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Silly question perhaps, but where does the fat go?
50andfabu
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I might seem silly, but I was wondering, does fat just melt away and we flush it out? (Is that why they say drink a lot of water when dieting?) I think heat is involved somehow but if fat is on/in our bodies what happens to it when we lose it?
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So it wasn't a silly question! Thanks for the link...fascinating!0
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queenliz99 wrote: »
Yep, this. There was a video floating around with the same info, but I can't find it at the moment.
But mostly CO2, and some H2O.0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »
Thanks for this! I don't feel so silly now.0 -
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Thanks - i've always wondered the same thing!0
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Yes me too! !! It sounds dumb but is in fact a really good question. .. I was told that sweat is melting fat! ! I actually believed it at first. ..how dumb am I lol!!!0
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dawniemate wrote: »Yes me too! !! It sounds dumb but is in fact a really good question. .. I was told that sweat is melting fat! ! I actually believed it at first. ..how dumb am I lol!!!
Eww, can you imagine? We'd all be so greasy!
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Alatariel75 wrote: »dawniemate wrote: »Yes me too! !! It sounds dumb but is in fact a really good question. .. I was told that sweat is melting fat! ! I actually believed it at first. ..how dumb am I lol!!!
Eww, can you imagine? We'd all be so greasy!
I like to think that sweat is the tears of the fat leaving the body.....poor little souls
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It goes towards Global Warming0
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You exhale, sweat and urinate metabolized body fat (ketones)0
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Alatariel75 wrote: »dawniemate wrote: »Yes me too! !! It sounds dumb but is in fact a really good question. .. I was told that sweat is melting fat! ! I actually believed it at first. ..how dumb am I lol!!!
Eww, can you imagine? We'd all be so greasy!
Haha, I now imagine everyone coming out of the gym is covered in the equivalent of melted butter or oil. Ewww
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This is pretty interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_02yoa8i5q4 0 -
oxidized and burnt0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8ialLlcdcw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuIlsN32WaE
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