Many diets burn muscle instead of fat, which slows your metabolism and makes weight regain easier. The scale drops but your body fat percentage rises. Preserving muscle is what actually keeps weight off long-term.
When losing weight, if you don't fix your metabolism, it's not going to last. Yes, the scale may be going down, but here's the part no one tells you: if your energy metabolism isn't working right, that weight loss won't stick. Most diets out there cause you to lose muscle, not fat, leaving you with less strength and a slower metabolism. And here's the dangerous part: many health professionals only look at the number on the scale, missing the fact that your body fat percentage could actually be rising. And losing muscle while your fat percentage goes up, that's a recipe for disaster. Because as your muscle mass drops, your metabolism slows, making it even easier to regain weight and harder to lose it again. So yes, losing weight is okay, but not if it comes at the cost of a healthy metabolism. Now, if you're struggling with weight and a chronic health condition that's making it hard to see progress, Reach out to me. Let's get your metabolism working for you, not against you.
