In your quest to lose weight, you may have tried everything from healthy eating to gymming religiously. But do you know what you actually need to lose weight? Rujuta Diwekar says that to lose weight, you have to gain weight - i.e lean body weight - the weight of your bones and muscles. Most of us lose between 2- 4 kgs of muscles every 10 years. Women, especially after 30, lose muscle from their thighs and gain intramuscular fat at a fast pace. This continuous and progressive loss of muscles and bone density can be reversed with exercise. This includes