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getting rid of muscle
i was wondering how you can lose weight by having a healthy diet and excersising, but also i don't want to get a lot of muscle, i'm trying to go down a jean size, and i don't want to burn fat and get muscle there instead,
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The only way I can think of to lose fat without increasing muscle is to eat less of the same stuff, or to eat things with a lot of fibre and water content, little or no fat content, and avoid carbohydrates including sugars. Look up different countries' dietary guidelines on the internet. I don't remember why I think so, but at some point I looked something up, and found out that Canada and Japan's guidelines are both outstanding for some reason. Maybe it was low levels of cancer associated with people who said they followed the guidelines.
As another aspect of your answer: Muscle weighs more than fat for the same size. If you make even a tiny amount of muscle getting the fat off, you will gain weight. At first, you need to think about it in terms of fat vs. weight. If you have too much fat, no weight is good. If your fat level is good, any weight is fine, because the remaining is muscle.
You sound like you're female by the way you say you don't want to make muscle. Women don't put on muscle ANYWHERE NEAR as easily as men, and so it probably won't matter what kind of exercise you do, you're unlikely to turn into iron-woman.
Although women tend to be stereotyped as devoid of muscles, most men will also find a well toned body quite pleasing. Don't worry about muscles, or weight. Excess fat is the real health worry.
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