If you don’t want to be fat, the only choice is to build muscle.

I’ve lost 25 lbs. since I left about 9 weeks ago to go take ownership of my life. No I haven’t been “dieting”, I’ve actually been eating dessert everyday which has never happened in the history of my existence. I haven’t increased the amount of time at the gym, I’ve actually decreased it. What?!?! How is this possible?

No, I haven’t turned into a fitness “influencer” selling you bullshit quick fixes if that’s where you think this is going;)

While I have a solid rhythm and routine in place within my daily life, I lost this much weight so quickly without making major sacrifices because of one major factor…

I started with a SHIT TON of muscle. Muscle is the antithesis of fat. The more muscle you have the less fat you’ll have, simple as that.

When I refer to being fat, I’m not just referring to those whose appearance makes it evident they have excess body fat, I’m talking about anyone and everyone who has more body fat than skeletal muscle mass. That’s A LOT of people! Even a lot of those size 4 gals punching air in aerobics classes or at your booty barre class.

I’m also not name calling or shaming. I’m using the correct terminology to describe what bodies are actually made up of and if you have more fat than muscle you’re overly fat. Facts not emotions. I would assume if you receive and read my daily truths, you’re not easily offended;) Thanks for that and what a great way to live by the way!

Back to my point….

Muscle is an endocrine organ and also the largest organ in the body. Muscle secretes certain proteins during contraction which affects metabolism in other tissues and organs. I won’t turn this into a science lesson but know this- the more muscle you have, the more resilient, less frail and overall more functional your body will be.

You will also have better thermal regulation, better hormone balance, less aches and pains, and great success in losing weight. Big wins!

Don’t confuse this with body building. I am not suggesting you have to look like an overly tanned, chiseled demigod to be healthy (quite the contrary actually but that’s for another day). I’m saying you have to have MORE muscle in your body than fat and the more muscle you have the less fat will stick around.

So what do you do if you don’t have much muscle? Ditch your fast-track, impatient mindset and get to work! Building muscle takes time but as we discussed yesterday, you have plenty of time once you stop wasting it on nonsense;)

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