Weight loss -- WTH??

[szsz]

The simple fact is muscle weighs more than fat.

This always reminds me of the riddle: What weighs more, a pound of gold or a pound of feathers, and of course they weigh exactly the same. Fat and muscle as well weigh exactly the same. (A pound of muscle will of course take up less space, however.)

[Veronica]

And that pound of muscle will increase your metabolism. The pound of fat just increases... your cushion.


Veronica

[Eden]

This always reminds me of the riddle: What weighs more, a pound of gold or a pound of feathers, and of course they weigh exactly the same. Fat and muscle as well weigh exactly the same. (A pound of muscle will of course take up less space, however.)

Look, when a person talks about something weighing more than something else its generally a given that you are comparing the same volume, not the same weight of each, which would just be stupid. If you want to pick nits - muscle is more dense than fat. Sorry if I wasn't crystal clear enough to make sure you could actually understand what I meant. Sheesh.

[tulip]

Look, when a person talks about something weighing more than something else its generally a given that you are comparing the same volume, not the same weight of each, which would just be stupid. If you want to pick nits - muscle is more dense than fat. Sorry if I wasn't crystal clear enough to make sure you could actually understand what I meant. Sheesh.

I didn't take that as an offense to you at all, Eden. I found it interesting, not snarky.

[Eden]

I thought it was snarky.... guess that was obvious.

[spazzdog]

BAck in '98 I trained all year for the NYC marathon... serious milage and way serious weight work in gym. The day I started I weighed 145. The day I finished the marathon, 143.

Same in 2000 when training for Boston-NYC Aidsride... only then I didn't shed a single pound.

BUT I had great definition!

No worries! The thing that matters most is how you feel. Don't get hung up on the number on the scale. And most importantly, have fun!

spazz