The problem that you face in promoting fat loss is evolution. The human body just loves to store fat. We use it for protection, insulation, and most important, as a source of fuel when we run out of food. This later point is highly unlikely in Western countries, but your body doesn't know that. It still follows those storage mechanisms that have been developing over the past 4 or 5 million years. The problem for bodybuilders is that the body will burn just about anything else for fuel (i.e. muscle tissue, stored carbohydrate, etc.) before digging into the fat reserves.

The first thing your body turns to for fuel is carbohydrate in the form of stored glycogen. The next is muscle tissue, in the form of amino acids. Only when glycogen stores are depleted and a good degree of muscle wasting has occurred will the body start tapping into its stored fat supplies. It