Saturday, May 1, 2010

[fast5] Re: How do you know...

Hi K-

That's probably a good idea, me thinks. And you make a good point that muscle weighs more than fat. My problem is that I've never been this light in the last 30 years so I really have NO clothes to go by! :) Awesome, right? ;)

-Rick


--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "Kristina Carlton" <kristina.carlton@...> wrote:
>
> Rick,
>
>
>
> I would ignore the scale for the simple fact that by volume muscle weighs
> more than fat. The scale could go up from muscle gain but your clothes might
> fit better because pound for pound muscle just takes up less space. Go by
> how you feel, how you look, and how your clothes fit. As long as my jeans
> fit the way I want them to and I am as lean as I want to be (which I am not
> yet) I don't care what the scale says. Initially when you have a bit more to
> lose like you did I think weighing yourself can be a good gauge, but when
> you get as close as you are now I think the scale can be deceiving. I have
> weighed 138 lbs and I have weighed 132 lbs and my clothes fit the same. I
> much prefer fitting into my clothes at the higher weight because to me that
> means I am leaner. J
>
>
>
> HTH,
>
> Kristina


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