Carbs help you lose weight. ​When you eat carbohydrates, like this low-fat plant-based pizza, they are used directly as energy or stored as glycogen. ​When you eat fat, it stores as fat. ​When you eat protein, it breaks down into amino acids. ​Your body actually hates turning carbs or sugar into fat. First, it pushes that extra glucose into your liver and muscles. It packs it away into temporary storage tanks called glycogen. I like to call these your sugar tanks. ​This helps you feel energetic so you naturally want to move more. ​We now know humans can store an incredible amount of sugar in those tanks. An average person easily holds around 2,000 calories of carbohydrate energy. ​Science also shows your body is highly adaptable. Because your muscles act as the main storage units for this fuel, having more muscle mass means you build a bigger sugar tank. ​If you lift weights and stay active, your body can expand its storage to hold up to 4,000 calories of pure, clean energy. Th...