Losing Weight vs Losing Fat: What Should You Strive For?

Losing Weight vs Losing Fat: What Should You Strive For?

Ever heard the statement: “I want to lose weight”. Yes what does WEIGHT loss mean? In fact, you wish to get rid of your FAT, not weight.

What is the difference between losing weight vs losing fat?

Your weight consists of water, muscle and fat, you will normally see the shrinking of one of these elements. The point is, losing water is mostly useless and losing muscle weight is harmful.

Only through shredding fat you can achieve the beach body. You need to add lean muscle tissue and reduce the amount of body fat to achieve the defined, fit, toned look that you may be seeking.

Muscle Loss

One pound of muscle weighs exactly like one pound of fat. However, they look entirely different. One pound of muscle is harder and denser than a pound of body fat.

If your attention is on your diet or increasing your cardio in order to burn fat, that focus probably comes at the expense of strength training. In this case, you’re most likely to lose tissue weight. That’s because calorie restriction often implies macro nutrient restriction. Without enough protein in your diet, your body can’t build the tissue even if you are strength training.

To add to this, the amount of muscle directly impacts your metabolism. Less Muscle causes lower basal metabolic rate (BMR) which means a lower calorie burn throughout your day.

Water Loss

One of the fastest ways to lose weight in the short term is to cut carbs- That’s because carbohydrates retain x3 times as much water as any other type macro nutrient, When you cut back on carbs, your body isn’t retaining as much water. However, in a few weeks your muscles will adapt to dehydration and start shrinking.

Fat Loss

Your goal is to maximum lipolysis, the biological process of breaking down fat lipids and triglycerides in either the food you consume or that are already stored in your body. This mostly happens in the mitochondria of the muscles, which is why the more muscle you have, the more fat you burn! Exercise is considered to be able to regulate those lipolytic enzymes and improve mitochondria function.

Your clothes always tell the truth about your weight loss. If you’re only losing water, you probably won’t notice much of a difference in how your clothes fit. On the other hand, if you’re losing fat and inches around your waist, for instance, your clothes will feel looser and you’ll know immediately you’re losing fat.