It's not just about losing weight

Hello cozies!

This post will help you figure out if you're losing weight or managing your weight the right way.

What do I mean by "right" way?

⚠️ It means that the weight that you kept off, doesn't come back over a 6-12 month period.

⚠️ It means that your weight doesn't fluctuate more than 5kg over a 6-12 month period, given that you're not pregnant, on medications/have underlying illnesses that could affect your weight.

You might have figured out that increasing your activity + eating super little would help you lose weight.

But you know what is weight made up of?

Weight = Water + Fat + Muscle + Bones

If you're doing a lot of cardio without resistance/weights, and eating way below the number of calories you need,

It's likely that you're losing muscles!

⚠️ You may think that it's okay because you're not trying to look muscular. You like looking skinny✨

But muscle loss = decrease in metabolism

This means that if you gain weight, it's in FATS. And having less muscles would increase the rate you gain fats anyway. This makes your weight loss low quality!

💪🏼 Muscle is "expensive" for your body to maintain. Thats why if you're not feeding it sufficiently, it will be the first portion of mass to go. Not your fats.

So muscle gain = increase in metabolism

YES! & Gaining muscle to increase your metabolism will help you lose fat✨

You may not be lighter on the scale, since your weight is made up of many components. You lose fats, but gain muscles, so the number of the scale might not move. In fact, it might be slightly higher.

But here's all the other positives that will come along:

💕 High metabolism - You won't gain weight easily even if you had a day of indulgence

💕 Lower risk to metabolic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, etc

💕 Clothes will fit you better, or even become loose since muscles take up less space in your body

💕 Social life - You can enjoy time with family and friends without rejecting food in front of you at the restaurant/cafe. People will enjoy being around you.

So to keep it simple, you need to find ways you enjoy to build muscle!

Find a workout that uses resistance about 1-3x a week and eat a diet high in protein from whole foods! You don't have to work out everyday, neither do you need to run long distances everyday to burn calories.

Formula = Workout, Rest, Eat well

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