A holistic look at building muscle & losing weight simultaneously
When it comes to fat loss and increasing muscle mass, it’s not always as simple as cutting calories, eliminating food groups or increasing your food intake. We must look at the body holistically rather than in miniature bite-size components.
Let’s look into fat loss for a moment.
Fat loss is apparent when your caloric intake is lower than what you are expending. This starts showing in your body shape, weeks and months after you begin restricting your nutrition, either changing your eating habits or lowering your food consumption. One fast way to lose weight is to gauge the thermic result of certain foods. If you look into the nutritional value of salmon, protein and eggs, you will find that their thermic effect (the number of calories you burn when digested), you will see that eating these will help you lose weight over time. It takes energy to digest these foods, and protein has a habit of keeping you full for more extended periods. What results are you eating less and, therefore, burning stored body fat for energy? This is the shift you want your body to have daily. The best way to utilise your metabolism is to pick the foods with the best thermic effect and keep you full.
