Weight Loss Biochemistry

I would be lying if I told you that CCN doesn’t entirely support weight loss. In fact, just recently, I’ve heard mega-weight loss stories from challenge participants that I hadn’t yet heard. We support the whole body and our systems working together to heal what’s broken. While many clients come to us with broken metabolisms, we often target other areas first to heal how we utilize and store fat cells. First, we must ensure we’re not hosting pathogens to feast on our nutrients so we clear out the gut. Then, we must ensure that our bodies properly remove wastes, through detoxification. Then, we can start working with the metabolic system and how it fuels and burns. But everything we teach is aligned with long-term success, real results, and if needed, weight loss.

The added weight and scale itself take an emotional toll. However, it's not something we like to focus on. We don’t promote our weight loss success or even suggest our program for your weight loss because of the emotional ramifications. Hopefully, weight loss isn’t the only reason you’re here; now you finally realize it. Hopefully, you’re feeling like your best self following the CCN Way of Life and not so hyper-focused on a fleeting number.

I want to take you down a little road to physiology and biochemistry.

The lesson is: Where does the weight go once it’s burned?

Giving you all the opportunities to understand the process your body undergoes gives you more love and appreciation for your body. So next time you’re going through something, you can be thankful and proud instead of negative!

The physiological process of weight loss is underappreciated in the diet world. Fat loss occurs when fats are liberated from adipocytes and enter circulation to supply the needed energy. When weight loss is a goal, it’s important to realize we are trying to lose body fat, not muscle, and not water.

All fats, whether solid or liquid, exist in chemical form as triglycerides, which consist of a glycerol molecule and three fatty acid chains. Each triglyceride macromolecule resembles the letter “E,” with the glycerol being the vertical line and the fatty acids being the three horizontal lines.

Many of these triglycerides are stored as droplets of oil within the fat cells that make up the fat tissue throughout the body. They represent a fuel source to support bodily activities; think of them like gasoline held in a car's fuel tank.

CCN talks a lot about burning fat as fuel. When we burn fat as fuel, we become more energetic, have more stable hormones, and can have sustainable weight loss success. Eating the CCN way alone improves this process, and adding the right amount of weight training/cardio combo fires it up!

When we do this, the hormone-sensitive enzyme lipase in fat cells responds to hormonal messages and disassembles triglycerides into their component glycerol and fatty acids. These components then slip out of the fat cells and into the bloodstream, where they are accessible to tissues throughout the body. The liver preferentially absorbs the glycerol and some of the fatty acids – the remainder of which muscle takes in. This synthesis kicks off the citric acid cycle (or Krebs cycle), a set of chemical reactions that creates usable energy from fat, protein, and carbohydrates. As these mitochondrial activities unfold, they generate carbon dioxide, water, heat, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP), an energy-carrying molecule that fuels cellular activities.

The carbon dioxide is then expelled from the lungs during exhalation. The water exits the body as urine and perspiration. See how important it is to optimize our entire organ system? What if our lungs are weak and can’t handle expelling this much carbon dioxide? What if our livers are sluggish and backed up and can’t process the glycerol properly? Then, we start to develop diseases and other health-related issues.

The plus side of CCN, besides all the cellular-level benefits, is that we target fat cells to burn for fuel, so you can target those trouble areas and become a more toned, healthier version of yourself!

Interested in learning more about weight loss the CCN way? Check our Masterclass + Guide: The CCN Guide to Sustainable Weight Loss.

In this on-demand masterclass, we’ll explain the science and offer a few CCN-approved hacks that can help you get there faster.

Inside this Masterclass, We'll Cover:

• Feeling and Understanding the CCN Difference

• Factors that affect weight loss

• The different types of weight loss

• The different types of fat

• Hormones that affect weight loss

• Reasonable weight loss expectations

• Lifestyle adjustments

• Supplements

• Five CCN hacks to improve your weight loss potential

• When to seek additional support

• BONUS: 20 Page PDF Guide