This is why muscle is awesome.

kekl · January 2012

Hi everyone. I've never posted here because I'm still a work in progress with a long way to go. But I figured I would share this with you all because it has made me think about my fitness a bit differently.

Yesterday I was weighed and I was the HIGHEST weight I have ever been... 158 lbs.
....And I didn't really feel bad about it... I was like, "Damn! That is a lot!"
This was ever since I started getting serious about nutrition and exercise in 2010...

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The very last picture was taken this Tuesday.
Physically, I have gone down a pants size (from 9 to 7), my face has thinned out (a bit hard to see since I make weird faces), lost a few inches elsewhere. Best of all I have so much more confidence, I am WAYY more toned, and WAYYY more fit and athletic.

I am still (and will always be) a work in progress! I would like to decrease my body fat but I'm not too hung up on the lbs as long as I'm losing inches. Even more importantly I want to get stronger

The moral of this story:
- the scale doesn't always know all
- and muscle is awesome

keesh1123 · January 2012

YES!

ratsyroo · January 2012

You look great!
Thanks for the reminder about the scale not always being a good indicator of success. I wanted to chunk mine out the window last week but I can tell I'm more firm and losing inches--and even had someone comment that I looked thinner--despite that non-moving number on the scale.
Keep up the good work!

Zombriana · January 2012

So true!
And you are super adorable. lol

WonderKP · January 2012

AWEsome!!! I hope to do the same!

Espressocycle · January 2012

That's pretty amazing! I totally need to start lifting... even though I don't wanna.

GrahamBarwick · January 2012

great work

erxkeel · January 2012

it is awesome! congrats!

coyoteo · January 2012

You have just totally made me stop and re-evaluate. You are beautiful! Congrats on your successes!

fab50G · January 2012

The moral of this story:
- the scale doesn't always know all
- and muscle is awesome
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Now, that makes me feel a whole lot better!!!! Thank you.

Strobins05 · January 2012

Super super love this! YES, muscles are great and they look great on you! You look tighter and toned! Great posting, keep inspiring!:flowerforyou:

sangelic · January 2012

So true! Thanks for sharing :happy:

lgubbels · January 2012

Amazing post. Thanks for sharing! You look fantastic!

ANeWcRe8N · January 2012

You look great, congrats! thanks for sharing.. we all need to be reminded about that lying scale

kekl · January 2012

Thanks everyone for your kind words! :flowerforyou:

Fabnover40Kat · January 2012

Thank you for reminding me!!!

ShrinkinMel · January 2012

The scale doesn't tell us the whole picture. This is something EVERYONE needs to see and keep in mind. Trimmer with an actual increase on scale. Way to go! You look fantastic.

My brother put on a good 60 lbs of muscle in high school. He was 100 lbs soaking wet when he entered high school. Stays slim and didn't have to watch what he eats at all. Any excess weight he has now is alcohol related. His abs are below his keg as guys today seem to call it. But he didn't really increase size much at all he probably did thicken up around waist a teeny bit in that time.