Fat Weight Loss Is Important

Unless we are genetically lucky, weight gain is a fact of life, but fat weight loss is very important. An average North American will gain around one pound (0.45kg) every year after the age of 25.

This means that we gain a whopping 25 pound (11kg) of fat by the time we are 50 years old. As our metabolism slows down, and our muscles shrink from lack of exercise, our bodies increasingly struggle to handle this fat. Fat weight loss becomes critical, and we are only a little over half way in our life expectancy.   

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Disease risk escalates, physical risk increases as muscles waste, and desire to enjoy life decreases. As we do less we can do less and quality of life deteriorates.  Our bodies are genetically adapted to survival and activity, and will store fat when the excess food is not being used. Unfortunately we are no longer exercising anywhere near what our bodies require, and is capable of. 

It is estimated that fewer than one in five North Americans exercise for the recommended 20 minutes at a time for three of more days a week, two exercise for less than 50 minutes a week, and two in five basically do nothing at all.  

So fat weight loss becomes critical, combined with gaining muscle weight to increase our metabolism and support us physically. A physically active lifestyle will improve our overall wellbeing and outlook on life, and also lower all the health risks detailed earlier. Our bodies will be more resistant to diseases, heart function will improve, blood pressure will drop, cholesterol levels will reduce, we will sleep better, we will be less likely to be hospitalized, and we will live longer, all great reasons for that fat weight loss.  

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It is not generally known that every pound of muscle that you have uses around 50 additional calories/day to maintain. So if you can gain only 10 pounds (4.5kg) of muscle you will be able to eat 500 additional calories /day without gaining weight. Many people lose muscle when dieting because they are not eating enough to sustain the muscles so it is important to maintain adequate intake of the right kinds of food. 

It is very important to incorporate resistance training into your exercise routine so that muscle mass to maintained and fat loss is maximized. It is best to not just do long slow exercise, but to also incorporate some interval training to increase and decrease the heart rate, which is exactly what the human body is designed for. 

A healthy diet should incorporate protein in every meal, with the reduction coming in carbohydrate and fat. The protein will support muscle growth/maintenance while you are getting fat weight loss. 

The first step is to decide to make an improvement in lifestyle, and the best way to begin is slowly. There is no need to rush and thereby get discouraged and quit. As exercise levels increase and diet is improved the fat weight loss will begin to happen. As you get fitter and leaner you will feel like doing more and getting involved in life again, it is very worthwhile. This process may take several years, and will be ongoing once your goals are reached to maintain the new healthy you.