General Health Lean muscle, not fat cells, to lose weightObsess about lean muscle, not fat cells, to lose weight
The atkins diet put the importance of protein back on the diet map, but the map seemed to lead to weight loss by way of clogged arteries and heart trouble from high saturated meat fats. The south beach diet got us thinking about good and bad protein, as well as good and bad carbs, all designed to keep us thinner, healthier and presumably ready for bikini’s at South Beach!!
It’s smart to build on weight loss lessons from doctors and dieticians by looking at the biology of it. We burn calories in 3 ways: 1) physical activity; 2) generating heat through digestion; 3) maintaining our inner organs and body functions. Digestion and movement (1 & 2 ) account for only 30% of our calorie burn. The other 70 % of our energy expenditure is for inner organ function and maintenance; all done while we rest. People with a high resting energy efficiency ( REE ) can lose weight more easily. Some can thank fortunate genes. The rest of us can work it!!
Each body has a natural weight set point that it fiercely protects. If we’re heavy as kids or adolescents we make more fat cells. As an adult gaining weight, we swell existing fat cells. If we become obese, we start manufacturing new fat cells. Every fat cell fights to protect its fuel supply. The more fat cells, the more intense their effort to maintain themselves. Diet veterans have battled eternally against their high set point and low REE, even if they didn’t know the terms or definitions.
Attacking weight loss at the REE level, along with diet, and exercise is like using a secret back door weapon to sneak up on indulgent fat cells. An effective way to raise your resting energy expenditure, (REE) is to build muscle. Lean muscle mass will burn more calories than fat, even when you’re at rest..... . Building lean muscle can raise your REE, making you significantly more energy efficient; a strategic weapon of choice for any dieter.
Whey protein, creatine and BCAA’s build lean muscle mass faster and better than anything else. They are metabolized directly into skeletal muscle tissue, the source of all movement, and they are THE best tools to both fuel, repair and build lean muscle. They won’t feed fat cells, no matter how demanding.
The benefits are clear. Dr Atkins would have been thin and healthy with non-fat protein isolates or low fat blends, rather than all that meat. The south beach diet cardiologist, Dr Agatston, would have to admit that whey protein is a good, lean protein that stabilizes insulin and its weight gaining effects. Looking to body builders and other elite athletes, it’s easy to see the benefits of these proteins for feeding lean muscle, not fat cells. Behind all the sports science and nutrition is the ability of whey protein, creatine and BCAA’s to starve fat cells, feed muscle, and to act at the cellular level to amp up energy efficiency when you’re exercising, or at rest!
Stop envying those people who seem to lose weight so easily, and start looking at your muscles as the key to your own success. This is energy efficiency without any EPA. It’s REE weight loss efficiency for a stronger, leaner you!
The atkins diet put the importance of protein back on the diet map, but the map seemed to lead to weight loss by way of clogged arteries and heart trouble from high saturated meat fats. The south beach diet got us thinking about good and bad protein, as well as good and bad carbs, all designed to keep us thinner, healthier and presumably ready for bikini’s at South Beach!!
It’s smart to build on weight loss lessons from doctors and dieticians by looking at the biology of it. We burn calories in 3 ways: 1) physical activity; 2) generating heat through digestion; 3) maintaining our inner organs and body functions. Digestion and movement (1 & 2 ) account for only 30% of our calorie burn. The other 70 % of our energy expenditure is for inner organ function and maintenance; all done while we rest. People with a high resting energy efficiency ( REE ) can lose weight more easily. Some can thank fortunate genes. The rest of us can work it!!
Each body has a natural weight set point that it fiercely protects. If we’re heavy as kids or adolescents we make more fat cells. As an adult gaining weight, we swell existing fat cells. If we become obese, we start manufacturing new fat cells. Every fat cell fights to protect its fuel supply. The more fat cells, the more intense their effort to maintain themselves. Diet veterans have battled eternally against their high set point and low REE, even if they didn’t know the terms or definitions.
Attacking weight loss at the REE level, along with diet, and exercise is like using a secret back door weapon to sneak up on indulgent fat cells. An effective way to raise your resting energy expenditure, (REE) is to build muscle. Lean muscle mass will burn more calories than fat, even when you’re at rest..... . Building lean muscle can raise your REE, making you significantly more energy efficient; a strategic weapon of choice for any dieter.
Whey protein, creatine and BCAA’s build lean muscle mass faster and better than anything else. They are metabolized directly into skeletal muscle tissue, the source of all movement, and they are THE best tools to both fuel, repair and build lean muscle. They won’t feed fat cells, no matter how demanding.
The benefits are clear. Dr Atkins would have been thin and healthy with non-fat protein isolates or low fat blends, rather than all that meat. The south beach diet cardiologist, Dr Agatston, would have to admit that whey protein is a good, lean protein that stabilizes insulin and its weight gaining effects. Looking to body builders and other elite athletes, it’s easy to see the benefits of these proteins for feeding lean muscle, not fat cells. Behind all the sports science and nutrition is the ability of whey protein, creatine and BCAA’s to starve fat cells, feed muscle, and to act at the cellular level to amp up energy efficiency when you’re exercising, or at rest!
Stop envying those people who seem to lose weight so easily, and start looking at your muscles as the key to your own success. This is energy efficiency without any EPA. It’s REE weight loss efficiency for a stronger, leaner you!
