So when I don't eat or drink that 500-1000
calories, is that a bad thing? I usually lose two
pounds a week, and I thought I was doing great. Well, I saw this:
Quote:
Avoid the four-letter word
When you lose weight on a "diet," muscle is the first thing to go. It's more expensive for your body to retain than fat is, so when you run low on calories, your body dumps muscle mass and turns it into energy. When you go off the diet, you begin to gain back the pounds - but because you now have less calorie-burning muscle, the weight you gain is fat. By dieting, you've effectively turned muscle into fat.
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I do lift
weights and do
cardio exercise, but by my
diet, am I really just losing muscle and not
fat? So far, I have lost like 18
pounds. Have I just lost muscle, and not
fat?
