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Originally Posted by LiberalStance Simple question. |
Yes. In fact, this is why so many people end up gaining back more weight than they lost. They dieted, lost muscle which slowed their metabolism, then went back to their old eating habits. Muscle loss boils down to insufficient calories. Muscle is the most expensive tissue to maintain so the body will start to get rid of it when it senses a caloric deficit. There are ways to minimize the muscle loss while on a fat loss plan.
1. Weight train. Weight training tells the body you need that muscle and not to get rid of it.
2. Eat protein every 3 hours. The body needs a steady supply of protein and when it doesn't get enough, it will beging breaking down muscle.
3. Get at least 10% calories from fat. Low calories isn't the only thing that puts you into starvation mode. The body needs a certain amount of dietary fat to operate properly. People who try to cut out all fat will put themselves into starvation mode.
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