A "Fat" question

OK.........When we loose weight, where does the fat go????? I mean we carry with us for years and then we loose it, but where does it go?? I am sure it goes with our wastes.....but is that it.......ALL the smart people in some one should have an answer for me.. Thanks Heidi

It goes a lot of places. Most of it goes to our cells as energy. Think of the fat as logs in a log pile. When you eat, you put more logs on the pile. But your body needs logs to burn. If you are eating less than what you are burning, then the log pile will get smaller. That's what we're doing. We're burning up our log piles. And just like a log, our fat might weigh 5 pounds when it gets thrown on the pile, after it gets burned up in our lungs and muscles and cells, the left overs (waste) weigh considerably less. Some of it is excreted in our normal waste (urine and stool), some is excreted in our lungs as exhalations, and some waste is sweated out. But you will not excreate 5 pounds of waste for losing 5 pounds of fat, most of it is consumed by the cells in your body keeping you alive. The ashes from the fire are what you get rid of.

boy!! that's a good question and a good answer, I am starting a weight loss support group at my church and I know that question will be asked. I better get to researching and using Michael's explan.. hope it's ok!! c ya Angie

That is a great way to put and understand it.....thank you!