1 gram of protein has 4 calories.
1 gram of fat has 9 calories.
Correct, right? So, which of these 2 macronutrients will be destroyed first, in the Fat loss process?
Correct: the proteins will be destroyed first and that is because they are way easier to be destroyed than the fat cells.
But here is a catch: our muscles are made of proteins. Therefore, if the body destroys them – and by the way, the proteins are not at all a source of energy as the carbohydrates or the fats are – in the Fat loss process, we will lose muscles and the fat tissue will remain. And this not at all what we first wanted, right?
So, what to do, in order to lose Fat without loosing our muscles?
The diet plan is the key for this question. Though, all the people should keep in mind one thing: the diets presented in the magazines are not for everybody. You just can not force a man of 120 kg to eat what other man of 80 kg is eating at diet. The quantity of food should be directly proportional with the body Fat.
As a general rule, people should multiply their bodyFat with 30, in order to find their necessary number of calories per day. From this number, they should deduct 300 calories in order to lose Fat.
For example: if I have 80 kg, my necessary numbers of calories should be somewhere near 2400 calories. If I want to lose Fat, I’ll deduct 300 calories and I’ll eat 2100 calories per day.
And here is the main rule: in order to lose Fat without loosing muscles, these 2100 calories must be made from 55% proteins and 45% carbohydrates. Also, as the people will get thinner and thinner, they should deduct more and more from their necessary number of calories.
Finally, here is the last tip. In order to prevent your metabolism from blocking himself – and therefore, you would not lose Fat anymore -, you will have to take each week a day off. In this day, you are allowed to whatever you want. Don’t worry! You won’t get fat at all. This way, your body will be “cheated” and he won’t block himself. It will keep burning fat tissue – an therefore, we will lose fat tissue, without losing Fat -, and this is what we all desire, while we are on diet. Right?
