Where does fat go? Just curious

Ok so the nerd in me asked myself this morning,  Where does fat go when you lose it?  so I looked it up on google and here is the answer from Mayo Clinic ..... Just in case you were afraid to ask yourself.    LOL

Answer

 

When you consume fewer calories than your body needs, your body turns to fat for energy. Your fat cells (triglycerides) provide the fuel for this energy.

Through a series of complex metabolic processes, triglycerides are broken down into two different components — glycerol and fatty acids — which are absorbed into your liver, kidney and muscle. Here, these components are further broken down by chemical processes that ultimately produce energy for your body.

The heat generated through these activities is used to help maintain your body temperature. The waste products that result are water and carbon dioxide. You excrete water primarily in urine and sweat and carbon dioxide in air exhaled from your lungs.


There ya go.   Pretty interesting I thought.  I just knew I used to gain weight just breathing near a bakery..  Turns out it was people losing weight spreading it around as they exhaled!!!  LOL


Huge hugs,
Tracy

I also read that the majority of calories consumed are used to keep your body at temperature.  So you can actually lose weight (by burning more calories to maintain 98 degrees) by turning down the thermostat or wearing a lighter coat in cold weather.

Since we no longer eat as many calories, no wonder we're all freezing.  My "normal" temperature now hovers around 96 degrees.  You may want to check yours when you are healthy because now if I'm running 98, I have a fever.

Yep and drinking ice water cools down your core tempo so your body burns more energy trying to warm it back up!!  so ice water is a diet food!!

Linda Kay

Reminds me of the "iced vodka diet".   It gave the number of calories in an iced vodka vs. the number of calories burned to bring the drink to 98 degrees and it argued that it burned more calories than it contained so drinking iced vodka all day would cause you to lose weight!

That's good to know!  I freeze my waterbottles about 1/3 full then take them out and fill them with water so it stays ice cold for long periods of time.  I love my water really, really cold!  Not sure the vodka is a good idea though!  LOL  Im already wacky today.

Tracy, now for another important research question...where does make-up go?  I put it on in the morning and by late afternoon it has virtually dissappeared.

My husband was always complaining that I would wait to walk at night when its colder, but the girl I walk with at night has tried to convience him that her doctor told her that when you are out walking in the cold we burn more calories. Which i really never knew why and never really thought about it so it, but there we go just proves she was right lol.

I will get my research staff right on it!  I know what you are saying.  Frustrating isn't it.  I had a co-worker who used to "reapply" her face on her lunch hour everyday!  Not me.... too much nonsense, I had other important things to do like gorge myself.  LOL  Maybe now I can start "reapplying" my makeup since lunch isnt a big deal to me.  I am done in a half hour anyway!  Hmmmm.... Maybe that's why she was so skinny?!!  LOL

I think I might be a little wacky today.  Sorry gang!

Tracy,  I don't know where it goes now but,  It use to sneek into my house at night and attach its self to my body....not any more.