Facts About Losing Body Fat The Smart Way

When you really want to lose the fat you need a plan. At the top of that plan you need to write in bold letters a reminder to yourself to ignore what the scales say!


Facts About Losing Body Fat The Smart Way

Carrying around excess weight is not fun. It can be uncomfortable and unhealthy. Additionally, it can have devastating effects on self confidence and self esteem. That is why millions of people are looking for quick and easy ways to lose body fat. Notice that I stressed body fat and not simply weight; I will explain why.

Fat is the true unwanted pounds that we carry around. Losing muscle is not the goal of most people. The fact is that pound per pound, inch by inch, muscle mass weighs much more than fat.

When you make the decision that it is time to lose weight your primary focus should be on losing fat. Diet pills and fad diets can be fast and effective but you need to know ahead of time that they are potentially dangerous. These methods can lead to muscle loss and possibly cause injuries to the heart and other organs of the body.

Although we have been taught to focus on our weight a shift of focus to how our clothes fit us may be even more reliable when trying to determine if a weight loss or fat loss plan has been effective. I suggest that you have particular clothes that you can use as a measuring device. Perhaps you could start with a pair of jeans that are too tight.

Then at the end of each week try those jeans on to see if you have lost any body fat. As I mentioned before, muscle weighs more than fat so you really cannot measure your success by what the scales tell you.

In order to lose one pound of fat or flab you will need to decrease your caloric intake by about 3500 calories. Obviously you need to do this in a healthy way and the reduction of calories should be done over a matter of days.