By
Mark J. Nazzal
What you first need to realize is that there is a considerable difference between simply "losing weight" and "losing fat". Most people use the two terms interchangeably, though what they are really going for (or at least what they should be going for) is the latter.
The reason you want to lose fat in particular, and not just weight in general, is because fat is the only type of tissue that, generally speaking, your body can do without. On the other hand, you don't want to lose any of your muscle mass for example - this will make you weaker, could cause back pain, lead to saggy breasts in women
What you first need to realize is that there is a considerable difference between simply "losing weight" and "losing fat". Most people use the two terms interchangeably, though what they are really going for (or at least what they should be going for) is the latter.The reason you want to lose fat in particular, and not just weight in general, is because fat is the only type of tissue that, generally speaking, your body can do without. On the other hand, you don't want to lose any of your muscle mass for example - this will make you weaker, could cause back pain, lead to saggy breasts in women
