People have been asking me why I want to lose weight, and
I think I should clarify my goal. It’s not that I want to lose weight; I want
to lose BODY FAT. When I say that I want to “lose weight”, I really mean that
they thin out the layer of fat that is sitting on top of my muscles, and add
more muscle to my body.
250lb vs 120lb woman
This image compares a 250 pound and 120 pound woman. As you can see above, body fat is yellow in color, soft, flabby, and
voluminous. Fat sits on top of our muscle as a layer that is as thick or thin
as we allow it to be. Having a thick layer of fat is what makes our bodies bigger,
softer and heavier than most of us would like. Unfortunately, there’s limitless
potential for how thick this layer of fat can get.
The majority of people today have a fat layer as thick as
several inches off the muscle, up to a foot or more. In order to control the thickness
of our fat layer, we must regulate our activity level, exercise, and most
importantly, what we eat!
In order to tone or define our muscles, we must thin out
the layer of fat so much that we are able to see and feel the hard muscle
underneath.
How to Lose Fat and
Only the Fat
According to my scale, I have lost 10 pounds! Can this be right? On January 19, 2012, I weighed in at a whopping 148 pounds, which was very disappointing as this is the heaviest I had ever been. This morning, 2 months later, I weighed in at 138 pounds! I guess all of my hard work and dedication has been paying off.
