Finding the Golden i: True Weight Loss...Story of Fat Loss vs. Muscle Loss

In my weight loss journey, one of the biggest realizations I had was this: losing weight is not the same as getting healthy. At the beginning, I thought the goal was simple — just burn calories. I walked for hours every day. The weight did come down, but I paid a heavy price: I lost muscle.

My lower body shrank, my legs looked awkwardly thin, while my upper body remained bulkier. The whole body looked disproportionate, weak, and tired. I thought I was moving closer to health, but in reality, I was slipping further away.

That’s when I started asking myself a sharper question: Am I heading in the right direction... What is wrong?

The Hard Truth: Muscle Loss vs. Fat Loss

• Muscle Loss: Happens when the body is in a calorie deficit but not given a reason to preserve muscle. Endless hours of cardio without resistance training sends the wrong signal. The body begins breaking down muscle for energy. This is the hardest loss to recover from.

  When I learnt this, I was in totally bereavement of loss of my preciouse muscles... It would now be a herculean task to get them back in my life...

  
  

• Fat Loss: Happens when the body is in a calorie deficit and receives the signal to hold onto muscle. This requires short warm-ups, followed by resistance training, and backed by a protein-rich, balanced diet. In this case, the body taps into fat reserves for fuel, keeping you stronger, fitter, and proportionate.

The Switch That Changed Everything

I discovered that the key was not long, punishing cardio sessions. The real secret was:

1. A short warm-up – just enough to get blood flowing and muscles activated.

2. Resistance training – body weight, bands, or gym weights. This is the switch that tells your body: "preserve muscle."

3. Smart calorie deficit with healthy diet – so the body dips into stored fat, not lean mass.

   
   

This combination helped me find my Golden i. It was the sharp focus that shifted my weight loss journey from destruction to transformation.

Finding the Golden i

Finding the Golden i means being clear: we do not just want a smaller body, we want a healthier, stronger, and more capable body. Losing weight at the cost of muscle is like giving up the foundation of a building just to make it lighter. You may lose kilos, but you also lose strength, stability, and long-term health.

Fat loss, on the other hand, is the true path to a healthy weight. It preserves what makes you strong and burns what weighs you down.

✨ Always Always Always Remember ... I Learnt the hard way: Preserve your muscles. Lose the fat.

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