Muscle weighs more than fat?

There is a slim chance you put on 2lbs of muscle in a week, but don't sweat 2lbs. I promise you if i hop in the scale all through out the day there will be a 2lb fluctuation. So you could be holding onto some water...who knows, Just keep at it soon it will begin to melt off.

How long have you been doing 30 day shred? Your gain is more than likely water weight if you have just started. Just keep at it and don't get discouraged. The scale isn't always the most accurate way of determining success. Take body measurements and/or track your body fat % using calipers or a body fat analyzer.

Muscle is denser than fat.

You feel better and your body has had improvement. Why would this get you down? When you do intense exercise, your muscles swell and retain water which often results in a couple of extra pounds on the scale. But it really is just water. A female can't gain significant weight in muscle mass over a short amount of time.

1 pound of fat is the same as one pound of muscle. But as secretlobster stated "Muscle is denser than fat" and therefore takes up less space. I haven't lost that muc this year in weight but have gone down two pant sizes. Lot more muscle and a lot less fat. Keep it going the weight loss will come.

Muscle weighs more than fat by volume... meaning 1 pound of muscle takes up less space than 1 pound of fat... so in order to be as big as you are while fat and replace it with muscle, then you would weigh more (if that makes any sense whatsoever... I haven't had enough caffeine yet).... But 1 pound is still 1 pound...

OP Well done on the exercise. Looking at your diary, on 1400(ish) cals you will not be gaining muscle. As others have said it is most likely ot be water weight. Stick to plan and you WILL see the improvements you're looking for.

To preserve sanity you will find that as well as weighing, measurements (bust, waist, hips) are a good idea.

Best wishes.

1 pound of feathers = 1 pound of lead

Okay. Got that?

So...

1 pound of fat = 1 pound of muscle

Same idea.

A pound of something is the same as a pound of another thing.

What should really be stated is that a pound of fat takes up more space than a pound of muscle.

Thus, when you carry muscle on your body, you can weight 140 pounds and actually look thinner (and better) than if you carried the same poundage as the muscle, but in fat.

The cool thing about muscle is that one pound of muscle, when you are sitting still, burns about 25-35 calories an hour. A pound of fat burns only 5 calories an hour when you are sitting still.

The kicker is this....

A pound of muscle, when you are active, burns up to 150 calories an hour whereas a pound of fat will still only burn 5 calories an hour.

So which would you rather have?

To answer your other question, you will initially gain some weight when you start a lifting program. Around the fifth week, you will be starving because your metabolism has increased because of the muscle you have built burning the calories. This is when you will start losing weight.

So, in the long run, building muscle helps you in four ways:

You won't need to lose as much weight because you will be more toned, which will cause you to look great at a higher weight
You will have increased your metabolism
You will be stronger
You will ward off osteoporosis: The bones will need to be stronger to support the muscle you have built up

Good luck!

While I agree that 1lb of muscle burns more than 1lb of fat, it does not burn 100 calories more.

Studies vary, but most say that 1lb of muscle will burn 6-30 more calories than 1lb of fat.

However, muscle is still awesome.