An interesting observation

[bikerHen]

About seven years ago I was able to lose over fifty pounds by diet alone. Of course I gained it all back and more. I was working six days a week and doing NO excerise. Being ever hopeful I saved most of the "thin" clothes.

Over the past few months I have been dipping into the "thin" clothes and wearing more and more of them. Last night I took them all out and found that all but the size 16 pants fit me almost better than before.

The interesting thing is I weighed this morning and I'm still 25 pounds heavier than I was at my lowest diet weight. So I guess muscle really is smaller and heavier than fat.

I have been really beating myself up over the lack of weight loss this summer. Now I know why! It's all (well mostly all) turning to muscle. Its one of those things you always hear people say and now I know its true. So take heart if your in my same boat. I'm still working to lose that 25 pounds and more! I'm ever so happy to be smaller but, muscle or fat, I still have this extra weight to drag up my evil commuter hill every morning.

A leaner meaner bikerHen

[Bikingmomof3]

It is indeed wonderful, is it not? Congratulations on gaining lean muscle and shedding excess fat.

[Offthegrid]

Congrats! Wonderful feeling, ain't it.

I, unfortunately, got rid of my skinny clothes in a fit of frustration last year. Oh, well, guess I'll just have to buy new ones.

[Trekhawk]

About seven years ago I was able to lose over fifty pounds by diet alone. Of course I gained it all back and more. I was working six days a week and doing NO excerise. Being ever hopeful I saved most of the "thin" clothes.

Over the past few months I have been dipping into the "thin" clothes and wearing more and more of them. Last night I took them all out and found that all but the size 16 pants fit me almost better than before.

The interesting thing is I weighed this morning and I'm still 25 pounds heavier than I was at my lowest diet weight. So I guess muscle really is smaller and heavier than fat.

I have been really beating myself up over the lack of weight loss this summer. Now I know why! It's all (well mostly all) turning to muscle. Its one of those things you always hear people say and now I know its true. So take heart if your in my same boat. I'm still working to lose that 25 pounds and more! I'm ever so happy to be smaller but, muscle or fat, I still have this extra weight to drag up my evil commuter hill every morning.

A leaner meaner bikerHen

Woohoo - well done BH, with all those miles your doing Im not surprised your becoming a lean machine.

[bambu101]

Thank you SO much for this post. I have decided that the scale is not my friend, and I will go by the fit of my clothes and how I feel instead. If I step on the scale after eating right and exercising for over 9 hours in a week, and it hasn't budged, it is too easy to say screw it, and start eating any junk food not nailed down!