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What has to happen in the body to lose weight?

You might think it’s simple: Eat fewer calories than your body uses and you will automatically lose weight. While this idea is basically correct, the issue is a little more complicated. Many diets are reduction diets. They are based on eating less food, but also less essential nutrients, especially protein. In addition to the notorious yo-yo effect, this can have other far-reaching consequences that are not only harmful to your health, but also unsustainable for your weight loss in the long term. Malnutrition always leads to internal cannibalism. In order to get the proteins and other nutrients it needs, the body consumes its own substance. Not just the fat you want to lose, but also the protein-rich lean and muscle mass – leaving you feeling weak, with headaches, low energy, no strength and little drive. Your metabolism may slow down because your body has to conserve in times of need. Water and sodium can then be stored in the tissues and fat burning can come to a halt. In the short term, this will have the opposite effect, causing you to put on weight again by storing water in your tissues, just as the body does when it is starving. In the long run, every wrong diet will make you fatter than before: every time your body uses muscle and lean mass. But muscle mass has a caloric basal metabolic rate – the less muscle you have, the fewer calories you burn and the faster you put on weight. This is the dreaded yo-yo effect!

On the other hand, there are amino acids that are considered non-essential or semi-essential and are produced by the body itself. However, our body also needs the 8 essential amino acids from MAP® as basic building blocks from which it can then produce all the non-essential or semi-essential amino acids. So when we are under increased stress, growing or involved in intense physical activity, we always have an increased need for amino acids.

Why is weight loss always associated with detoxification?

The subject of detoxification in general and specifically during a diet could fill countless books as it is not only very important but also extremely complex. This is especially true in today’s world where we ingest many toxins on a daily basis, such as environmental toxins, microplastics, pesticides, drug residues, etc. That’s why regular detoxification is essential for your health and vitality. Only then can your metabolism and organs function optimally and reward you with a healthy body and mind.

But where do all these toxins go in our bodies? The answer is clear: in addition to the major metabolic organ, the liver, these toxins are mainly stored in our fatty body tissues.

So, when you dissolve fatty tissue, it automatically releases toxins that need to be bound and excreted using dietary fibres such as zeolites, chitosans or micropectins. Not only does this support your long-term health and do your body good, but it can also accelerate or intensify the weight loss process while preventing these toxins from being reabsorbed into your body. At the same time, binding toxins makes it easier to lose weight and takes the strain off the liver, which has to work hard to detoxify.

What is the recipe for long-term, healthy weight loss without the yo-yo effect?

Our recipe for success is as simple as it is spectacular! By increasing the use of MAP® during your diet, you will be able to provide your body with the highest quality free and crystalline amino acids at the highest protein levels. You can maintain your muscles and lean mass or even build them up through training. This will help you maintain or even increase your basal metabolic rate, which means you’ll burn more of the calories you eat and stay lean. All this while relieving the liver of the waste products of protein metabolism because MAP® produces almost no waste products. This means that the liver has maximum free capacity to dispose of toxins stored in fat cells.

However, for weight loss to work at all, a targeted ketogenic diet is required in addition to sufficient exercise. The keto diet means low carbohydrate, high protein and high fat or moderate fat for as long as you want to lose weight.

Our solution is absolutely sensational because we have an additional secret ingredient that is a real guarantee of success: MAP® – our eight Essential Amino Acids in the Specific Amino Acid Pattern that work exactly where weight loss usually gets stuck. In order to be successful, however, you need to keep the following points in mind and you will see those pesky pounds disappear in no time at all:

What are the benefits of a low carb diet? Quite simply, your body gets its energy directly from the fat deposits or stored fat reserves that many of us have in abundance! On the other hand, if you eat complex carbohydrates such as potatoes, pasta, rice, bread or simple sugars, your body will constantly feed its glycogen stores and prefer to burn them rather than the fat stores you already have.

But what exactly happens when you stop eating carbohydrates and start eating protein and good fats? You enter a state called ketosis. Your body uses fat as its main source of energy instead of stored sugar and produces ketone bodies after a prolonged period of burning fat. These small energy molecules then act as a super-fuel for your body that can be used by most tissues, including your brain. This is ideal for weight loss, as you can lose weight without feeling hungry and stay energised at the same time.

Having heard so much theory, you’re probably wondering what foods can put you into a state of ketosis. You can find lots of information about this on the internet – but to give you a quick overview, here are the main food groups:

• Vegetables & salad (very low in carbohydrates):
  Artichokes, aubergines, avocado, cauliflower, broccoli, watercress, endive, lamb’s lettuce, kale, cucumbers/pickles, snow peas, cabbage, konjac root, chard, okra, olives, peppers, mushrooms, radishes, radishes, rhubarb, Brussels sprouts, red cabbage, rocket, lettuce, asparagus, spinach, sprouts, tomatoes, savoy cabbage, courgettes
  
• Vegetables (medium carbohydrate content):
  Vegetable pumpkin, carrots, parsnip, beetroot, turnips, onions
  
• Fruits (low carbohydrate):
  Blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, redcurrants, cranberries, gooseberries, limes, grapefruit, plums
  
• Nuts (medium carbohydrate content & high in fatty acids):
  Hazelnuts, coconuts, macadamia nuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, pecan nuts, walnuts
  
