5lbs of Fat vs 5lbs of Muscle

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tropaze
tropaze Posts: 317 Member
in Motivation and Support
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.

5lbsfatandmuscle-2.jpg



edit: sorry guys, I'm kinda new to posting the pic's and had to resize it (like 50 times).
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  • lhaas24
    lhaas24 Posts: 92 Member
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    bump.... great visual. Thx for posting.
  • tropaze
    tropaze Posts: 317 Member
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    You're welcome. Bump.
  • cask16
    cask16 Posts: 196 Member
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    Wow - there's nothing like a picture to gt the message across!
  • Sharonab123
    Sharonab123 Posts: 39
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    That's where the inches reduction comes from. Thanks for the pic.
  • sanjoparolas
    sanjoparolas Posts: 557 Member
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    Thank you for posting this!
  • lizard053
    lizard053 Posts: 2,344 Member
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    Need to keep that pic around!
  • sesecat
    sesecat Posts: 124 Member
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    bump
  • gastankerdriver
    gastankerdriver Posts: 162
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    Ugh, barf! That explains why I am getting smaller and smaller.
  • Specialkayrina
    Specialkayrina Posts: 242 Member
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    bump
  • Micksgurl
    Micksgurl Posts: 84
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    Great picture!!! Thanks for posting!:smile:
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,808 Member
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    wow
  • abbezen
    abbezen Posts: 405 Member
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    Great motivator! Thanks for posting this! :-)
  • Lost_Mermaid
    Lost_Mermaid Posts: 136
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    this also shows how muscle is smooth and firm, while fat is lumpy and soft.
    neat pic, thanks!
  • issyfit
    issyfit Posts: 1,077 Member
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    Very motivating!! Thanks, think I will go do a few sets of lifting.
  • Maggie821
    Maggie821 Posts: 55 Member
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    This certainly puts it in perspective, doesn't it!! Thanks for sharing this!
  • Katie1951
    Katie1951 Posts: 314 Member
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    Loved the visual!
  • graycaro
    graycaro Posts: 71 Member
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    Thanks, great motivation!
  • Kougra
    Kougra Posts: 358 Member
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    bump
  • mes1119
    mes1119 Posts: 1,082 Member
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    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
    1princesswarrior Posts: 1,242 Member
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    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:wink:

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