1 lb FAT vs 1 lb MUSCLE (picture) - Phentermine.com

dumbfox · January 6th, 2006, 03:20 AM

One pound of muscle and one pound of fat are NOT the same size.

If I place one pound of muscle on a scale and one pound of fat on a scale, they will both weigh one pound. The difference is in total volume. One pound of muscle may appear to be the size of baseball; one pound of fat will be three times the size and look like a squiggly bowl of Jell-O.

Why is it that we can lose sizes, yet the scale remains the same? Because muscle weighs more than fat...

Muscle is a denser tissue and thus takes up less room than an equal weight of fat. That's why it's possible to lose inches but show no changes in scale weight. Having more muscle means you have a more desirable body composition, or fat-to-muscle ratio. You may still weigh the same, but your body will look different, smaller, better and tighter. Though it may take you a few weeks to see measurable changes, you begin to put on muscle and burn calories from the moment you start exercising.

The muscle weight you gain also beefs up your metabolism which in turn, helps you to burn off more fat. Talk about a win-win situation! (You won't jiggle as much at your ideal weight, either.)

lairkeeper21 · January 6th, 2006, 03:24 AM

Picture says a thousand words.....

Thanks dumbfox

2teensNabean · January 6th, 2006, 03:35 AM

Interesting! Thanks for sharing that.

Vanett · January 6th, 2006, 05:28 AM

Very, very informative. Thanks!!!

prettygal · January 6th, 2006, 05:53 AM

Thanks!

heartland · January 6th, 2006, 05:55 AM

I've always heard it....now i've seen it! Wow- i had no idea it would look that different! Thanks for the info

Eternity · January 6th, 2006, 06:04 AM

Great post! Thanks.

Dawn01 · January 6th, 2006, 06:09 AM

Thanks..wow!

nynavae · January 6th, 2006, 07:27 AM

What a great visual, Dumbfox! Thanks for posting that. I know it takes up less space from my own past, but seeing it really makes a person take notice. Long ago when I started dieting, I think if I had focused on building muscle and losing inches instead of that @#$!! scale, I might not have had to fight the weight gain over and over. You've posted an excellent example, and one I hope some of those trying to starve themselves with phen will take heed to.

Tanya in CA · January 6th, 2006, 08:06 AM

That's a powerful visual... i should print it up and put it on my fridge! I bet it would make me think twice with my food choices!

nickandsydsmom · January 6th, 2006, 01:45 PM

Thanks for the visual Dumbfox-I think we all need that!!! (especially those of us who are addicted to the scale!)

miss lambert · January 6th, 2006, 02:01 PM

Thank you so much for that visual. I am usually addicted to the scale, but i will think twice before i get upset the next time my scale hasn't registered much of a loss..

January 6th, 2006, 02:52 PM

I love that visual and have never seen it before. I think its a great addition to the fridge too! Thanks so much for sharing!

hellorbjustme · January 6th, 2006, 05:04 PM

Wow! That was so interesting to find out! Thanks Dumbfox! I will never get upset either when I don't see the scale move!
~Rosalinda

BusyChic · January 6th, 2006, 05:43 PM

Dumb Fox there you go again with great info. You should be a teacher or something on this board. Wait you already are in your own little ways. I tried to pm you back but your box is full

BusyChic · January 6th, 2006, 05:47 PM

Dumb Fox there you go again with great info. You should be a teacher or something on this board. Wait you already are in your own little ways. I tried to pm you back but your box is full

christy0872 · January 6th, 2006, 06:37 PM

Thank you so much. I was starting to get discouraged because the scale has not moved in 3 days. But I have been going to the gym 5 days a week since mid November so I had to have packed on a little muscle.I feel alot better now!
Christy

transitionscoaches · December 20th, 2007, 05:47 PM

Dumbfox, could you please let me know where you got that picture? Do you know where i could find an actual physical represenation like that? How accurate is that? Thanks.

Tim

January 6th, 2006, 03:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
dumbfox Platinum Phenster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 1,144 Lost Weight: -55 Current Weight: 198 Goal Weight: 137 dumbfox's Photos	One pound of muscle and one pound of fat are NOT the same size. If I place one pound of muscle on a scale and one pound of fat on a scale, they will both weigh one pound. The difference is in total volume. One pound of muscle may appear to be the size of baseball; one pound of fat will be three times the size and look like a squiggly bowl of Jell-O. Why is it that we can lose sizes, yet the scale remains the same? Because muscle weighs more than fat... Muscle is a denser tissue and thus takes up less room than an equal weight of fat. That's why it's possible to lose inches but show no changes in scale weight. Having more muscle means you have a more desirable body composition, or fat-to-muscle ratio. You may still weigh the same, but your body will look different, smaller, better and tighter. Though it may take you a few weeks to see measurable changes, you begin to put on muscle and burn calories from the moment you start exercising. The muscle weight you gain also beefs up your metabolism which in turn, helps you to burn off more fat. Talk about a win-win situation! (You won't jiggle as much at your ideal weight, either.) __________________ Measurements: Bust - Was 42" ~ Now 36" Waist - Was 39" ~ Now 27" Hips - Was 46" ~ Now 38" See my critters:

