
Originally Posted by
happy_gilmore
what it does, afaik is to isolate the fats that come with the food you eat so that what goes into you is less fat...that's it.... that's the reason for the oily leaking ass and a brown streaked underwear. think of it as a sponge isolating oils and fats, from food before food goes into the small intestine for absorption.
and afaik, one way to lose weight is not just trimming down the fat from food, but from calories that you eat as well. you might be eating a zero fat content food, but that food contains 1500 calories, ganun din.
so the most effective way of losing weight is via calorie deficit, that is, you eat less than what you need for the day. or if you exercise a lot, make sure that what you eat in excess is burned via exercise.
to illustrate....
you need 2000 calories/day, so to lose weight, you need to eat less than 2000 calories. if you happen to take in around 2200 - 2500 calories, make sure you burn the excess of 2000, in this case is 200 - 500 calories. 200 calories is burned by around 30 minutes of brisk walking sa treadmill. 500 calories, medyo high intensity na yan.
i really don't know the excess calorie buildup that is required to build 1 pound of fat. probably david (theveed) may be able to share some.
and yes.... the more muscles you have, the more calories you burn at rest (or metabolic rate), it is because muscles are living tissues and they constantly give of energy at rest. fat is not.
to add, the most effective eating method for me is 6 small meals not greater than 500 calories/day. i lost the biggest when i did this. pero now i'm again tweaking my diet to build mass coupled with heavy lifting... more on proteins..