Hi - Question around body fat? :)

[Footballer4Life]

I'm new here so nice to meet you all I'm planning to lose weight cos I'm overweight. Currently, I am losing 1kg a week which is great but when I went to the NHS website, it said that whilst your BMI can be in a great range, you can have a lot of excess body fat? My focus in my diet and I play football on a Tuesday for an hour (going to start playing Thursday for another hour). To lose that excess body fat, i understand that exercise is important to it but how important is dieting to losing body fat?

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, Footballer4Life

The BMI was designed as a general guide for groups of people and is not necessarily accurate for individuals. The correct diet will do more to help you lose excess body fat, but exercise will tone muscle and give you the feelgood factor.

Football is an excellent cardio workout, but you'll also need to incorporate weight training/strength exercises into your routine, for maximum benefit.

To target visceral fat, the most dangerous fat that covers your internal organs, a low carb approach is thought to be the most effective healthline.com/nutrition/lo...

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[S11m]

Hi, Footballer4Life

Losing weight through calorie restriction alone can result in loss of muscle. Exercising and (Intermittent) Fasting can reduce or prevent muscle loss.

BMI is not a good indication of health or body-fat:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-...

Many of us here find that what works, to lose fat, and to cure or prevent most non-communicable diseases, is a combination of The Low Carbohydrate, High-Fat (LCHF) diet (see the forum here on Health Unlocked) and Not Snacking All Day AKA Intermittent Fasting (IF). See:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-...