Long-Term Planning For Successful Weight Loss - Omron HBF-500 Instruction Manual

LONG-TERM PLANNING FOR SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS

Ignoring a balanced diet and simply reducing food intake to lose weight can lead to a decline in muscle
and bone. So even though your weight goes down, your resting metabolism is reduced making the
body more prone to putting on fat.
Example comparing the same loss of 20 lb:
Weight
(lb)
170
160
150
A starvation diet produces
rapid weight loss of 20 lb,
but disrupts body mass...
Fat reduction: 6 lb
Lean body mass reduction
(muscle, bone, etc.): 14 lb
Change in body fat percentage
Before diet:
After diet:
Lean body mass (muscle, bone, etc.)
greatly reduced, while the body fat
percentage has not changed.
*This is an extreme case of the effect.
Repeated dieting and regaining weight leads to increased visceral fat levels
It is easy to regain weight after sudden diets. This regained weight tends to appear as visceral fat rather
then subcutaneous fat. Increased visceral fat levels are thought to increase the likelihood of common
diseases. Repeated dieting and subsequent regaining of weight may lead to increased visceral fat levels.
USEFUL INFORMATION
1 2
Body fat percentage
36.0%
36.9%
3 4 5
A healthy diet
with weight loss of 20 lb...
Fat reduction: 18 lb
Lean body mass reduction
(muscle, bone, etc.): 2 lb
Change in body fat percentage
Before diet:
After diet:
Body fat percentage reduced to a normal
level.
11
Months
6 7
Body fat percentage
36.0%
28.3%