5lbs of Fat vs 5lbs of Muscle

tropaze

Food for thought, my Zumba instructor posted this pic in our forum and I thought I would share it here. Everyone is right, 5 lbs is 5lbs, no matter what it is. The visual though is . . . definitely something to think about and a definite motivator.





edit: sorry guys, I'm kinda new to posting the pic's and had to resize it (like 50 times).

lhaas24

bump.... great visual. Thx for posting.

tropaze

You're welcome. Bump.

cask16

Wow - there's nothing like a picture to gt the message across!

Sharonab123

That's where the inches reduction comes from. Thanks for the pic.

sanjoparolas

Thank you for posting this!

lizard053

Need to keep that pic around!

sesecat

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gastankerdriver

Ugh, barf! That explains why I am getting smaller and smaller.

Specialkayrina

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Micksgurl

Great picture!!! Thanks for posting!

Justacoffeenut

wow

abbezen

Great motivator! Thanks for posting this! :-)

Lost_Mermaid

this also shows how muscle is smooth and firm, while fat is lumpy and soft.
neat pic, thanks!

issyfit

Very motivating!! Thanks, think I will go do a few sets of lifting.

Maggie821

This certainly puts it in perspective, doesn't it!! Thanks for sharing this!

Katie1951

Loved the visual!

graycaro

Thanks, great motivation!

Kougra

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mes1119

woah! totally explains why everything thinks I weigh much less than I do. Gotta love muscle mass.

Oh and it is very hard for me to believe that I lost 3 of those! GOODNESS! (yea, sure, some of it was water weight...still!!!)

1princesswarrior

I keep telling my friends and co-workers that 5lbs = 5lbs, just that fat takes up more volume. Nice picture to keep in mind on days we struggle

ycc1964

Wow

terri0527

Need to keep that pic around!

Helluva motivator on the fridge! :laugh:

dolldreams

Thanks! I needed this kind of motivation today.

sma83

And thats why you still lose inches even if the scale stays the same or goes up when you start lifting...Thanks for sharing!

ycc1964

Wow

bigd65

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dslynn8

Wow! Ok....time to go to the gym.

sunshine__angel

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That's pretty gross looking but a great way to put it into perspective! I sometimes rely too heavily on the sale when I'm definitely losing inches, and now I can SEE why that is. Thanks for posting!

londongirl2012

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jorden25

Thanks!