Fat isn't fattening

When most people think of fat they tend to mostly think of the stuff that increases their waistline/dress size. That is just one part of fat. There is a lot of heavy science behind fat, but I just want to talk as simply as possible so you stay awake while reading this.

First things first, certain fats are actually good for you and help you lose weight. I say that again. Fat can help you lose weight. Fat is the prefered energy source of the body, it keeps us full and energised through out the day. Per gram of fat there is 9kcal. Some of you looking at that will be thinking about avoiding it, but don't. Eating good fats will actually mean you eat less but get all the nutrients/calories your body needs.
Trans fats and sugar are the main villains behind you getting wider. Looking at sugar it's self it doesn't make you fat but it does play a massive role in it. Consuming large amounts of sugar will increase insulin release in your blood, it's your body's way of trying to lower blood sugar. Insulin works by storing glucose from the blood as glycogen in the muscles, which will be used as energy later. When no more can be stored in the muscles it goes to the liver and will be used as an energy after the muscles have used their lot.
Like all things, you push it to hard or to the edge something will have to give. So when the liver is full to the brim of glycogen it then gets into fat cells and used as energy reserve. As the muscles and liver are constantly full, it's still being pumped into fat cells and when the cell is full it will then split to form another fat cell to hold more glycogen and so on and so, as that goes up so does your waist line.
Having to much insulin in your body does a number of bad things. One thing is diabetes, but that's another matter. The other thing it does is blocks fat cells from releasing the energy inside so it's able to use it. The higher amounts of insulin in the blood will mean the more over ingorged fat cells you have. High Gi foods which are very high sugar foods such as bread, grains and other starchy foods will all spike your blood sugar and incense the amount of insulin which is pumped around your body.

By lowering your blood sugar by keeping it as level as possible will result in less insulin in the blood and you guessed it less fat cells. Insulin will always be released in the body as it has to happen to help control blood sugar but it doesn't mean it has to be turned on 24/7.

So what I'm getting at really is cut back the sugary foods (common sense) and eat better quality fatty foods.

Weight

When many people think of weight, they tend to see it from the point of wanting to lose or gain it. Say you're cooking or baking. You go to measure out the ingredients you want. You put them on the scale and you realise you have to much, so you take some out, not wanting it to effect the out come of what you are making.
What I'm trying to get at is you're not looking at it as being something fat or over weight.

When you step on the scales, all they are doing is showing you what effect gravity has on your mass. Yes you can effect how much mass you are carrying around, but more mass does not equals a load of body fat. You can take two people of the same age, height and weight. Essentially they have the same BMI. Now even though everything is the same one will have a much higher body fat % than the other, and this is what will determine how healthy they are. Not BMI and not their weight.

The scales, like many other types of measurements and calculations are a good reference point to use in your health and fitness goals.
It's not worth the aggravation of worrying about being a few pounds heavier than you was the week before. If you follow a work out programme, where you are working intensely enough you will be adding strong lean muscle. This will make the muscles much denser and in turn makes you heavier, but you will be lean because of it.