January 6th, 2006, 03:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
lairkeeper21 Gold Phenster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 644 Lost Weight: 25 Current Weight: 242 Goal Weight: 190 lairkeeper21's Photos	Picture says a thousand words..... Thanks dumbfox __________________ First Goal Overall Goal Height: 5' 10" High Weight: 282 Start Weight: 267 (7/02/2005) 9/29/2005 247 1/17/2006 244 3/3/2006 238 Current: 236 1st Goal: 230 2nd Goal: 210 Final Goal: 190

January 6th, 2006, 03:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
2teensNabean Platinum Phenster Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,413 Lost Weight: 0lbs Current Weight: 130 Goal Weight: 125 lbs 2teensNabean's Photos	Interesting! Thanks for sharing that. __________________ http://home.comcast.net/~mibgast/michelles.html

January 6th, 2006, 05:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Vanett Silver Phenster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 349 Lost Weight: 39lbs Current Weight: 223 Goal Weight: 175 Vanett's Photos	Very, very informative. Thanks!!! __________________ SW 262 (2/18/10) CW 244 (3/19/10. CW 236 (4/02/10) CW 233 (6/19/10) CW 223 (6/26/10) CW 235 (7/31/10) 1st weigh in: March 19th (-19lbs) 2nd weigh in: April 19th ?? 3rd weigh in: June 19th (-29lbs) :-) 4th weigh in: June 26th (-39lbs) :-D 5th weigh in: July 31st (+12lbs) :-( ‎"When you focus your energy on what you DO WANT, that's what appears. Think Positive ALL THE TIME."~~Valerie Washington

January 6th, 2006, 05:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
prettygal Silver Phenster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: US Posts: 465 Lost Weight: 92 Current Weight: 138 Goal Weight: 130 prettygal's Photos	Thanks! __________________ HW:1/1/05~230 2/1/05~225 3/1/05~220 4/1/05~215 5/1/05~212 S.W.6/1/05~207 7/1/05~195 8/1/05~182 9/1/05~170 9/19/05~Break from Phen 10/1/05~162 11/1/05~158 12/1/05~147 1/1/06~141 3/1/06~138 GW:~130

January 6th, 2006, 05:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
heartland Silver Phenster Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,246 Lost Weight: 0lbs heartland's Photos	I've always heard it....now i've seen it! Wow- i had no idea it would look that different! Thanks for the info

January 6th, 2006, 06:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
Eternity Gold Phenster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tx Posts: 977 Lost Weight: 12 Current Weight: 256 Goal Weight: 125 Eternity's Photos	Great post! Thanks. __________________ Height 5'2 Age- 32 SW-256 (10-07-05)started phen CW-249 (10-16-05) TOM (10-22-05) CW-246 (10-28-05)10lbs yay! CW-244 (11-8-05) CW-240 (11-29-05)still lost after 2 turkey days yahooo! CW-246.2 (01-03-06) gained some and bought new scale=weigh more sigh CW-243 (1-10-06) CW-241 (1-24-06) CW-239 (2-01-06)Finally made it out of the 240's Yahooooooo!! GW-199 (Short term) GW-125 (Long term)

January 6th, 2006, 06:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
Dawn01 Silver Phenster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 394 Lost Weight: 54lbs Current Weight: 140 Goal Weight: 120 lbs Dawn01's Photos	Thanks..wow! __________________ [img=http://www.GlitterMaker.com/created/32835395.gif] SW 194 lbs.June 2005 CW 140 lbs.Feb 2006 GW 125 lbs.April 2006 ACTS 2:37-39

January 6th, 2006, 07:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
nynavae Silver Phenster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 483 Lost Weight: 0lbs Goal Weight: 190 nynavae's Photos	What a great visual, Dumbfox! Thanks for posting that. I know it takes up less space from my own past, but seeing it really makes a person take notice. Long ago when I started dieting, I think if I had focused on building muscle and losing inches instead of that @#$!! scale, I might not have had to fight the weight gain over and over. You've posted an excellent example, and one I hope some of those trying to starve themselves with phen will take heed to. __________________ Ht - 5'9" 272 (12/16), 264 (12/23),262 (1/06), 258 (1/13) 4 weeks, 257 (1/20) off phen cycle, 251 (2/03) back on phen, 249 (2/10), 248 (2/17), 247 (2/24),246 (3/03) on phendimetrazine, 246 (3/10) Plateau , 244 (3/24), 240 (3/31), 237 (4/7), 236 (4/20), 232 (5/5), 228 (5/19), 227 (6/9), 221 (6/30) GW - 190 Visit my PhenBlog

