Kamilah StevensonCEO, Healthy And Better · Health & Wellness Coach | Degreed Counselor | Published Author | Helping People Achieve Holistic Wellness

Are You Focusing Too Much on Calories and Not Enough on Muscle?

7 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker argues that many people obsess over calorie counting and the number on the scale while neglecting the quality of the food they consume and its physiological effects. She explains that focusing solely on calories overlooks hormonal and biological responses that influence body composition. While acknowledging that excess body fat is undesirable, she contends that insufficient muscle mass is an even greater problem. The core recommendation is to shift the primary goal from merely losing fat to actively building muscle, because increased muscle mass raises metabolic rate and naturally leads to greater fat loss.

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There's a lot of people who restrict their calories and they don't learn how to eat. Why? Because all they're looking at is calories. They're not looking at the actual food that they put in their body and what kind of physiological changes and hormonal and biological changes are taking place in their brain and their body because they're worried about the calories and they're worried about the scale. And I'm not saying that, you know, you shouldn't worry about the scale, and I'm not saying that you know, having a lot of fat on your body is, is good. But what I can say is, what's worse than too much fat on your body is too little muscle on your body. So instead of worrying about losing, you know, more fat, I think you should worry about gaining more muscle. Because guess what? When you gain more muscle, you will lose more fat.