Losing Weight is Losing Weight - Right
Not all weight loss is created equal.
I know you are thinking "losing five pounds is losing five pounds," right? It all depends on what kind of weight you lost.
Discover the difference in the types of weight loss and what they mean to you by reading more.
When a person loses weight, it can consist of one or a combination of types of weight that is being lost which can have a big effect on whether the weight stays off or not.
There are basically four kinds of weight loss: water, bone, muscle or fat weight loss.
Normally, when someone loses weight very fast, it is water weight loss.
Water weight comes off fast, but it comes back on even faster.
It is a temporary loss of weight that will come back when hydration starts again.
Becoming dehydrated is not only unhealthy but can be downright dangerous.
Now for the fad "starve you to death" diets.
These also can be very dangerous causing bone or muscle loss.
This type of diet can cause severe problems down the road, and the weight loss never lasts more than a couple of years.
When the weight does come back, it comes back with a vengeance.
In other words, you gain back more than you lost.
Okay, it is time for the good kind of weight loss, losing fat.
This is the best kind of weight loss, which in turn is healthy and can be made to stay off forever.
When you lose fat, you look thinner than when you lose muscle.
Five pounds of fat weighs the same as five pounds of muscle, but since fat is bulkier or lumpier than muscle, it looks like you lose much more.
By losing five pounds of fat, you will lose more inches than by losing five pounds of muscle.
If you replace the fat with muscle you may weigh the same, but you will actually look smaller since the fat had more bulk and took up more room.
When designing a weight loss plan, make sure that you are targeting the loss of fat and not muscle.
The best way to lose the fat and gain muscle is through a well balanced diet and moderate exercise.
Not only will you become healthier but smaller and more toned looking.
This does not mean starving yourself or depriving yourself of fluids.
You have to eat and drink plenty of water to lose weight, otherwise you will become dehydrated and slow your metabolism.
By not eating, your metabolism will become slower which causes your body to go into "starvation mode".
At this point, your body will begin to store as much as it can of the food you eat thinking it is starving.
This will actually cause you to gain weight.
Well, that defeats the purpose of the diet! Make sure to eat enough food but of the right kinds and varieties.
I know you are thinking "losing five pounds is losing five pounds," right? It all depends on what kind of weight you lost.
Discover the difference in the types of weight loss and what they mean to you by reading more.
When a person loses weight, it can consist of one or a combination of types of weight that is being lost which can have a big effect on whether the weight stays off or not.
There are basically four kinds of weight loss: water, bone, muscle or fat weight loss.
Normally, when someone loses weight very fast, it is water weight loss.
Water weight comes off fast, but it comes back on even faster.
It is a temporary loss of weight that will come back when hydration starts again.
Becoming dehydrated is not only unhealthy but can be downright dangerous.
Now for the fad "starve you to death" diets.
These also can be very dangerous causing bone or muscle loss.
This type of diet can cause severe problems down the road, and the weight loss never lasts more than a couple of years.
When the weight does come back, it comes back with a vengeance.
In other words, you gain back more than you lost.
Okay, it is time for the good kind of weight loss, losing fat.
This is the best kind of weight loss, which in turn is healthy and can be made to stay off forever.
When you lose fat, you look thinner than when you lose muscle.
Five pounds of fat weighs the same as five pounds of muscle, but since fat is bulkier or lumpier than muscle, it looks like you lose much more.
By losing five pounds of fat, you will lose more inches than by losing five pounds of muscle.
If you replace the fat with muscle you may weigh the same, but you will actually look smaller since the fat had more bulk and took up more room.
When designing a weight loss plan, make sure that you are targeting the loss of fat and not muscle.
The best way to lose the fat and gain muscle is through a well balanced diet and moderate exercise.
Not only will you become healthier but smaller and more toned looking.
This does not mean starving yourself or depriving yourself of fluids.
You have to eat and drink plenty of water to lose weight, otherwise you will become dehydrated and slow your metabolism.
By not eating, your metabolism will become slower which causes your body to go into "starvation mode".
At this point, your body will begin to store as much as it can of the food you eat thinking it is starving.
This will actually cause you to gain weight.
Well, that defeats the purpose of the diet! Make sure to eat enough food but of the right kinds and varieties.
