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kathkeb
on 6/10/11 4:44 am
on 6/10/11 4:44 am
Yep --- a pound of fat and a pound of muscle weight the same (16 ounces each) --- but, a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat.
Think of a pound of feathers and a pound of gold ----
So, that pesky scale may say the same number, but your body is smaller and fitter with more muscle.
You also burn more calories all day long by adding muscle ---- so, you are 'winning, even if you don't seem to be losing' right now!
Think of a pound of feathers and a pound of gold ----
So, that pesky scale may say the same number, but your body is smaller and fitter with more muscle.
You also burn more calories all day long by adding muscle ---- so, you are 'winning, even if you don't seem to be losing' right now!
It does seem to defy logic, doesn't it?
Because of the exercise I do, I now wear a smaller size than I did when I first got to my goal weight. I weigh exactly the same, but apparently my muscle-fat ratio has improved. And that's a good thing! Not only do I look better now, but having more muscle means I burn more calories!
Jean
Because of the exercise I do, I now wear a smaller size than I did when I first got to my goal weight. I weigh exactly the same, but apparently my muscle-fat ratio has improved. And that's a good thing! Not only do I look better now, but having more muscle means I burn more calories!
Jean
Jean McMillan c.2009-2013 - Always a bandster at heart
author of Bandwagon (TM), Strategies for Success with the Adjustable Gastric Band & Bandwagon Cookery. Bandwagon for Kindle now available on Amazon. Read my blog at: jean-onthebandwagon.blogspot.com
Thanks so much for helping me to "get it". What I really want is to look thinner, so I guess this is a good thing, but weird to me. I sure wish the weight would come off too, because I go to the doctor this week for a fill, and I think he'll be disappointed in me. I can't stand criticism (one of my many issues). It's so nice to have the support of you who have "been there--done that".