Ignorance is not bliss!

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First let me say I love MFP and all the positive reinforcement that happens here. With that said I am writing this post out of concern based on personal experience. I continue to see people post "don't worry , muscle weighs more than fat" and it kills me. Reality check, a pound is a pound ! The difference is a pound of muscle is smaller or takes up less space than a pound of fat. For years I lied to myself, being a former athlete, and convinced myself that the excess weight on the scale was ok because I was an athlete and muscle weighs more than fat , I must be gaining muscle... ha, now I have 100 lbs I could stand to lose. Ignorance is not bliss folks, just remember this excess weight wasn't gained overnight and it won't go away that quickly either. Luckily MFP is full of people of the same journey, getting right and getting healthy the right way!