January 6th, 2006, 08:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
Tanya in CA Silver Phenster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 445 Lost Weight: 0lbs Current Weight: 147 Goal Weight: 125 Tanya in CA's Photos	That's a powerful visual... i should print it up and put it on my fridge! I bet it would make me think twice with my food choices! __________________ 33 years old, 5'3" Starting Over! SW: 147 10/13/06 Short Term Goal: 142 GW: 125-130???

January 6th, 2006, 01:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
nickandsydsmom Platinum Phenster Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: usa Posts: 1,255 Lost Weight: 37 Current Weight: 194 Goal Weight: 140 nickandsydsmom's Photos	Thanks for the visual Dumbfox-I think we all need that!!! (especially those of us who are addicted to the scale!) __________________ SW 233 CW 194

January 6th, 2006, 02:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
miss lambert Bronze Phenster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: london Posts: 24 Lost Weight: 30lbs Current Weight: 210 Goal Weight: 160 miss lambert's Photos	Thank you so much for that visual. I am usually addicted to the scale, but i will think twice before i get upset the next time my scale hasn't registered much of a loss.. __________________ height 5ft7 hw 246lbs sw 240lbs 12/31/05 started phen CW 230lbs 01/13/06 cw 220lbs 03/20/06 cw 210lbs 29/04/06 gw 160

January 6th, 2006, 02:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
PirateQueenApril Guest Posts: n/a PirateQueenApril's Photos	I love that visual and have never seen it before. I think its a great addition to the fridge too! Thanks so much for sharing!

January 6th, 2006, 05:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
hellorbjustme Silver Phenster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: san antonio, Tx. Posts: 213 Lost Weight: 0lbs Current Weight: 276.4 Goal Weight: 150 hellorbjustme's Photos	Wow! That was so interesting to find out! Thanks Dumbfox! I will never get upset either when I don't see the scale move! ~Rosalinda __________________ This is me at my highest, 6 years ago. start weight-288 2/14/06-252 6/09/06-283.6 :[ 6/12/06-276.3 Back on track

January 6th, 2006, 05:43 PM	#15 (permalink)
BusyChic Silver Phenster Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 222 Lost Weight: 0lbs Current Weight: 264 Goal Weight: 160 BusyChic's Photos	Dumb Fox there you go again with great info. You should be a teacher or something on this board. Wait you already are in your own little ways. I tried to pm you back but your box is full __________________ hw 279 sw 268 cw 264 11/02/05 cw 255.5 11/30/05 week break from phen 12/05/05 cw 251.5 12/16/05 cw 247.5 01/02/05 YAH cw 246.5 FINALLY moved 01/15/06 big break 05/15 253 starting again 06/10 243.5 Finally moving GW 155 ISH

January 6th, 2006, 05:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
BusyChic Silver Phenster Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 222 Lost Weight: 0lbs Current Weight: 264 Goal Weight: 160 BusyChic's Photos	Dumb Fox there you go again with great info. You should be a teacher or something on this board. Wait you already are in your own little ways. I tried to pm you back but your box is full __________________ hw 279 sw 268 cw 264 11/02/05 cw 255.5 11/30/05 week break from phen 12/05/05 cw 251.5 12/16/05 cw 247.5 01/02/05 YAH cw 246.5 FINALLY moved 01/15/06 big break 05/15 253 starting again 06/10 243.5 Finally moving GW 155 ISH

January 6th, 2006, 06:37 PM	#17 (permalink)
christy0872 Silver Phenster Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 462 Lost Weight: 48 Current Weight: 164 Goal Weight: 150 christy0872's Photos	Thank you so much. I was starting to get discouraged because the scale has not moved in 3 days. But I have been going to the gym 5 days a week since mid November so I had to have packed on a little muscle.I feel alot better now! Christy __________________ almost my heaviest mid goal sw 212 11/17/05-12/25/05 22 pounds lost 12/26/05-1/29/06 17 pounds lost 01/3/06-3/05/06 9 pounds lost (big break from phen)

December 20th, 2007, 05:47 PM	#18 (permalink)
transitionscoaches Phen Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 Lost Weight: 25 Current Weight: 185 Goal Weight: 180 transitionscoaches's Photos	where did you get that picture? Dumbfox, could you please let me know where you got that picture? Do you know where i could find an actual physical represenation like that? How accurate is that? Thanks. Tim

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