Weight Loss and Fat Loss Are Not the Same

If you truly want to improve your overall appearance and restore good health, your weight loss goals should not be determined by stepping on the bathroom scales but by looking at how skinny fat your body is in a mirror. A simple resistance training program is an important component for those who want to improve their appearance while lowering the numbers they see when they step on the bathroom scale. Moreover, muscles help burn fat around the clock, even while you are at rest. If you want to avoid looking skinny fat, you cannot rely wholly on the number you see each day when you step on a scale. Your appearance can be improved by adding lean muscle, even with temporary weight gain. Excessive training can result in skinny fat just like an excessive cut in calories.

Tips to Shed Pandemic Weight Gain

To jump start your efforts to shed pandemic weight gain, stop looking at the numbers on the scale and start taking care of yourself. Short-term responses to stressors were a major contributor to your Quarantine 15, start making positive changes for the long haul and check out these fat burning tips:

• Limit Take Out & Delivery - In our immediate gratification culture, take-out and home delivery have become frequent food options during the pandemic. Unfortunately, restaurant food is often served in larger portions and typically much higher in calories and fat grams.
• Develop Healthy Routines - Try to go to bed and wake up at a regular time. Take a morning shower and get dressed just like you did before COVID-19 restrictions were put in place. Then, follow the list you prepared the night before to start getting things done by following established routines.
• Watch Portion Sizes - It is incredibly easy to eat more food than you planned to consume. However, changing how much you eat is easy. To determine portion sizes, look at the Nutrition Facts Label or the Dietary Guidelines issued by the Department of Health.
• Set Realistic Goals - Long-term weight loss is best achieved through small changes to your existing lifestyle. Although fad diets may seem appealing, sustainable weight loss is a marathon not a sprint.
• Embrace Physical Activities - Beyond weight loss, adding more physical activities can benefit you physically and emotionally. Plus, having interest other than work and watching TV can help stave off chronic conditions like dementia.

A skinny fat look can happen when someone loses lots of weight by dramatically cutting his or her calorie intake without adding exercises to maintain fat-burning muscle mass. A weight loss specialist can help you achieve the balance your weight loss program needs.

Metabolic Research Center Offers Virtual Coaching

Metabolic Research Center provides the same quality support both in-center and remotely. Moreover, our weight loss plans retain the same quality of one-on-one interactions with our weight loss specialists for personalization that we’ve provided for three decades. When you’re at the office, it is fairly easy to stay out of the break area. Unfortunately, when you’re sheltering at home, you are likely walking through the kitchen multiple times a day. That’s why Metabolic Research Center provides virtual coaching for support and encouragement to meet your personal needs. To bridge the communications gap created by the pandemic, our staff and members are online sharing photos, tips, recipes, personal achievements, and much more. Contact us today to discover the benefits and flexibility of today’s remote weight loss plans.