Visualizing the fat you lost

The scale say you lost 10lbs, from limiting what you eat and exercise... but how much is that? Here are everyday items to help you picture it.

A ream of paper (2.5"x8.5"x11") takes up about the same amount of space as 6.31 lbs of fat.

* 12.62 lbs of fat = 2 reams
* 18.93 lbs of fat = 3 reams
* 25.24 lbs of fat = 4 reams
* 31.55 lbs of fat = 5 reams
* 50.48 lbs of fat = 8 reams
* 63.1 lbs of fat = 10 reams

1 US gallon of milk takes up the same space as 7.8lbs of fat --- (231 cubic inches, or 3,785cc)
20lbs of fat is the same size as 2.56/gal of milk --- (591 cubic inches)

* 2gal = 15.6 lbs
* 3gal = 23.4 lbs
* 4gals = 31.2 lbs
* 5gals = 39 lbs

1 lb of fat is 29.05 cubic inches, or a cube 3.09 inches on each side
1 lb of muscle is 23.89 cubic inches, or a cube 2.88 inches on each side

Stack up the 5 dice in Yahtzee (The big dice, the ones that are about 1" on each side)... that is about the difference in size between the two.

So if you lose 10 lbs of fat, and gain 10 lbs of muscle, the scale says you weigh the same, but you will be 50-ish dice (51.6 cubic inches) smaller.

1 liter of muscle weighs 1.06kg (2.30lbs) -- or 1.1 g/mL

1 liter of fat weighs 0.90kg (1.98lbs) -- or 0.9 g/mL.

1 liter of water weighs 1.00kg (2.20lbs) -- or 1 g/mL - muscle sinks, fat floats

1 lb of fat uses 2-3cals per day just as a normal part of functioning.

1 lb of muscle burns 7-10cals per day just as a normal part of functioning.