eireannrae

Female Age: 34 Height: 5'6" Current weight: 164 Goal weight: 140

Live in Seattle, WA. Beautiful views, water is close, mountains are close, lots of outdoor activities, and tons of amazingly different ethnic foods.

I am no expert, but the consensus is that strength training builds muscle and muscle burns more calories than fat does, so the more you shift to lean mass versus fat mass, the more you will lose weight. I'm sure someone else can describe it in better detail though.