A little frustrated

[Gulf_Coast_Lady]

Hi! I have been riding for just over a month, usually 3 times a week (total of 50-75 miles/week), with no weight loss. However I do notice that some of my pants are fitting better, being just a *wee bit looser at the waist. I think it could be, as WestTexas said, that some of the tummy fat is going away and being replaced with muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, is my understanding. (I'm 45 yrs. old, 5'6" and 150-153lbs, depending on the day/hour.

[westtexas]

Muscle weighs more than fat, is my understanding.

Just because I am one of those people who ruin movies for others by debunking false science...

Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. One pound of fat and one pound of muscle are the same - one pound. However, muscle is more dense than fat, so that pound of muscle will take up less space than that pound of fat. Therefore, you can be "smaller" but weigh the same, because overall your body is more dense from increased muscle.

[marni]

Just because I am one of those people who ruin movies for others by debunking false science...

Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. One pound of fat and one pound of muscle are the same - one pound. However, muscle is more dense than fat, so that pound of muscle will take up less space than that pound of fat. Therefore, you can be "smaller" but weigh the same, because overall your body is more dense from increased muscle.

also muscle burns more calories than fat does so it packs a double whammy,