• Fats and oils:
  Avocado oil, coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil (cold-pressed), butter, clarified butter (ghee), MCT oil, macadamia nut oil, linseed oil (limited), animal fats such as lard, tallow, rendered fat
  
• Vegetable oils with good omega-3 fatty acids:
  Peanut oil, pumpkin seed oil, rapeseed oil, walnut oil
  
• Meat, fish and eggs (high-quality dietary proteins; however, these should be used moderately in the ketogenic diet, as they also provide a proportion of sugar via their breakdown products of protein metabolism)
  
• MAP® Master Amino Acid Pattern: This combination of amino acids is over 99 % anabolically metabolised. Anabolic means that they are used to build body cells. As MAP® is almost completely metabolised into body protein and therefore produces no metabolic waste, it is the only protein diet in the world that provides no sugar.

Under no circumstances should you eat a ketogenic diet:
Potatoes, pasta, rice, bread, cereals and all foods and drinks containing simple sugars as well as desserts, baked goods, soda and soft drinks, including beer.

But that’s not all, because with MAP® you get an amino acid companion that contains an extremely low nitrogen drop (< 1%). And that is really crucial, in contrast to other protein supplements or protein-rich foods! Because, as you probably know, our organism can only ‘utilise’ a certain percentage of a food – in other words: your body can only extract 32% protein from meat, poultry and eggs, for example, while the remaining 68% is ‘metabolic waste’ for it, which it excretes via the liver and kidneys. The more nitrogen waste a food contains, the more strain is placed on the organs and the less benefit your body derives from these nutrients.

However, as the organs are already heavily involved in detoxification, especially during weight loss, this condition can not only be counterproductive – in that you will no longer lose weight – in the worst case, the excretory organs such as the liver, kidneys, intestines and skin can be overloaded and you may experience health problems. Therefore, please always keep the topic of detoxification in mind.

Lose weight without the yo-yo effect: our recipe for success

Of course, weight loss is always very individual and depends on various factors such as gender, age, eating habits, starting weight, etc. However, there are some basic points that we would like to give you to help you along the way – but always with the caveat that this can vary from person to person. Especially if you have a medical condition or are very overweight, it is advisable to have a health professional at your side. To calculate your personal MAP® requirement, please use our MAP® calculator and adjust the following quantities to your calculated amount.

1. Drinking water
   Always drink plenty of good quality water! Water is the best solvent. As the body’s detoxification capacity increases, more water is needed to flush out toxins. Start with a large glass of water when you get up in the morning.
   
2. Morning exercise
   To maximise your results, it is best to do your (moderate) exercise programme on an empty stomach. Ideally 30 to 45 minutes. You should also take approximately 5 MAP® 30 minutes before exercise.
   
3. Breakfast
   If you want to have breakfast, it’s best to have 1–2 tablespoons of coconut oil and another 5 MAP®. If you are still hungry afterwards, combine this with a ketogenic breakfast option such as egg and bacon or Greek yoghurt and berries. However, carbohydrates should be avoided as much as possible!
   
4. Lunch
   Wait 4 to 6 hours before eating to allow fat burning to take place. If you eat fish or meat for lunch, do not take MAP®. If you eat a vegetarian meal, take an additional 5 MAP®.
   
5. Dinner
   Another 4 to 6 hours should pass before the next meal – without snacks, but with plenty of good quality water. If you feel very hungry before dinner, simply take 5 MAP® with a tablespoon of coconut oil. The craving will subside and your body will be satisfied. If you have eaten fish or meat for lunch, choose a vegetarian meal that is not high in protein and combine it with 5 MAP®. Alternatively, you can skip this meal altogether to maximise the effect of the overnight fast. In this case, however, we recommend that you take 10 MAP® to ensure your protein intake.
   
   If you eat fish or meat in the evening, please do not take additional MAP® as your body has already absorbed protein from food. If you have the choice of eating fish or meat at lunchtime or in the evening, choose a vegetarian meal with MAP® in the evening to relieve your bowels, liver and kidneys for the night. This is because most detoxification processes take place overnight when the body is at rest. If you are a vegetarian or vegan, the choice is easy. In this case, we ask you to use MAP® both at lunchtime and in the evening – but in this case, be sure to follow your personally calculated dose of MAP®.
   
   Unfortunately, vegetable proteins are not at all suitable for the keto diet. Vegetable proteins have a very low value for humans. Their Net Amino Acid Utilisation (NAV) is a maximum of 18%. This means that at least 82% of their protein content has to be broken down. This results in a significant amount of sugar as a by-product. Please remember: We don’t need sugar on the keto diet. As a vegetarian or vegan, you should therefore largely avoid plant proteins in the ketogenic diet. Your need for MAP® is therefore slightly higher and should also be taken into account for the required protein synthesis.

If you eat a mixed diet with one meat, fish and egg meal a day, you need 15 MAP® pellets. Vegetarians and vegans require 20 MAP®.

So that’s our recipe for success for losing weight quickly but sustainably, without starving yourself and without the yo-yo effect. We hope our advice will soon have you smiling in the mirror with the body of your dreams. Get MAP® now and start your weight loss journey.