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Weight Loss vs Fat Loss: Key Distinctions F at loss requires a very different
thought process compared to weight loss. These distinctions get lost on
many people, yet are perhaps the most important concepts to understand in switching to a fat loss mindset. Here are the 5 key thought differences between followers of the fat loss lifestyle and weight loss followers.
1) Calories have more than one destina- tion
Weight loss practitioners have a sin- gular focus and see calories as directly related to fat. They believe if calories are lowered, fat is lost; and if calories are raised, fat is gained. Fat loss seekers un- derstand that calories are related to not just
fat, but also sugar (glycogen) and
muscle stores. In other words, there is more than one destination for a calorie, and choices determine which dominates. Decrease calories and you may lose
fat. But, you may also lose muscle. In- crease calories and you may gain fat, but you could instead gain muscle. The type of activity you choose goes a long way to determine which occurs. This is one of the reasons weight training becomes the dominant form of activity in the fat loss lifestyle, because it is the only form of activity that drives extra calories into muscle gain.
2) Food is information Fat loss seekers see food differently. A
doughnut and a chicken breast have the same number of calories, but they realize the macro-nutrient ratio (protein vs. carbs vs. fat) has a lot to do with the metabolic outcome. One food will give sustained energy, and more favorably impact muscle metabolism. The other will provide less consistent energy, and speak more to your fat than your muscle. Quality of food mat- ters to fat loss people, while weight loss people only see amounts.
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