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kinda freaking out.

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  • eriemer
    eriemer Posts: 197
    Muscle weighs more than fat!

    SLAP

    LOL!!! My husband told me this yesterday and I was like "Lets sit down, I'm ready to debate this until the cows fly home!"


    I'm thinking of putting a dime in a jar every time I hear it. I figure I'll be able to buy Hawaii by 2013.
    maybe by the end of this thread even...its been posted 3 times already by people :laugh:

    When I see the muscle weighs more than fat posts, I want to pound my head against a wall. Where do people get this misinformation?


    The saying is NOT litereal! What someone means really is one lb of fat takes up a lot more space then one lb of fat. They refer to weight as MASS not actual weight. Thus, the muscle weighing more then fat. Another example- If you filled a five lb pail with muscle and weighed it, then you filled the same 5 lb pail with fat, the fat would weigh much less. Just like a cup of air weighs less then a cup of water. It is all about density, not actual weight.
  • Anastacia1119
    Anastacia1119 Posts: 157 Member
    Muscle weighs more than fat!

    SLAP

    LOL!!! My husband told me this yesterday and I was like "Lets sit down, I'm ready to debate this until the cows fly home!"


    I'm thinking of putting a dime in a jar every time I hear it. I figure I'll be able to buy Hawaii by 2013.
    maybe by the end of this thread even...its been posted 3 times already by people :laugh:

    When I see the muscle weighs more than fat posts, I want to pound my head against a wall. Where do people get this misinformation?


    The saying is NOT litereal! What someone means really is one lb of fat takes up a lot more space then one lb of fat. They refer to weight as MASS not actual weight. Thus, the muscle weighing more then fat. Another example- If you filled a five lb pail with muscle and weighed it, then you filled the same 5 lb pail with fat, the fat would weigh much less. Just like a cup of air weighs less then a cup of water. It is all about density, not actual weight.

    The problem is, a great deal of people do take that statement literally.
  • kgprice11
    kgprice11 Posts: 749 Member
    Your muscles are retaining water from the weight lifting. It's normal and will come back off.

    agree after your muscles relax and start to "tone" even more you will see a difference.
  • mamamudbug
    mamamudbug Posts: 572 Member
    Muscle weighs more than fat!

    SLAP

    LOL!!! My husband told me this yesterday and I was like "Lets sit down, I'm ready to debate this until the cows fly home!"

    I'm thinking of putting a dime in a jar every time I hear it. I figure I'll be able to buy Hawaii by 2013.

    It would make a good drinking game....
  • fatima147
    fatima147 Posts: 85
    so ive been losing weight at a great pace for the past 3ish weeks. ive been eating 5-6 small meals/snacks a day. im in week 3 of c25k. JUST yesterday i started 30 day shred (which i will be doing everyday),

    one question: how did u made ur meals to smaller 6 meals?. i tried it million times but instead of losing a pound or two, i gained 3 pounds in just 2 weeks?

    need urgent help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:sad:
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