Where does the fat actually go??
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Body fat breaks down during a series of complex metabolic processes.
When you burn more calories than you consume, your body uses fat (triglycerides) for energy. This causes your fat cells to shrink. In turn, triglycerides are broken down into two different substances — glycerol and fatty acids — which are absorbed into your liver, kidneys and muscle tissue. From there, the glycerol and fatty acids are further broken down by chemical processes that ultimately produce energy for your body.
These activities generate heat, which helps maintain your body temperature. The resulting waste products — water and carbon dioxide — are excreted in urine and sweat or exhaled from your lungs.
Source: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/body-fat/AN01327
It's not a stupid question at all, I had the same thought so researched the answer
I also researched it and couldn't have explained it better.0 -
Well, lots of people 'lose' their fat - so it is probably under beds and down the back of sofas everywhere. Other people 'loose' their weight, so we should all look out for herds of the stuff roaming free!
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So then the "floating poop contains excess fat" theory is bunk...0
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Great post. Thanks!0
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LOL.. Ok I know this is a strange question please don't judge me for it lmao BUT.. whe we 'burn' fat where does it go? I don't quite get it.. Does it magically turn to water and we sweat it out? does it make it's way into our bowels and is disposed of 'naturally'?
I just want to know how our body actually gets rid of the fat once it has been burned or what have you.. Please help lol.. and once again I apoligise for the weird question.. just curious..
Where does the wood go when you have a bonfire? Same place as the fat. It's burned as fuel and heat is given off...0 -
Great thread, I always wondered this too
Does the amount of water you drink affect the amount of fat flushed out of you then?
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I have often wondered that as well. I drink alot of water and I try to run everyday. I have ran for the past few days and I try to do it till I sweat alot, plus I hate "be energized for women" Supplements. I always figured it was disposed of my sweat and bowel movements. lol0
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Excellent thread. Thanks for the info.0
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Thank you! That is EXACTLY what I was thinking!
The fat *literally* just walks away! :P0 -
Out the tookus.0
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Yes, thanks so much for asking this. I had forgotten this info that I think I once learned in an anatomy class in college. Wow, what a lot of well informed and smarties in this crowd.0
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I'm glad you asked this! I wondered also...0
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Actually, fat is breathed out through cellular respiration!!!0
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Wait what???? lol
Same here. I found ...need to go to toilet more frequently ...and more so at night ...when you first start loosing weight ...and then get s better , lol !
Just drink water, work out, burn more calories than you consume and the fat is peed out!0 -
That God I am not the only one who pictures little adipose babies marching away0 -
So a related question: I learned in uni biology that fat cells never disappear (unless you get surgery of course), but what we did not learn is: is having this extra empty fat cells more dangerous than those who don't have them to begin with. Or can you be just as healthy as anyone else if the fat cells are empty? I'm asking because I am sure I have plenty since I was a fat kid.0
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This is a bit outdated. They have learned since that the body can create new fat cells if necessary, and that fat cells, if left empty long enough, eventually do die off.
So as you can read, you don't magically destroy the cells, but instead kind of empty them out :happy: the fat inside the cells is "burned" (used to make energy through metabolic processes) but not the cells themselves.
from Livestrong.comPhoto Credit fat image by Leonid Nyshko from Fotolia.com
The number of fat cells you have in your body does not increase or decrease over time, rather the size of them increases or decreases. The number of fat cells a person has in her body is set by the time she goes through puberty. As an adult, you cannot get rid of your fat cells, but your diet and activity level affect the size of them. The volume of your fat cells depends on your overall body fat percentage. An increase or decrease in your body fat percentage makes these cells vary in size. Healthy weight loss and reduction of body fat both stem from healthy eating and daily exercise.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/256055-how-to-eliminate-fat-cells/#ixzz1rFDm4gV00 -
I always kinda wondered this myself. Thanks!0
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This is a bit outdated. They have learned since that the body can create new fat cells if necessary, and that fat cells, if left empty long enough, eventually do die off.
So as you can read, you don't magically destroy the cells, but instead kind of empty them out :happy: the fat inside the cells is "burned" (used to make energy through metabolic processes) but not the cells themselves.
from Livestrong.comPhoto Credit fat image by Leonid Nyshko from Fotolia.com
The number of fat cells you have in your body does not increase or decrease over time, rather the size of them increases or decreases. The number of fat cells a person has in her body is set by the time she goes through puberty. As an adult, you cannot get rid of your fat cells, but your diet and activity level affect the size of them. The volume of your fat cells depends on your overall body fat percentage. An increase or decrease in your body fat percentage makes these cells vary in size. Healthy weight loss and reduction of body fat both stem from healthy eating and daily exercise.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/256055-how-to-eliminate-fat-cells/#ixzz1rFDm4gV0
Oh this is good to know Thanks.. ... die, fat cells, DIE!! 0 -
If I recall, it's over a year of them being totally empty before they die off. To be honest, you wouldn't notice if it happened or not.
This is a bit outdated. They have learned since that the body can create new fat cells if necessary, and that fat cells, if left empty long enough, eventually do die off.
So as you can read, you don't magically destroy the cells, but instead kind of empty them out :happy: the fat inside the cells is "burned" (used to make energy through metabolic processes) but not the cells themselves.
from Livestrong.comPhoto Credit fat image by Leonid Nyshko from Fotolia.com
The number of fat cells you have in your body does not increase or decrease over time, rather the size of them increases or decreases. The number of fat cells a person has in her body is set by the time she goes through puberty. As an adult, you cannot get rid of your fat cells, but your diet and activity level affect the size of them. The volume of your fat cells depends on your overall body fat percentage. An increase or decrease in your body fat percentage makes these cells vary in size. Healthy weight loss and reduction of body fat both stem from healthy eating and daily exercise.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/256055-how-to-eliminate-fat-cells/#ixzz1rFDm4gV0
Oh this is good to know Thanks.. ... die, fat cells, DIE!!0 -
I know for me I'm losing centimetres all over. I seem to just be getting smaller all over - I'm the same shape as I was before, just on a smaller scale.
I'd love to focus the weightloss on one area (TUMMY!) but I appear to be losing boobage as well as tum. Meh.
I WISH I was losing boobage! I've had big boobs my whole life and they got bigger when I gained weight, and I want them GONE. They're so annoying. Bleh.
Small confession: I'm certainly not lacking in the boob department. But I like 'em! They're the one bit of me that I didn't really want to get smaller!
My tummy though. That can just go on its merry way any time it likes.
Exactly!0
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