One of the biggest questions in the weight loss industry is “why do people become overweight?”.

The answer to this question has been debated on in the past, and there really are several answers to it.

While there are multiple reasons for weight gain, there really is one factor that all obese people have in common. The truth is, the reason why we gain fat, is because we are losing muscle. Muscle burns fat, without it fat builds up, it’s that simple.

A lot of people mistakingly believe that lifting weights or exercising will give them a bulky look, and so they choose not to exercise because they don’t want to look like a “meat head”. Actually though, you could work out for a whole year, and chances are you still won’t look like a professional body builder. That is the number one fear of exercise skeptics, especially females, is that they will look like a freak if they exercise too much. The funny thing is, they don’t realize that they can control the results of their exercise as they see fit. If you want lean muscle that looks sexy on a woman then all you have to do is lift lighter weights at higher repetitions. If you are actually aiming for bulky strong muscles, then you would use heavier weights at lower reps.

Muscle is by far the best fat burner out there, it is our bodies natural fat burner, and it stomps every weight loss pill out there. The less muscle you have, the more fat you will gain and vica versa. Usually. Without exercise, people begin losing muscle at a higher rate during their 20’s-30’s. This is why you see people gaining weight a lot during this time period. As time goes on your boy will deteriorate like everything else, that is unless you take care of it to reverse the effects of time. If you are going to begin an exercise regimen then you will need an effective diet first.

Without an effective diet you will be wasting your time exercising, because your body needs nutrients to build that fat burning muscle. If you are unsure what diet you should chose, I would recommend you download the FatLoss4Idiots diet plan. It is one of the most popular diet plans on the internet, and for good reason.

One of the most common ways people end up gaining weight is because of their propensity to drink their calories. That is, the beverage they enjoy is loaded with calories. Now, there is nothing inherently wrong with drinking calories. Many healthy drinks are loaded with calories due to their (helpful) natural sugar content. For example, orange juice and apple juice provide a number of healthy and useful nutrients to the body. But, if you are trying to drop weight, you must understand that each glass comes with 100 calories. And, yes, those calories due add up and turn into stored fat when they are not burned.