Some people use the term "weight loss" while others call it "fat loss" while many use the terms weight loss and fat loss interchangeably. Does they mean the same thing? To a lot of people, they mean the same thing. But the terms can have a completely different meaning. You have to know the difference if you want to lose weight or lose weight in an effective and healthy way.
When you step on the scale each morning, what you are reading on the scale is weight loss, not fat loss. Bathroom scales are never needed to determine fat loss.
Because? Because it measures your total weight and not your body fat itself. If you weigh yourself in the morning before breakfast after a bowel movement, you will likely get the lowest reading for the day because your body is dehydrated for hours without fluid replacement while you sleep and after you have emptied your bowels. there is more water and waste. so reddish that you become lighter. After a night of sleeping and eating nothing, your carbohydrate stores are depleted and you are therefore even lighter without the stored carbohydrates called glycogen. What happened next ? You are only losing weight, you are not losing fat! Your body fat is still there while the weight of other substances, such as glycogen, waste, water, etc., is depleted.
Now start weighing yourself again after dinner, when you are fully satisfied with your meals and water intake, and it may be surprising that you are probably 2kg or more and that's at least 4.4 lbs. You just gained weight and you might even gain weight! Now you can see it's a misnomer when people think weight loss and fat loss are the same thing.
Why should you know the difference? Because for most of us, especially those who are overweight, we want to lose weight and we don't necessarily want to lose weight. Understand the drift?
Now the most important part. Simple weight loss can cause you to lose muscle and in turn gain body fat later on. Yes, it is ironic. This is because the more muscle mass you have, the more efficiently you burn fat, because muscle is an active tissue and requires calories to function. Body fat remains idle and therefore does not burn calories on its own. Therefore, the less muscle mass you have, the less calories your body will burn. The less calories your body burns, the more calories you store as body fat! Therefore, it is important to lose fat, but not just to lose weight, which can include loss of muscle tissue.
How is it possible for a person to lose muscle with a weight loss program? Well, for starters, we often hear about people following this diet and diet. Most diets require severe restriction of food or calorie intake. Your body will then signal your mind that it is in starvation mode and that the body is designed to store fat in the event of impending starvation and will use your muscles for energy in your daily activities.
Some diets recommend a severe reduction in carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are your body's main source of energy. When your body is out of carbohydrates, it turns indiscriminately to protein (muscle) and body fat for energy. Now to make matters worse, due to the restriction of the carbohydrates consumed there will be less carbohydrate calories to use as energy calories and this will signal the start of starvation mode again. Your body's vicious cycle of cannibalizing your own muscles is restarted. The same goes for people who take diet pills or salon fat loss programs.
So some people say it's ok Chris, I get what you mean so I'm going to do a lot of cardio to lose weight. Another big mistake. Have you ever wondered why marathon runners, those who frequently run many miles and do aerobic exercise almost every day, are so lean and lack muscle tone. It is designed to adapt. When you run, jump, or nothing enough it will tell you, listen, I better get lighter to handle stress better and improve endurance. Guess what? Your muscles are heavier than fat, and what will your body lose the most when you want to be lighter? Muscle or fat? Your body will lose both, but more muscle than fat.
Anyway, why would you want to lose weight just to become a smaller person, with the same figure, without any muscle tone? Why would you want to go on a weight loss program that engulfs your muscles and slows down your fat burning rate so much that when you are no longer in the program the fat accumulates again?
Therefore, while you are on a weight loss program, you should also be on a muscle building program. This means a combination of correct eating habits, cardiovascular exercise, and weight lifting to maintain muscle preservation and fat loss.
From now on, tell people that you are on a fat loss program, not a weight loss program. That you have a good eating habit rather than just diet.
With the distinction clearly in mind, you will know how to effectively lose fat, preserve and increase muscle mass, and lose weight on the scale at the same time. It would be a perfect way to reach your weight loss goal because you will be losing body fat instead of muscle and just body waste.
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