Bought new scales...discouraging

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  • sabina2905
    sabina2905 Posts: 10
    People - for goodness sake! We are talking about muscle mass here, and not weight. A handful of muscle weighs approximately TWICE as much as the same amount of fat, so a pound of muscle takes up a lot less space than a pound of fat, thus a slim person with muscle can weigh the same as a fat person without muscle. Only go by the scales if you are not lifting weights.
  • goldfinger88
    goldfinger88 Posts: 686 Member
    It's not likely that it's muscle. Nor is it likely it's fat. More than not you're carrying around a lot of water and waste. I don't know how you've been eating. You could have gained fat. But I would say that if your clothes are fitting better, you're in far better shape regardless of what the scales say and your body composition is simply changing. I would not be worried. Men are different. They lose easy and they don't hold water as much. You can't compare yourself to your husband.

    Also, if they're cheap bathroom scales, they're always bad. You didn't say what kind you got. I wouldn't worry. You know if you're gaining or not.
  • Nanigae
    Nanigae Posts: 7
    Do you have any weights at home? Put one on the old scale and then on the new scale. At least that would confirm the reliability of the scale in question.
  • rubypond
    rubypond Posts: 41 Member
    Muscle weighs more than fat. It could be that you are loosing fat and gaining muscle.

    I feel the same way, I watch what I eat, drink only water (8-12 cups a day) and do a minimum of 2 miles of walking a day. I've gained and lost and gained and lost over the last month. The suggestion I was given was to measure more than just weight. I'm going to do that tonight, measure my hips, bust, thighs and arms, and see if that changes.

    Exactly, if you feel you muscles toning it might be that they are also getting bigger and if that is the case you are going to start seeing weight gains on the scale. That's why scales aren't all that reliable. If you're feeling good about it and feel your still losing then don't get upset about it. You'll know whey you gain, you'll feel it. I know the next morning if I have lost or gained, even if it is only a pound.
  • WrenTheCoffeeAddict
    WrenTheCoffeeAddict Posts: 148 Member
    Just something else to add here - don't make the same mistake I made a while ago - don't put your scales on carpet flooring...

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