When We "Lose" Fat, Where Does It Go?

This is an excellent question! We all know that a healthy diet and exercise is the best way to lose weight. But where is the weight going? How can fat just "burn away?"

Our cells are the parts of our bodies that store fat. This fat is stored in a couple of different forms. One of the main forms is called a triglyceride. When you exercise, your body needs energy which it finds from either food or the fat that is stored in your body. When your body takes the energy from your fat, it breaks it down and releases it into your blood stream. This sounds pretty gross buy its actually normal. These little pieces of fat are transferred to other cells in your body (much like sugar is) and is then combined with oxygen. The oxygen helps turn the fat into Carbon Dioxide and ENERGY. 

Your body uses the energy and the carbon dioxide is exhaled through your respiratory system. So essentially you are EXHALING YOUR FAT!!