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Is it possible to counteract lean muscle loss during a low calorie diet through exercise?

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Yes: Exercise especially resistance training with weights can prevent muscle loss while loosing weight/fat , while still taking a calorie restricted diet. Please ensure appropriate protein intake to maintain or even build muscles.

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Answered 5/5/2014

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I'm just wondering, if you on a low calorie diet and still lift weight do you still get good muscle tone?

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I've been fasting for a few weeks in hopes of losing some body fat. Instead, I've been losing muscle and the fat percentage stays the same and it keeps going up even with a very low calorie diet. What could be causing diet resistant body fat?

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Will lifting weights cause me to gain weight while on a low calorie diet? I've been told muscle weighs more than fat, but I'm trying to decrease my overall weight while trying to avoid adding bulk while keeping tone?

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Just started a low calorie diet, will i lose fat (so that i appear slimmer) or will my body burn up muscle and leave me still flabby?

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Read somwhere that to burn calories we must have lean muscles. I don't want to exercise! I eat healthy and walk a LOT. How to have more lean muscles?

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