Friday Weigh in club! ;)
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Pippasdvision
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May I join u guys? Am trying a hypnoband had it fitted last wed. Loss so far 3lb (was doing really well till party at weekend could have been 8lb but won't make that mistake again
louthlady
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8lb loss, good enoughxxx
that's a brilliant loss Cezz, well done, it's more than 1lb a day
Pippasdvision
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Hi guys sorry this is a bit off topic, but how does everyone find gentle exercise?
I went for a 4 mile walk yesterday and I seem to have stayed the same weight ( in conjunction with a 3 mile walk the day prior to this)?
I try to keep very well hydrated too?
Thanks
Do you usually walk this much. Sometimes if we are building muscle we won't loose as much weight as it weighs more than fat so you may have lost fat but gained muscle
April1
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Hi, I thought that muscle weighed more than fat until i was told that this is not the case. Apparently they both weigh the same only muscle is toned and fat is wobbly. I read up on it (because I have lived by this thought ha) this is what I found:
Qoes muscle really weigh more than fat?
Muscle does not weigh more than fat, any more than lead weighs more than feathers. A pound is a pound is a pound. Where the misunderstanding often comes in is that muscle is much more dense than fat, so that, by volume, it seems to weigh more. That is, a pound of muscle occupies less space than a pound of fat. In addition, because a pound of muscle burns more fat than a pound of fat, even at rest, by increasing your lean muscle tissue mass, you're helping your body burn more calories.
But back to your question. If you only have a small amount of weight to lose, then you may feel like the weight training is not helping you move down on the scale. In fact, the number may even go up, but you will look thinner. This is due to an increase in lean body mass (muscle, bone, blood volume) and a decrease in body fat. In other words, even if the scale doesn't change much, you will probably see a difference in how your clothes fit.
On the other hand, if you have a lot of weight to lose, you will also experience an increase in lean body mass and loss of body fat. But the results on the scale will probably be more dramatic.
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oes muscle really weigh more than fat?Muscle does not weigh more than fat, any more than lead weighs more than feathers. A pound is a pound is a pound. Where the misunderstanding often comes in is that muscle is much more dense than fat, so that, by volume, it seems to weigh more. That is, a pound of muscle occupies less space than a pound of fat. In addition, because a pound of muscle burns more fat than a pound of fat, even at rest, by increasing your lean muscle tissue mass, you're helping your body burn more calories.
But back to your question. If you only have a small amount of weight to lose, then you may feel like the weight training is not helping you move down on the scale. In fact, the number may even go up, but you will look thinner. This is due to an increase in lean body mass (muscle, bone, blood volume) and a decrease in body fat. In other words, even if the scale doesn't change much, you will probably see a difference in how your clothes fit.
On the other hand, if you have a lot of weight to lose, you will also experience an increase in lean body mass and loss of body fat. But the results on the scale will probably be more dramatic.
Pippasdvision
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Damn it! I loved that excuse.
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