Have you tried to lose weight in the past? Why? I bet you wanted to look better and/or feel better. Right?
Everyone is so fascinated with weight loss. Millions and millions of people every day are attempting to lose weight yet have no idea what they are really doing. This may be a surprise to you, but weight loss is NOT important. Yes, that's right, weight loss is not important!
Weight loss consists of either body fat, muscle mass, or a combination of muscle and fat. Or it can even include water loss which we'll talk about later. When most people diet and attempt to lose weight, they lose more muscle mass than body fat. But they think it's a success because the number on the scale decreased.
I've got bad news for all of you who believe weight loss is important. The number on the scale is NOT IMPORTANT...
Why are people so obsessed with their body weight? Because the world has programmed everyone to believe they need to lose weight. Don't get me wrong -- Many people need to decrease body fat, but most have no idea how to do it correctly. You must focus on losing body fat and NOT body weight.
Muscle mass is active tissue. What does that mean? It means muscle mass works for you each day. Muscle helps you move, helps you lift things, and helps you through your everyday life. Without muscle, you couldn't do anything. Body fat is dead weight. You do not need very high levels of body fat like most people in this country have. When you lose muscle mass, you are losing your biggest ally in your quest ot get a better body. You must eat less just to maintain body weight.
You then begin to eat smaller amounts of food in order to lose more weight -- because that's what everyone tells you to do. When you do this, you have a greater chance of triggering the starvation response from your body. When the starvation response is triggered, the body holds onto body fat stores and burns muscle for energy. Why? Because it has nothing else to turn to for energy because you aren't giving your body enough food!
Threaten your body and lose!
Body fat is reserve energy and the body will hold onto it because it believes it is being threatened. The human body is made to survive and that's why it will begin to burn muscle for energy and hold onto body fat when threatened. People who starve themselves lose weight and they are happy. What they don't know, though, is all of that weight loss came in the form of muscle mass. And that is losing the war my friend.
When you decide to lose weight with some low calorie diet program, you've told your body that it's okay to burn your precious muscle mass and eventually replace it with more body fat. You end up in worse shape than ever before. You feel bad and look bad all due to some weight loss program that was supposed to help you -- instead it did the exact opposite.
So, all of those weight loss diets out there are only hurting you. If they worked, wouldn't you see many more healthy, lean, and fit people walking around? Instead, the world gets fatter each and every day. And you can give all the credit to those weight loss programs that are supposed to be helping you.
So what are you supposed to do then?
Instead of focusing on weight loss, you should be focusing on building muscle and burning body fat. Then, you'll get the body you want. Your body will look better and you'll feel better. No one cares about that stupid number on the scale. You don't carry a scale around and say, "Look what I weigh!" People look at your body -- not the number on the scale. So start building muscle and burning fat and STOP worrying about weight loss.
The solution to your weight loss problems is a combination of weight lifting or strength training, a healthy diet, and aerobic exercise. If you learn how to combine those 3 components correctly, you'll be on the right track to a great looking and feeling body.
Everyone is so fascinated with weight loss. Millions and millions of people every day are attempting to lose weight yet have no idea what they are really doing. This may be a surprise to you, but weight loss is NOT important. Yes, that's right, weight loss is not important!
Weight loss consists of either body fat, muscle mass, or a combination of muscle and fat. Or it can even include water loss which we'll talk about later. When most people diet and attempt to lose weight, they lose more muscle mass than body fat. But they think it's a success because the number on the scale decreased.
I've got bad news for all of you who believe weight loss is important. The number on the scale is NOT IMPORTANT...
Why are people so obsessed with their body weight? Because the world has programmed everyone to believe they need to lose weight. Don't get me wrong -- Many people need to decrease body fat, but most have no idea how to do it correctly. You must focus on losing body fat and NOT body weight.
Muscle mass is active tissue. What does that mean? It means muscle mass works for you each day. Muscle helps you move, helps you lift things, and helps you through your everyday life. Without muscle, you couldn't do anything. Body fat is dead weight. You do not need very high levels of body fat like most people in this country have. When you lose muscle mass, you are losing your biggest ally in your quest ot get a better body. You must eat less just to maintain body weight.
You then begin to eat smaller amounts of food in order to lose more weight -- because that's what everyone tells you to do. When you do this, you have a greater chance of triggering the starvation response from your body. When the starvation response is triggered, the body holds onto body fat stores and burns muscle for energy. Why? Because it has nothing else to turn to for energy because you aren't giving your body enough food!
Threaten your body and lose!
Body fat is reserve energy and the body will hold onto it because it believes it is being threatened. The human body is made to survive and that's why it will begin to burn muscle for energy and hold onto body fat when threatened. People who starve themselves lose weight and they are happy. What they don't know, though, is all of that weight loss came in the form of muscle mass. And that is losing the war my friend.
When you decide to lose weight with some low calorie diet program, you've told your body that it's okay to burn your precious muscle mass and eventually replace it with more body fat. You end up in worse shape than ever before. You feel bad and look bad all due to some weight loss program that was supposed to help you -- instead it did the exact opposite.
So, all of those weight loss diets out there are only hurting you. If they worked, wouldn't you see many more healthy, lean, and fit people walking around? Instead, the world gets fatter each and every day. And you can give all the credit to those weight loss programs that are supposed to be helping you.
So what are you supposed to do then?
Instead of focusing on weight loss, you should be focusing on building muscle and burning body fat. Then, you'll get the body you want. Your body will look better and you'll feel better. No one cares about that stupid number on the scale. You don't carry a scale around and say, "Look what I weigh!" People look at your body -- not the number on the scale. So start building muscle and burning fat and STOP worrying about weight loss.
The solution to your weight loss problems is a combination of weight lifting or strength training, a healthy diet, and aerobic exercise. If you learn how to combine those 3 components correctly, you'll be on the right track to a great looking and feeling body.
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