Weight Loss vs Fat Loss: There's a Difference!

If you’ve ever cut calories, doubled your cardio or watched the scale drop…but still felt bloated, puffy, exhausted, or uncomfortable in your own skin - this is for you!

There’s a massive difference between striving to lose weight and losing fat.
And if no one’s ever explained that to you - let’s break it down a little more today…

Most traditional weight loss/diet approaches, whether it’s cutting carbs, 1,200-calorie plans or doing bootcamp classes 6x/week, focus on just one goal: Make the scale go down.

And while that number might drop quickly, it’s often coming from:

  • Water weight

  • Glycogen (your body’s stored carbohydrates)

  • Muscle (Yes! The thing that keeps your metabolism healthy!)

Not body fat.
This means that you might lose weight on paper, but your body doesn’t actually look leaner or feel more energized. In fact, you might feel:

  • Hungrier

  • Weaker

  • Colder

  • Tired

  • And stuck in a cycle of “I’m doing everything right, so why do I feel worse?”

It’s imperative for us to understand that weight loss and fat loss are completely different strategies. And when you’re working towards health goals - I encourage you to ask yourself:

Do I want to lose weight, just to see a lower number on the scale?
Or do I want to lose fat mass, in order to look leaner and protect my overall longevity health?

Most often it’s the latter. And if it is - understand that it’s a much slower, but smarter, process.
When we work to lose fat mass, we’re actually prioritizing the things that change your shape and your health:

  • Preserving lean muscle

  • Balancing hormones

  • Keeping energy high

  • Teaching your metabolism to work for you - not against you

And when done right, fat loss gives you more than just a smaller body.
It gives you a stronger, more confident one too!

Here’s the kicker: Most women don’t need to lose more weight.
They need to lose fat and build back their vitality, confidence, strength and trust in their body.

I'll say this again and again - because I want you to know this in your bones.

Your body isn’t broken. You just haven’t been taught how to work with it - especially through hormone shifts, muscle loss with age or metabolic adaptation after years of dieting.

Embrace this difference and watch how different your health journey starts to feel!

Erin Trier