2 Common Weight Loss Misconceptions You Should Stop Believing

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Introduction to Fighting Fat: Fat Cells And Body Composition

On todays’ episode of Live Lean TV, I’m sharing 2 weight loss misconceptions you should stop believing.

Today I want to give you an introduction to fighting fat.

In particular, I’m going to cover two common misconceptions that so many beginners get wrong when it comes to fat loss.

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However, before I share these 2 common fat loss misconceptions, let me just say this.

If you just can’t seem to lose fat, or maybe you’ve lost fat in the past, but you then put it back on, I truly do feel your pain.

One of the reasons this is happening is, more likely than not, you’ve been following the wrong fat loss strategy.

I’d be willing to bet the majority of the information you’re hearing, is from the mainstream media.

This happened to me back in 2009, and so many of our clients have told me the same thing.

What Are Fat Cells In Your Body?

Before I get into these 2 common fat loss misconceptions, let me just give you a little introduction about your fat cells.

Your body has approximately 37 trillion cells.

Approximately 30 billion of those cells store fat.

30 billion fat cells may seem like a lot, but it actually only equals 0.08% of the overall cells in your body.

The tricky thing about your fat cells is they can expand 1,000 times bigger than their natural size.

Can You Get Rid Of Fat Cells?

If you make the necessary healthy changes in your lifestyle, you can shrink your fat cells, and lower the amount of stored fat in your body.

To properly fight fat, you need to understand the basics of how your body operates and then re-focus your efforts on what actually works, and more importantly, is sustainable.

This means you have to block out all the common misconceptions about losing fat that has been inundating the media, and stay focused and consistent on what works.

Here are two of the most common misconceptions about losing fat.

Fat Loss Misconception #1: Focusing On Losing Overall “Weight” Rather Than Fat Weight

Most people are obsessed with losing “weight”.

Every morning you wake up, walk to the bathroom, and you get on the weight scale.

If the number is lower than the day before, you’re happy.

If you’re currently doing this, I want you to nod your head right now.

Ok, now smack yourself in the head.

Just kidding, be nice to your body.

Focusing on losing weight on the weight scale is the wrong approach.

Live Leaners focus on losing weight from body fat, NOT just overall weight on the scale.

By just focusing on losing overall weight, many people take drastic measures, like starving themselves to death with excessive low calorie diets and over cardioing themselves on the treadmill, which is basically turning you into a skinny, weak, and energy-less zombie.

Not only does this make you miserable, it also is making you lose lean muscle tissue.

This is not good, especially since lean muscle is a super important driver in burning more fat throughout the day, and keeping you strong, young, and vibrant.

Why The Weight Scale Is Lying To You

Let me ask you this.

How many of you have started a workout and nutrition program, then jumped on the weight scale after a 1-2 weeks, and freaked out because your weight just didn’t go down on the scale?

Just because your weight didn’t move on the weight scale, more than likely your body composition did improve for the better.

Improving your body composition means you added lean fat blasting muscle, while also reducing your stored body fat.

Rather than just focusing on what the weight scale says, focus on your body composition.

What Is Body Composition?

Body composition is simply the amount of weight coming from body fat vs. lean muscle tissue.

In other words, focus on where you want the weight loss to come from.

You need to maintain and build lean muscle while losing your health-stripping, excessive body fat.

Here’s another video post on methods to measure your body fat %.

Or you could simply just take your measurements.

If your belt buckle is loosening up, that’s an awesome sign that you’re on the right path, even if the weight scale isn’t moving.

Focus on the right outcomes that you want.

Fat Loss Misconception #2: Eating Foods “Low In Fat” To Lose Weight

How many times have you been told that dietary fat in foods is the main contributor to producing excessive body fat?

At the same time this low fat diet phenomenon was heavily promoted in the media, it was also the same time our society gained the most body fat.

The truth is, eating dietary fat does not necessarily correlate to producing excess body fat.

Excessive protein and especially excessive refined sugary carbohydrates can also be converted into body fat.

Sure there is the law of thermodynamics that states if you’re in a calorie surplus, you’ll also add body fat.

However, another way to fight fat is balancing your body’s hormones.

The human body has an amazing combination of hormones that are directly controlled by the nutrients you eat, the quality of exercise that you participate in, and your lifestyle and environment.

If your hormones are out of balance based on eating the wrong foods, your body has the ability to produce excessive hormones, such as insulin, that then turns your body into a fat storing machine.

Check out one of my most popular video posts on how to turn your body into a fat burning machine.

Just because you buy low fat food does not mean you’re saving yourself from producing excessive body fat.

Do yourself a favor and do not fall into the “Low Fat” trap.

Here’s the bottom line.

Living Lean is about consuming thermogenic foods that help increase your metabolism, burn body fat, and build lean metabolic boosting muscle.

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