Per Tom Venuto:
"Getting a net loss in body fat and a net gain in muscle over a period of weeks or months is possible, but it is physiologically impossible to lose fat and gain muscle at the same precise moment in time. One goal requires a calorie surplus and the other a calorie deficit. You can't gain muscle while you're in a calorie deficit and you can't lose fat while you're in a calorie surplus, it's as simple as that."
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Does this mean, I shouldn't work too much/focus on weight training right now since I have a lot of body fat to lose? I understand that I won't see definite muscle definition until my body fat% is within a certain range. But, I thought, muscle gain was one of the big plus for weight/fat loss. If I can't gain muscle now then should I focus more on cardio till I reach my goal and achieve fat loss?
I apologize if similar questions have been asked. I would really appreciate any help in clarifying and simplifying it for me. I'm just confused and frustrated at the moment. I've never had a consistent drop in scale/month despite me having lost about 50lbs (1.5 yr roughly). It's been a very frustrating journey so far as the scale numbers didn't move the way I wanted it to. I don't want to eat more calories if it is only going to slow my loss progress.
Couple weeks ago, I upped my calories to 1600 calories/day. I was doing 1400 calories/day before. I also make sure I meet my macros. I also workout 6 days/week - 3 days weight training and 3 days Treadmill or run outside.
Also, if I do have to focus 100% on fat loss, how do I begin to achieve that without focusing on muscle gain?
I just ordered New Rules of Lifting for women book.
Thank you