your body to easily switch between fat and glucose.Once you do this: 8 If you've been running forever on glucose:This can be REALLY challenging at first.You may experience:→Exhaustion & fatigue→Extreme cravings→Mood swings→Brain fogThis is your body going through WITHDRAWAL. 9 Tips that can help with glucose withdrawal: 10 If counting calories works for you, go for it.It might help you temporarily lose weight.But it won't always help you achieve metabolic flexibility.And it won't always normalize your hormones & cravings. 11 Here's the bottom line:Metabolic flexibility is your REAL goal.And you need a sustainable solution to achieve & maintain it. 12 Thanks for reading! 🙏Follow @Longevity_EDU for more on how to:→Live Healthier→Live Happier→Live LongerAnd if you found this helpful, RT the first tweet to share! Save this thread — create a free accountSave this thread Sign Up