Which part of the body gets fat first?
The fat you put on six months ago drops faster than fat you’ve carried for years. Newer deposits are more metabolically active and easier for your body to mobilise.
The fat you put on six months ago drops faster than fat you’ve carried for years. Newer deposits are more metabolically active and easier for your body to mobilise.
Research shows that eating 500 fewer calories per day helps you lose about 0.5 kilograms per week. This steady weight loss works better than crash diets. Crash diets make you lose muscle along with fat, which slows your metabolism.
Real weight gain only happens when you eat more calories than your body burns.
When you gain weight, your body stores extra fat everywhere. The lower belly often gets more fat because of how your body works.
Protein helps you maintain muscle while losing fat. Studies show that eating 0.8-1 gram of protein per pound of body weight protects your muscle mass during weight loss.
Here’s the thing: when your body enters a strong calorie deficit—whether from medication, diet, or both—it doesn’t always pick and choose.
If you have type 2 diabetes, the picture changes. Ozempic is FDA-approved for diabetes management, so your doctor can prescribe it at lower BMI levels if you meet that criteria. When used off-label for weight loss without diabetes, the thresholds get stricter.
When you drop calories hard without resistance training or proper protein, you lose muscle alongside fat. That’s not what we’re after. You want fat gone, strength kept.
A healthy waist size depends on how tall you are, not just the number itself.
Strength training builds or maintains lean muscle, which burns more calories all day long even when resting. When you combine both types, fat loss speeds up and your body looks tighter and more toned.