And if you believe that, I've also got a timeshare on Mars I'd like to sell you. You arrive by TARDIS, and ride magical unicorns that fart See's candy.
THE TRUTH
The truth is: it is impossible to turn fat into muscle. Fat is made up of cells. Fat cells. Muscle is made of up of cells. MUSCLE cells. You cannot magically turn one kind of cell into another, any more than you can turn your brain tissue into gluteal tissue. It just won't happen, no matter how big a butthead you are. You CANNOT turn one kind of cell into another.
You CAN grow or shrink your fat cells. Eat a lot of junk and live a sedentary lifestyle, you can enlarge your fat cells or grow more of the squishy little buggers. Even when you lose fat through fit lifestyle and proper eating, you cannot GET RID of those fat cells. The only way to get rid of them is through liposuction, which literally sucks the cells out of your body and they're gone for good. (Until you go and create more.)
You CAN strengthen and grow your muscle cells as well. Strength training and proper diet can increase your muscle, increase your strength, and increase your metabolism all of which help to maintain a healthy weight, and help to eliminate fat from your body.
I can't tell you how many times I see "turn fat into muscle in 3 easy steps" or some other such ludicrous claim. If you have a trainer, or a program, or a fat loss supplement that claims to "Turn fat" into ANYTHING, I'd seriously reconsider using that product, person, or program. It's an ignorant and misused claim, and you owe yourself better than getting duped by false promises.
Go out there. Build some muscle by weightlifting and eating right. LOSE some fat mass by avoiding processed foods and not overeating. But even when your new toned muscles start to come through, don't fool yourself into believing you somehow converted one kind of cell into another. You're not an alchemist. You're a person on their path to fitness.
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