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Do you care where your weight lose is coming from.

tennisdude2004
tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Sorry this might be a bit of a contentious issue.

But does everyone understand where their losing their weight from.

Do you care?
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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,520 Member
    some do and some don't. I do. Is this a poll?
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    It's a curiosity, I've been following threads for bout a week and all I'm hearing people advise is eat less calories than you burn (with no other info or advise to go with it).
  • tonytoo
    tonytoo Posts: 307
    That's it in a nutshell. Eat less that you burn.

    You can't target where you lose it from though.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    That's it in a nutshell. Eat less that you burn.

    You can't target where you lose it from though.

    Care to qualify that statement? I'm not talking about what part of the body you loss fat from by the way.
  • mekkzy888
    mekkzy888 Posts: 100 Member
    Well the calories in vs. calories out way of thinking is pretty easy to understand and it works. Fat stores are there to be burnt when we don't get enough food so it makes sense to eat less to lose more fat, even though that's not necessarily the case and there's a danger of losing muscle if your calories are too low for too long.
  • tonytoo
    tonytoo Posts: 307
    Qualify it how? You mean fat or muscle?

    If you're not weight training then it's likely you're losing 50% fat and 50% muscle.

    If you are you can mitigate how much muscle you're losing.
  • jeaniebrewerton
    jeaniebrewerton Posts: 1
    Sadly it comes off my face rather than my hips or is that not what you mean?
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    The advice is all over the board. People aren't just saying eat less than you burn. They're also saying, get enough protein and fat, and exercise your muscles to minimize lean body mass loss while losing.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,520 Member
    It's a curiosity, I've been following threads for bout a week and all I'm hearing people advise is eat less calories than you burn (with no other info or advise to go with it).
    Depends on the question asked. Most people that ask about weight loss are generally fairly limited and answered with that context. If a question about body composition comes up, then you get a plethora of well informed and educated answers. Limited informational questions are limited information questions.:smile:
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    The advice is all over the board. People aren't just saying eat less than you burn. They're also saying, get enough protein and fat, and exercise your muscles to minimize lean body mass loss while losing.

    Big tick for you. ????
  • ironmonkeystyle
    ironmonkeystyle Posts: 834 Member
    I try to lose weight from my body.
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Yes, I care. I've worked hard to build some muscle, the last thing I want to do is lose it all when I'm cutting.


    But some people only care about the number of the scale going down and do not stop to consider what they are losing.
  • F00LofaT00K
    F00LofaT00K Posts: 688 Member
    Sorry this might be a bit of a contentious issue.

    But does everyone understand where their losing their weight from.

    Do you care?

    I started out pretty ignorant about proper nutrition, what eating healthy meant and how the body loses weight. After reading many different opinions on here, I began to do my own research and realized that yes, I do care where my weight loss is coming from. I want it to come from body fat with as little muscle loss as possible. My end goal is not to be smaller, it is to be healthier. I don't want to be a size 4 but maintain a similar BF%, I want to be a size 4 (or 6) and look damn good. So now I eat a LOT more and the number on the scale moves at a slower pace. Once my schedule allows, I intend to join a gym and do some lifting.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    The advice is all over the board. People aren't just saying eat less than you burn. They're also saying, get enough protein and fat, and exercise your muscles to minimize lean body mass loss while losing.

    You've got your big tick but on the threads I've been following not many people (other member) are sharing that information.
  • jeffpettis
    jeffpettis Posts: 865 Member
    This is exactly why you should not be trying to lose "weight". You should be trying to lose fat.

    A lot of people don't care where the weight loss comes from, and I can understand that, but if you want a lean "fit" looking body you should be trying everything in your power to hold onto as much muscle as possible while losing weight. For this reason you should only use scale weight as a tool, along with body fat measurements, tape measurements, pictures, etc.

    Some people just want to be thinner, and if they don't care about muscle then I guess it really doesn't matter where it comes from.

    So to answer your question, I do care where it comes from. Muscle is hard to get so I want to keep every bit of it I have earned...
  • karenertl
    karenertl Posts: 271 Member
    My preference would be to have it come off my thighs and abs even those are the places are the last to see any weight loss.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I personally took great care to preserve muscle mass and try to lose primarily fat. Is that what you mean? Or are you talking about preferring to lose around my waist and not my boobs? Because that isn't really an option.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Sorry this might be a bit of a contentious issue.

    But does everyone understand where their losing their weight from.

    Do you care?

