Why do i need to enter my weight??

munchiesnamaretto
munchiesnamaretto Posts: 1
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this is supposed to be a fitness pal thing right?, then why did I have to enter my weight if MUSCLE weighs More than FAT?... And in order to Burn fat, you need to build muscle otherwise its all just water weight or muscle-loss, or BOTH!, yikes! Im not trying to do that, i want to make sure than Im losing the fat not the muscle that helps me burn the fat....
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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    What the hell are you talking about?

    burning fat = losing weight while retaining muscle
    losing weight = maintaining a reasonable calorie deficit
    retaining muscle = heavy lifting + sufficient protein intake

    so if a = b = c...

    burning fat = maintaining a reasonable calorie deficit + heavy lifting + sufficient protein intake.
  • firemanfive0
    firemanfive0 Posts: 228 Member
    What the hell are you talking about?

    this^^^^^^

    Do some reading on google and such on weight/fat/muscle loss, muscle toning, muscle building (which toning and building are 2 different things. This might be able to answer a large portion of your questions. MFP is a calorie counting app that can also help you track calories burnt during fitness.

    and helps you track weight loss or gain...depending on what your goals are.
  • ibbray04
    ibbray04 Posts: 227 Member
    this is supposed to be a fitness pal thing right?, then why did I have to enter my weight if MUSCLE weighs More than FAT?... And in order to Burn fat, you need to build muscle otherwise its all just water weight or muscle-loss, or BOTH!, yikes! Im not trying to do that, i want to make sure than Im losing the fat not the muscle that helps me burn the fat....

    Huh????
  • taliar93
    taliar93 Posts: 111 Member
    Do some reading on google and such on weight/fat/muscle loss, muscle toning, muscle building (which toning and building are 2 different things. This might be able to answer a large portion of your questions. MFP is a calorie counting app that can also help you track calories burnt during fitness.
  • rompers16
    rompers16 Posts: 5,404 Member
    Dafuq?
  • RedHotHunter
    RedHotHunter Posts: 560 Member
    Trolling LOL
    Good one!
    :laugh:
  • tinak33
    tinak33 Posts: 9,883 Member
    :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:
  • cmacphee3
    cmacphee3 Posts: 278 Member
    If you are using any sort of calculator to determine what calories to eat (whether to lose weight, gain weight or maintain), you have to input your weight. Also to get closer calorie burns on exercise, weight matters too. A person who wants to lose weight at 300lbs and someone who wants to lose it at 150lbs have to eat different. Same goes the other way around.
  • caroleslaststand
    caroleslaststand Posts: 176 Member
    I fail to see what is the problem here? As long as you don't drop too many calories or refuse to exercise, you're going to lose fat and maintain most of your muscle or more likely build more muscle. This person could think of losing pounds as most or all fat lost (providing she/he is eating enough and getting some major exercise) as a measure of success, but what we see here is now an insecurity about what kind of fat is being lost. Just take care of yourself and do the right thing and it will all come out in the end..... how's that for a string of cliches?
  • lewcompton
    lewcompton Posts: 881 Member
    Dropping acid and getting on to a public forum may not be a wise decision...
  • jesusita1960
    jesusita1960 Posts: 1
    This fitness pal is basically for you to keep track of your progress. You don't have to I guess, but it makes sense to do so. Pt settings to private and no one will ever know your weight. I feel strongly that myfitnesspal is so you can take proper measures to safely improve your health. You can see the transformation in all aspects, weight, tone, shape, health, everything... I love it. If you don't enter your weight then you probably won't see the true results of your progress...on any level...Good luck...
  • BRFMcKay
    BRFMcKay Posts: 80 Member
    It's a TROLL! *ducks and hides*
  • psiphiorg
    psiphiorg Posts: 24 Member
    The number of calories burned by exercise can depend on your weight. If a 300-pound person goes for a 30-minute jog, they burn more calories than the same jog done by a 150-pound person, because they're carrying around twice as much weight, thus taking more energy to move that extra mass.
  • thinkcrystal
    thinkcrystal Posts: 48 Member
    I needed that laugh for today!!!!!! You enter you weight to track your progress...and its pretty motivating to see where others were and where they stand today. it pushes you to make your ticker chart move as well.....at least for me.


    i hope this helped you some, as i wasnt quit sure what you were trying to say...lol :wink:
  • now_or_never13
    now_or_never13 Posts: 1,575 Member
    Dafuq?

    I second this!

    I vote troll... and if not... you need to do your research on weight loss.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Even if you're not here for weight loss, your calorie goal will be based on the amount you weigh.

    If you've calculated your calorie needs elsewhere, you can override what MFP suggests.
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    It's a TROLL! *ducks and hides*

    Love it! I must be overly tired cause I can't stop laughing over this thread but mostly this :drinker:
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    I think you're making this way more complicated than it has to be.

