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That depends on my starting weight. If I weigh 120lbs then I'll take the muscle. If I weigh 220lbs then I'll take the weight loss.

• hnal943 16y ago
  It shouldn't. His point is that if you're 220, what you really want to lose is fat, not weight. Having more muscle will increase your caloric burn rate and actually help you to lose fat faster. This is why dieting must always be paired with exercise. To take the argument to an absurd extreme, the fastest way to lose weight would be to cut off your leg. Obviously "losing weight" is really a euphemism for "losing fat."
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  • mikeklaas 16y ago
    > This is why dieting must always be paired with exercise. No it mustn't. A lot of people have difficulty with the increased appetite that ensues.
• whyme 16y ago
  It's never that easy. If your 6 foot 4 inches, at 220lbs, your probably fairly thin and may want to add muscle. In the end if you have very little muscle, regardless of weight, you should add it. It will help you lose fat (ie ripping muscles speeds up your metabolism - yes, but most importantly the burn effect lasts much, much longer than an equivalent amount of endurance work). Also you'll have more energy to do more activities allowing you to lose more fat.