Lose the Weight From Fat Instead of Lean Mass

Losing weight is easy, but losing fat is harder. Many people lose weight quickly, but it is mainly water and muscle. This is a bad way to lose weight and isn't healthy. To properly lose fat you must be more patient.

Realistically you can only lose 2 pounds of actual fat a week, any more and it will be water and muscle. However, fat is lighter than muscle and therefore in appearance you will be losing more. Don't be tempted to just lose any weight, because when you stop dieting you will find it hard to maintain your weight.

When you lose muscle your metabolism decreases and you will burn less calories. Muscle is a major contributor to burning calories throughout the day. If you start to lose muscle you will gradually burn less calories and will find it harder to lose the fat. However, if you build and maintain your muscle you will easily lose the fat week in week out.

To lose the full 2 pounds of fat every week you must get rid of 7000 calories a week. There are 3500 calories in a pound of fat. This means you must have a deficit of 1000 calories a day. The best way to do this is by decreasing the calories your eat by 500 and exercising to burn off the other 500. This will make sure that all the weight lost is from fat.

This is the optimum amount to lose in a week. Do not try to go above this because your body will dislike it and will start to slow down your metabolism and hold onto energy, in other words hold onto fat. There is a limit to how much your body can take until it sees the amount of fat you are losing as a threat.

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