text: By "dieting" with severe calorie restriction, you send the body a message that says... HEY! I'm STARVING here!  \nIt will NOT go to fat reserves to use them up- you will not burn fat. The body will go to muscle tissue to use for fuel.  \nYes, you will lose weight, but it will be muscle mass, not fat. That message flips a metabolic switch that tells the body to store whatever comes in as FAT - fat storage mode - to protect the body.  That means that no matter what you consume, no matter if it's good for you or bad... gets stored as fat.   \nMuscle weighs twice as much as fat. Think of the volume that a pound of lead takes up, vrs a pound of feathers. \nMuscle dictates your metabolism.  If you add a pound of muscle\nto your body it uses up 30 - 50 calories per day at rest.  Example - two people can weigh the exact same amount and the one with the higher muscle mass will look fit and the one with the higher body fat will look fat.\nEducate yourself on a healthy diet and exercise. Avoid trend diets - liquid, meal replacement, high protein, no carb...  etc.  Go on line and find a healthy eating plan that you can stick to for LIFE not for a few months. \nWeight training will increase your muscle mass. Concentrate on increasing your muscle mass rather than losing weight.