Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
What?????
That was my first thought - but in the short term he's not wrong. In the longterm he is wrong - muscle burns calories more than fat.
But, there is an important piece of info you don't know - I'm a type 1 diabetic, so insulin/exercise/sugar/muscle breakdown... are not "normal" for me. There is evidence that heavy weightlifting in a diabetic can lead to problems losing weight - because of insulin balance issues. When you do heavy exercise, esp weight lifting (vs aerobic), your liver produces glycogen to help support your muscles. But, if you don't have the right balance of insulin to go along with that, the glycogen is not used by the muscles properly and can cause weight gain in a very negative way.
I'm on a "new" hormone that is also secreted by the pancreatic B cells called amlyn, and it's changing everything for me (mostly in an awesome way).