Weight Loss VS Fat loss

The mistake that most people do, when they want to start a exercise program and diet, is to think that the bad shape their body is in is caused by a excess of weight.

With this idea in mind they go on crash diets that produce a lot of weight loss at the begging. The problem with this crash diets is (and if you were on one previously you would know I'm right) that after a period they stop working and that the weight lost is gained back. Some people even end up weighing more at the end of a crash diet that they weighed when they started.

These people failed because they failed to determine that -excess body fat - is the true cause of their problem and not their weight.

Your total weight is the sum of:
- your muscle mass
- body fat amount
- water weight and the weight of the food you ate.

When you go on a crash diet the weight you lose is water weight and the weight of the food you ate. It is logical that when you start eating again you will rapidly gain it back. And, after that period of starving you could be eating way more than before, increasing your body fat. For this reason, stay away from books that promise Weight Loss.

Now Back to body fat.

What you should know about body fat is that it is less dense than muscle: 1 pound of fat has the same volume as 3 pounds of muscle. What this translates into is that if even if you remained at your current weight but replaced all the fat with muscle, you would look completely different.

There are situations where a person’s weight stayed the same during the diet but he replaced all of the fat with muscle mass and so, even if he weighed the same, his appearance changed completely – he reengineered a blob of fat into a lean, chiseled physic that is turning heads and demanding respect.

So, the clear winner is BODY FAT!
Lower your body fat level and you'll have the body you want, guaranteed.