I lost weight but my body shape didn't change, what's going on?

Obesity is a very common condition in people's daily lives. The best way to deal with obesity is to lose weight. Some people choose to diet to lose weight, but many people find that this method will cause their weight to decrease but their body shape does not change. Many people do not know why this happens to them. So, what is going on when you lose weight but don’t lose body shape?

First, what's going on if you lose weight but your body shape doesn't change? Many girls lose weight rapidly by dieting or taking diet pills, but they find that their waists are still as round and their legs are still as thick, and they haven't lost any weight! Do you know? You are losing weight in the wrong way! Many people think that they can lose fat in certain areas by exercising, so they do hundreds of sit-ups every night to reduce their belly. This is wrong! You should know that fat accumulates all over the body. Men accumulate fat the fastest in their abdomen, while women accumulate fat the fastest in their buttocks, lower abdomen and waist, and then in their limbs. Therefore, weight loss is also whole-body, and just the opposite: the limbs lose weight the fastest, while the waist, abdomen and buttocks lose weight the slowest. So, the saying that you will lose weight wherever you exercise is obviously wrong.

Second, most of the weight-loss drugs on the market are laxatives, and no one has been authoritatively certified. Several kilograms of feces will remain in the intestines of an average person. After drinking slimming tea and going to the toilet a few times, your weight will immediately decrease, but your body shape will not change at all, because your surface fat has not been reduced. The fat is under the skin, so how can it be excreted from the body by drinking slimming tea? Advertisements for slimming pills love to use this concept to fool you, saying that they guarantee that you can lose 10 kilograms in 7 days. The 10 kilograms of weight lost may include 5 kilograms of water, 3 kilograms of feces, 0.5 kilograms of muscle, and 1.5 kilograms of fat. But you should know that what you should lose when losing weight is fat! Fat has a lower density and is like foam. If a person really loses 10 kilograms of pure fat, their body shape will be greatly improved. You should know that losing 10 pounds in weight does not equal losing 10 pounds in fat. So in reality, many women lose 10 pounds but their body shape does not change much. This is because their weight loss method is wrong, and the 10 pounds lost only contains very little fat.

Why do you lose weight but stay in shape? When you diet too much, your body will mistakenly think you are in trouble, so it will save money and try to reduce calorie consumption. At this time, your metabolic rate will actually decrease by 20% - 30%. Therefore, people who diet excessively often feel listless all day long. Although they eat less, their calorie consumption is also reduced accordingly. The most frightening thing is that the body will break down muscles for nutrition. In addition to losing muscle, dieting also causes a large amount of water loss. Once the food intake is restored, the body will absorb the water faster, causing the weight to rebound quickly. At this time, only fat will grow without muscle, and the weight will often exceed the original weight. So don't be superstitious about those unorthodox dieting methods on the Internet. They are not credible!