Something like this may have been already posted and I may have overlooked it, but here goes my 2 cents!
As I’ve read around here, I’ve noticed that a lot of you are NOT consuming enough
calories to reduce
body fat properly………The first thing that needs to be understood is that losing weight and losing
fat is NOT the same thing. (A lot of people get confused with this.)
Just because you lose weight, does not mean you lose
fat, and just because you lose
fat, does not mean you lose weight.When most people talk about losing weight, what they are talking about is to lose the excess
fat on their
body and obtain an attractive figure.
In order to lose weight, your
body must burn more
calories than it takes in, but keep in mind that your
body needs
calories for
energy and when you exercise; your
body needs even MORE
calories.
If you do not consume enough
calories per day you will lose weight, but you will also lose
energy and when you do not consume enough
energy (calories) for your
body, it will begin using up your
energy stores to make up for the
energy deficiency.
Your
body will take protein and carbohydrates from your muscle cells-- causing your muscle mass to reduce... therefore you can kiss that toned attractive look goodbye.

It also forces your metabolism to decrease … and we all know that a low metabolism = slow or no
fat burning.
If you do not give your
body the
energy it needs, it will just feed on your muscles even quicker now that you are exercising. So consuming more
calories is a must!
A lot of people do not understand that when you cut down too much on your calorie intake, your
body will start storing
calories because it doesn’t know when you will eat again. The
calories that are stored will be stored as
fat. So in other words, when your
body is storing
energy, it’s basically storing more
fat.
Point being----Not eating enough
calories results in muscle loss, dehydration and slower
fat burning.
To properly reduce your bodyfat, you must increase your metabolism (weight training)- and your need for oxygen (cardio) -while eating enough
calories each day (proper
nutrition)- to give you
energy and maintain the protein in your muscles because protein helps build muscles, which indirectly burns
fat.
Make sure that you focus on
fat loss NOT
weight loss. Your
goal should be to lose weight by burning
fat, not losing water from your muscles.
I hope you all understand my point here…as I do not want to offend anyone.
Eat well, train hard and be healthy! Good luck to you all and happy training!