FAT LOSS VS . WEIGHT LOSS
We tend to use the term “ weight loss ” generally when we go on a diet . And while some are content with simply watching the numbers of the scale go down , it is important that you focus solely on losing fat rather than precious , lean body mass .
If you want to simply lose weight … and you don ’ t care where the weight comes from ( body fat , bones , muscle , organs , etc .) then the fastest way to accomplish that is through dietary fasting ( not eating anything ). Fasting is the fastest way to lose weight … but it comes with a hefty price , up to and including death .
After about a day of fasting , your body is getting 80-90 % of its energy from its own body fat , which is a very good thing . However , when the body goes several hours without protein ( amino acids needed to sustain life ), it begins to attack its own protein stores . Sooner or later , lean body mass is attacked to a point where you are unable to move and your organs malfunction , which will later result in your death .
The fact is , there are certain diets out there that have great success in helping people achieve weight loss — with studies to prove it — however , by the way those diets are structured , a large portion of the weight that are lost is not body fat , but instead , lean body mass . Lean body mass is basically everything that is not body fat . This includes skeletal muscle , organs and bones . Remember , a decrease in lean body mass equates to a slower running metabolism . A slow metabolism will make it harder to lose weight and easier for you to put weight back on once it ’ s lost . The 3 Week Diet is designed to not only keep your metabolism churning along , but also works to reset and increase its ability so that you are constantly running at your body ’ s maximum potential .
The diets that focus solely on the numbers of the scale do more harm to your body than good . These types of diets actually slow your body ’ s ability to lose body fat and they force your body to attack itself for the essential nutrients it needs .
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