How Weight Loss Works

Many guys and girls out there are trying to lose weight , but don’t know how weight loss works , so in this article I’ll cover the basic concept of weight loss .

First of all, weight loss is a wide expression. It can mean fat loss, muscle loss, and just losing water. I hope everyone reading this is trying to lose fat and water, not muscle at any scale.

Second of all , I want to tell you at once that its easier to lose weight by losing some fat , some muscle and some water than losing plain fat ( and at first some water too ) . If you stop eating or eat cucumbers all day long you will, for sure, lose weight, but it’ll be mostly muscle, so this is not a variant for anyone . Therefore lets call what you’re going to start “fat loss."

To start fat loss you need to be in a calorie deficit. It means you need to be consuming less calories than you’re spending, which will make your body take the calorie deficit out of your muscles or fat. You don’t want to lose muscles, right? So you need to do strength training (train your muscles with free weights / your own weight) so that your body knows you body needs your muscles and doesn’t burn them, taking the deficit out of fat. That way you will lead muscle loss to a minimum and maximize your fat loss.

This can already help you start burning fat, especially at the start , when you’ll see good results due to losing water ( it’s totally normal ) , but diet is still a question . We know you need to be in a calorie deficit, but what food should you eat? That depends on what diet you want to start following , as eating fast food all the time will certainly not help you to progress towards your body goals .

I’ll go more in depth of various available diets in my next articles, so make sure you visit bodybeasts and read the articles as soon as they're posted!