Hi OwnPace Family,
Hope every one enjoyed part 1 of this series and learnt a thing or two. Now it's time to go a little bit deeper into the process of fat loss. I started this series because most of us have fat loss goals which is why we attempt to "eat clean" and "workout". However after speaking to a lot of people, I realized there is a huge disconnect in understanding how it actually works and people don't know how fat loss happens which is why they try every single gimmick on the market such as slim teas, fat burning pills, extreme food restrictions and all the other fads out there. So now my goal is to help you understand a little bit better how fat loss actually works so you can not only make smarter decisions but also have very REALISTIC expectations.
Before we go any further, ask yourself these questions and answer honestly. When you lose weight/burn fat where does it actually go? How does it leave the body? When you say you want to lose 5lbs, 10lbs, 20lbs etc where does that fat actually go? Also, do you know what 1/5/10/20 lbs of fat looks like?
There is well written article that explains perfectly how fat exits the body, so I don't have to write a whole new one lol. But instead of just giving you a link to the article, I want to also give you some things to think about as you read the article which will help you make sense of fat loss.
Things to think about:
- How does fat exit the body? Where does it go when you lose it?
- Now that you know how fat exits the body, how does that impact your expectations of how fast you want the weight to fall off?
- Since fat leaves the body through mostly breathing and partially through sweating and urine, what can you do on a daily basis to improve your chances?
- Do you now see why breathing and cardio is important?
- For clients who train with me, do you see why I take breathing very importantly and why we take those deep breaths at the end of each session to ignite the fat loss process?
Some things to take into consideration going forward:
- Be more aware of what you put into your body since now we know it goes nowhere until it is vaporized. So that burger, cake, beer, pizza, bread, ice cream, margarita etc stays in your body until you burn it.
- Really try to understand the kilograms in kilograms out concept, it's a major key to weight loss.
- I preach nutrition is king for fat loss, but now do you see how training (movement of muscles) plays a role in the process?
- Do you see why some kind of movement at the start of your day can help triple your metabolic rate for the rest of the day which increases your fat burning capacity?
Here is the link to the article.
Here is a quick reference guide to easily remember how fat leaves the body.
Until next time,
Olan