    1. You need to know your weight to help determine an appropriate calorie goal.

    2. There is no way you're going to gain a pound of muscle for every pound of fat lost. Not even remotely possible.

    3. If you don't want to track weight as a sign of progress....don't. Measure body fat percentage instead.
  • BRFMcKay
    BRFMcKay Posts: 80 Member
    It's a TROLL! *ducks and hides*

    Love it! I must be overly tired cause I can't stop laughing over this thread but mostly this :drinker:

    Thanks! It is a silly day for me, too. I blame my awesome snack for giving me a little pep. lol
  • norcal_yogi
    norcal_yogi Posts: 675 Member
    lol!
  • raynavee
    raynavee Posts: 45
    Dropping acid and getting on to a public forum may not be a wise decision...

    ^^^
  • stonel94
    stonel94 Posts: 550 Member
    uhm because you can't know how much you need to eat to maintain, gain, or lose without knowing how much you weigh. What it takes a 200 pound person to lose weight is a lot less then someone who weighs 100 pounds and is trying to lose.
    Also, to lose weight you should do cardio to burn calories and gain endurance to be healthier and help speed up losing fat. and then you should lift and make sure you have a lot of protein to maintain and gain muscle to replace the fat.
    Also, muscle does not weigh more than fat, 1 pound of muscle weighs the same as 1 pound of fat, it's ONE POUND, it's just that if you took 1 pound of muscle and 1 pound of fat, the muscle is smaller it takes up less space, so someone who weights 150 pounds and is 50% body fat will be a much larger size than someone who weighs 150 pounds and has 15% body fat.
    Yes weight isn't the best thing to go off of for health especially if you are in good shape and have a lot of muscle, but if you're trying to lose weight you need to know you weight to know a general range in which to end up in.
  • raynavee
    raynavee Posts: 45
    uhm because you can't know how much you need to eat to maintain, gain, or lose without knowing how much you weigh. What it takes a 200 pound person to lose weight is a lot less then someone who weighs 100 pounds and is trying to lose.
    Also, to lose weight you should do cardio to burn calories and gain endurance to be healthier and help speed up losing fat. and then you should lift and make sure you have a lot of protein to maintain and gain muscle to replace the fat.
    Also, muscle does not weigh more than fat, 1 pound of muscle weighs the same as 1 pound of fat, it's ONE POUND, it's just that if you took 1 pound of muscle and 1 pound of fat, the muscle is smaller it takes up less space, so someone who weights 150 pounds and is 50% body fat will be a much larger size than someone who weighs 150 pounds and has 15% body fat.
    Yes weight isn't the best thing to go off of for health especially if you are in good shape and have a lot of muscle, but if you're trying to lose weight you need to know you weight to know a general range in which to end up in.

    THIS

    "if you're trying to lose weight you need to know you weight to know a general range in which to end up in."
    ^ Also, if you're trying to lose weight, how will you know you're losing it without knowing how much you weight?!?!
  • Soosannah
    Soosannah Posts: 270 Member

    Also, muscle does not weigh more than fat, 1 pound of muscle weighs the same as 1 pound of fat, it's ONE POUND, it's just that if you took 1 pound of muscle and 1 pound of fat, the muscle is smaller it takes up less space, so someone who weights 150 pounds and is 50% body fat will be a much larger size than someone who weighs 150 pounds and has 15% body fat.


    THANK YOU!!! I swear if I see that 1# of muscle weighs less than 1# of fat one more time, I'm gonna poke myself in the eye!!!! :grumble:
  • zagrath769
    zagrath769 Posts: 44 Member
    if MUSCLE weighs More than FAT

    I'd always read that muscle and fat weigh the same, but muscle just takes up less room.
  • epicshapeshift
    epicshapeshift Posts: 20
    Assuming Munchi isn't a troll (and you really shouldn't assume that based on one post). it's true that there's a lot of self-research she'd have to do on her own in order to get started.
    She's obviously misinformed/uneducated about how this stuff works right now.
    Okay, with that said,
    WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE!
    No one who replied to this thread was born with this knowledge.
    You did your own research first, probably. But don't try to act like you never asked a stupid, obvious question before. It happens when you're introducing yourself to something new.

    Good job on giving the impression to a newcomer of how bad a community MFP is. I'm sure you scared her off for life now.
    Feel better about yourselves?
  • andyisandy
    andyisandy Posts: 433 Member
    trolololoolololol
  • JoshPata
    JoshPata Posts: 1 Member
    Very good way of saying it bro
  • DispatcherLangmaid
    DispatcherLangmaid Posts: 403
    Best reply Myself2! Thank you
  • Feisty_Red
    Feisty_Red Posts: 982 Member
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