Weight Loss vs. Fat Loss Part 2

Which is your focus, weight loss or fat loss? Here are some of my thoughts simplified.

Weight loss is:

• a great initial motivator (what gets us off the couch and out of the pantry)
• the beginning of the journey
• one part of a much bigger picture
• a super goal when in 5-10 lb increments
• a provider of early victories
• bondage to an arbitrary number on the scale
• a de-motivator when the scales get stuck

Fat loss is:

• a consistent motivator
• a meaningful goal
• measureable progress beyond the scale plateau
• freedom from bondage to the scale!
• change in body composition (less fat, more muscle)
• not for the faint-of-heart
• a path to optimal fitness and better health

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