Hi All, Just wanted to share a great article. When I hear people talk about muscle weighing more than fat - it erks me after all * a pound is a pound people* (just one of those liitle things that bothers me ) Anyway, I found this article to share with my support group and thought you guys and gals would like it too. It is point blank. The photo would not paste here so I attached the link at the bottom. hugs, Britt Muscle Does Not Weigh More Than Fat, but it's Much Nicer to Look at 5 Lb. Fat vs. 5 Lb. Muscle As you can see, the 5 lbs. of fat is much bulkier than the 5 lbs. of muscle, but five pounds is still five pounds. Muscle does not weigh more than fat. Fat is bulky and lumpy so if you carry an extra five pounds of fat, you'll be lumpier than with five pounds more muscle. A five pound pile of fat will take up more space (volume) than a five pound pile of muscle; but five pounds is still five pounds, so for those of you that don't "get" English, you cannot say one thing weighing a certain weight weighs more than another thing at that same weight. It's a common joke to play on an 8-year old. The correct way to state the muscle weighs more than fat scenario is, "Muscle is heavier by volume than fat." A woman weighing 150 pounds with 19% fat will look much smaller (and be much healthier) than a woman at 150 pounds with 35% fat. They weigh the same, yet the composition is different. Because muscle is more dense than fat the person with less fat and more muscle will look smaller. Stop being so obsessed with body weight and start paying attention to body composition. How much body fat do you have compared to muscle? Simply seeing how much you weigh isn't very helpful. below is the atricle link * with a picture* http://www.onemorebite-weightloss.com/muscle-to-fat.html

Hello all I took a few weeks off from the gym over the holidays, my wife was on vacation and we did a lot of things around the house. Weight loss is slowing down since hitting goal weight and from not hitting the gym as hard as I was. I did start back in again though and it was a little rough getting started again. But now it's full steam ahead. I also changed to doing free weights now instead of doing the nautilus machines, because I want to start adding more muscle mass. Hope everyone has a great week. Highest weight--10/2001----------- 878---BMI---119.3 First consult -----12/2005-----------613---BMI----83.3 Surgery date-11/14/2007------------544---BMI----73.9 First goal under--500------------------498 Second goal under 400-5/14/07------399 Third Goal Under 300-10/1/07 ------299 Forth Goal--Goal weight-12/10/07--250 Total loss from highest weight----633 Total loss from 1st consult---------368 Total loss from surgery date--------299 Today---1/7/08-----------------245------BMI-----33.2 Total lost since last weigh in----------------------------- -5 Alan Hartman Obesity Help. Com Certified support group leader. Support group leader of The Men's Locker room. Support group for men in Springfield, Missouri.

Do you know how long it's been since I've been over 95 lbs.? Since mid October. Wow. That's pretty exciting!

Kim, That is GReAT news! I bet its a bit scarey as you are gaining weight. But you are very IN TUNE to your weight and getting to goal and maintaining it will work for you - you have come too far and been through too much for it not too! hugs, Britt

Glad to see your back I've missed you. You'll get back on track again. We all had some issues during the holidays, I know I'm having a really hard time getting back into the swing of things having worked 3 days in the last 2 1/2 weeks. Deb