How do u know if you're burning muscle or fat ?
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Thanks! I got Jillian's killer buns/thighs last week. Did some, hard to modify a Mtn climber, but I did :-). I drink a lot of water thou I don't always record. My dr said do yoga. So I'm going to start that too. But as most say, it starts in the kitchen. I think for the past 3 wks I was at 1000 cal a day deficit, according to my BB. I think (?) eating more to close the gap a bit will help. A month ago I put my goal as losing 23 lbs, can't believe I'm not 1lb closer than April 28th! Part of me thinks a shoulda done south beach , at least I'd lost a good 10. But I'm trying to get away from the fad stuff. Wanting 2beleive this eat more to lose more deal.0
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Very interesting topic I loved the guy that said fat bursts into flame and muscle just smokes0
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When you burn fat it will catch on fire and cause a huge flame.
when you burn muscle it generally just smokes.
very nice!
i have heard one quick way to tell if you are burning fat, is that even while sweating, your skin feels cool. i've noticed this during zumba and running (it was 80 out, so no reason i should be cold!!)0 -
When you burn fat it will catch on fire and cause a huge flame.
when you burn muscle it generally just smokes.
very nice!
i have heard one quick way to tell if you are burning fat, is that even while sweating, your skin feels cool. i've noticed this during zumba and running (it was 80 out, so no reason i should be cold!!)
I've never heard that but it would be awesome if that's true. I typically focus on just weight training and I'll be sweating buckets and feel like my body is a furnace but my skin always feels cool to the touch.0 -
The only guaranteed way is to get a ketone urine test. If you have ketones in your urine you are burning fat.
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Interesting ! That would be a simple way to tell, I was on a med once that even when I was walking, outside in summer, I didn't sweat, stayed cool. But the pharmacist said could be sign of heat stroke! Yikes!!! Time for more water!!!0
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Bumping for reference later...0
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Thanks! I got Jillian's killer buns/thighs last week. Did some, hard to modify a Mtn climber, but I did :-). I drink a lot of water thou I don't always record. My dr said do yoga. So I'm going to start that too. But as most say, it starts in the kitchen. I think for the past 3 wks I was at 1000 cal a day deficit, according to my BB. I think (?) eating more to close the gap a bit will help. A month ago I put my goal as losing 23 lbs, can't believe I'm not 1lb closer than April 28th! Part of me thinks a shoulda done south beach , at least I'd lost a good 10. But I'm trying to get away from the fad stuff. Wanting 2beleive this eat more to lose more deal.
Yoga definately sounds like a good idea - and maybe pilates.
If you are at a deficit you will lose - sometimes its just hard to tell becuase of various fluctuations in weight that have nothing to do with fat loss.
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Very interesting topic I loved the guy that said fat bursts into flame and muscle just smokes
thanks!, just just having fun!! on the serious side, I think you have to really starve yourself to burn muscle, I lost 50 pounds and increased my bicepts and chest, and increased in strength in pretty much every area so I guess I wasn't burning muscle.... I lift, but cardio is my bread and butter!!0 -
Good to know ! Thanks to all who helped me out. I guess from not losing, I'm grabbing for pretty much any reason as to why. So it's probably not that any muscle I'm building - I'm then walking, dancing or hiking off. I'll just "remain calm" & maybe stay off the scales for a couple weeks....peace ;-)0
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You can have ketones in your urine for a variety of reasons: hyperglycemia, prolonged vomiting, dehydration, starvation, hyperthyroid, or even certain meds (like prednisone), folks on low carb/high protein diets will also have ketotic urine, women who are breast feeding.... Thus is not a reliable indicator for whether or not you're burning fat. In fact ketotic urine could indicate you're not adequately hydrated.0
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Additionally, I'm not sure it's even important to know whether or not you're burning fat in a given snapshot of time. As long as fat oxidation exceeds fat storage you will eventually have a net loss of fat.
big picture >> acute.0 -
Additionally, I'm not sure it's even important to know whether or not you're burning fat in a given snapshot of time. As long as fat oxidation exceeds fat storage you will eventually have a net loss of fat.
big picture >> acute.
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You can have ketones in your urine for a variety of reasons: hyperglycemia, prolonged vomiting, dehydration, starvation, hyperthyroid, or even certain meds (like prednisone), folks on low carb/high protein diets will also have ketotic urine, women who are breast feeding.... Thus is not a reliable indicator for whether or not you're burning fat. In fact ketotic urine could indicate you're not adequately hydrated.
One would assume they should know the things they can rule out. You should know if you are hyperglycemic, if you throw up a lot, if you starve yourself, if you are breastfeeding, or what meds they are on etc.0 -
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bump...very interesting post...and the answers are pretty interesting, also...0
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you tend to overshoot on carbs intake compared to your target in the diary. Food for thought. Bit more fat perhaps ?
You won't see significant ketone levels in urine with that level of carb intake.0 -
You can have ketones in your urine for a variety of reasons: hyperglycemia, prolonged vomiting, dehydration, starvation, hyperthyroid, or even certain meds (like prednisone), folks on low carb/high protein diets will also have ketotic urine, women who are breast feeding.... Thus is not a reliable indicator for whether or not you're burning fat. In fact ketotic urine could indicate you're not adequately hydrated.
One would assume they should know the things they can rule out. You should know if you are hyperglycemic, if you throw up a lot, if you starve yourself, if you are breastfeeding, or what meds they are on etc.0 -
Bump! I found this thread very interesting. I recently had someone who lifts all the time, though NOT a trainer, that I was burning muscle by doing 25 minutes of cardio. He said I should be doing weight lifting and interval instead. I was already doing strength training in addition to my cardio. And I added interval training this past weekend because of what he said. However, in the back of my mind I was thinking, ok, but if Im burning muscle, how come I lost 2 inches and gained 2 pounds in three weeks. To me that meant I was gaining muscle, not losing it. I do like the interval training and will keep it in my rotation of working out. However, Im glad to see that I shouldn't be really concerned about burning muscle. Thanks everyone!0
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