    I started out pretty ignorant about proper nutrition, what eating healthy meant and how the body loses weight. After reading many different opinions on here, I began to do my own research and realized that yes, I do care where my weight loss is coming from. I want it to come from body fat with as little muscle loss as possible. My end goal is not to be smaller, it is to be healthier. I don't want to be a size 4 but maintain a similar BF%, I want to be a size 4 (or 6) and look damn good. So now I eat a LOT more and the number on the scale moves at a slower pace. Once my schedule allows, I intend to join a gym and do some lifting.

    Cool.

    Love the fact you've done your own research. Well done on the healthy warfighter lose.
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
    Generally, I prefer it to come from my body, beyond that though,
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  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    I personally took great care to preserve muscle mass and try to lose primarily fat. Is that what you mean? Or are you talking about preferring to lose around my waist and not my boobs? Because that isn't really an option.

    The first one.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    Where I am, I'm pretty certain that most of my loss is coming from fat. I have a heck of a lot of it.

    This does not mean that I am disregarding the health or fitness aspects. It just means at this point, they are not my primary concerns, however over time my plan is for them to gain importance.
  • mohawkRN
    mohawkRN Posts: 40 Member
    I don't know how accurate it is, but I use a Withings scale, which supposedly measures fat mass and lean mass. I've been working with a trainer for over a year now and have developed some pretty nice muscle tone, problem is, I have a bit of fat covering it up that I'd like to lose. The Withings scale has actually helped me to adjust my goal as a percentage of body fat, and not necessarily a number in pounds. As a result, my goal weight is more of a range than a number. In fact, the number I had in mind would probably be too low for me to maintain some decent muscle mass. My new goal is probably 8-10 lbs more than the original one because of it.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    This is exactly why you should not be trying to lose "weight". You should be trying to lose fat.

    A lot of people don't care where the weight loss comes from, and I can understand that, but if you want a lean "fit" looking body you should be trying everything in your power to hold onto as much muscle as possible while losing weight. For this reason you should only use scale weight as a tool, along with body fat measurements, tape measurements, pictures, etc.

    Some people just want to be thinner, and if they don't care about muscle then I guess it really doesn't matter where it comes from.

    So to answer your question, I do care where it comes from. Muscle is hard to get so I want to keep every bit of it I have earned...

    Great and more power to your elbow.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    The advice is all over the board. People aren't just saying eat less than you burn. They're also saying, get enough protein and fat, and exercise your muscles to minimize lean body mass loss while losing.
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  • angie007az
    angie007az Posts: 406 Member
    No, since I have no control over this anyway.
  • BigBrunette
    BigBrunette Posts: 1,543 Member
    Where I am, I'm pretty certain that most of my loss is coming from fat. I have a heck of a lot of it.

    This does not mean that I am disregarding the health or fitness aspects. It just means at this point, they are not my primary concerns, however over time my plan is for them to gain importance.
    This is where I'm at, too.
  • HappyStack
    HappyStack Posts: 802 Member
    When you lose weight, it's inevitable that a portion of the weight lost will be lean mass. Exercise is more effective for retaining lean mass than diet, the two in tandem reduce the likelihood of losing a significant portion of it. Only in cases of severe starvation or extremely restrictive nutrition will the body turn to needed skeletal muscle in order to fuel itself.
  • jeffpettis
    jeffpettis Posts: 865 Member
    This is exactly why you should not be trying to lose "weight". You should be trying to lose fat.

    A lot of people don't care where the weight loss comes from, and I can understand that, but if you want a lean "fit" looking body you should be trying everything in your power to hold onto as much muscle as possible while losing weight. For this reason you should only use scale weight as a tool, along with body fat measurements, tape measurements, pictures, etc.

    Some people just want to be thinner, and if they don't care about muscle then I guess it really doesn't matter where it comes from.

    So to answer your question, I do care where it comes from. Muscle is hard to get so I want to keep every bit of it I have earned...

    Great and more power to your elbow.

    LOL! You lost me on the "elbow" :huh:
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    This is exactly why you should not be trying to lose "weight". You should be trying to lose fat.

    A lot of people don't care where the weight loss comes from, and I can understand that, but if you want a lean "fit" looking body you should be trying everything in your power to hold onto as much muscle as possible while losing weight. For this reason you should only use scale weight as a tool, along with body fat measurements, tape measurements, pictures, etc.

    Some people just want to be thinner, and if they don't care about muscle then I guess it really doesn't matter where it comes from.

    So to answer your question, I do care where it comes from. Muscle is hard to get so I want to keep every bit of it I have earned...

    Great and more power to your elbow.

    LOL! You lost me on the "elbow" :huh:

    It's a uk thing. Means - well done and keep up your good success ????
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