Anatomically correct 5 pounds of muscle verses 5 pounds of fat.

[Marie Anna]

Sorry, Ladies...It's not meant to depress...it's meant to motivate.

Maybe it doesn't motivate you...but it sure does me. These models run as much as $80. If they were cheaper, I would buy one and put it in my kitchen.

Here's the comparision......

http://pictopia.com/perl/get_image?p...oto_id=3514761

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SpqBmKQsGj.../s1600/Fat.jpg

http://www.nutritioncouncil.org/memb...images/Fat.jpg

Okay...now you can shoot me.

[Adin_Silas]

Wow, that is motivating! It's amazing how different a pound of muscle and a pound of fat looks and how much space it takes up.

[Vixena99]

Glad you posted this!!!!! Seriously it's hard to explain this concept to some people....the visual speaks for itself! Yea!

[ellymay5]

Yup I knew thats how it was LOL I've looked up stuff like that before. I still hate seeing the numbers go up LOL but I know its all good

[Marie Anna]

I know how difficult it is to see this when you still are far from your goal, but it is really helpful for those who need to understand how compact muscle really is (that would be me).
It's also great to see this because even if you just have lost five pounds, you can see what you've lost and what an accomplishment just five pounds off can be.

I'm bumping this.

[daiseered]

Ohhh I just had lunch and it almost came up as I saw the fat... ugghh gross!!

Good post, I've tried to explain that before and it seemed like I had to say it in too many words.. this is much better!

[Sammy1399]

I love this. Great motivation!

[SummerAngel73]

That's incredible. I had no idea there was that much difference. The thing is that when you lose 5 lbs, how do you actually KNOW that it was 5 lbs of FAT that you lost and not just fluids or even muscle?

[Mary-Mary]

how about everytime that we want to eat a double whopper just imagine that u are giving a big bite of the fat and i am sure temptation will go away!!!! lol!

sorry i know that was gross but it might work!!!

i am going to print out that picture in color and make it bigger so that i can put it in my kitchen

[candace38351]

Wow, what a difference. That is some great motivation. Thanks for the info.

[Marie Anna]

That's incredible. I had no idea there was that much difference. The thing is that when you lose 5 lbs, how do you actually KNOW that it was 5 lbs of FAT that you lost and not just fluids or even muscle?

Fat wobbles. If it's not wobbling anymore, it must be you lost fat? That's my guess. Muscle has a different feel to it than fat. Fat is usually not firm. If you look at those photos of the difference, I think that that's the only way to tell. Now MsMil told me to go to the gym and get my muscle/fat mass calculated. I did. I weight 161 and I have 21% BMI. According to standardize forms I am 27.5% BMI. So figureing out what is what is not easy. You have to have a professional test it.

Here's a scary thought. Every year a women goes over the age of 30 she looses 6% of her lean muscle mass.

So let's say one doing no strengh or resistance training. One maintains her weight but now, 6% of that is fat every year after.

Now that's a sobering thought.

[SummerAngel73]

Fat wobbles. If it's not wobbling anymore, it must be you lost fat? That's my guess. Muscle has a different feel to it than fat. Fat is usually not firm. If you look at those photos of the difference, I think that that's the only way to tell. Now MsMil told me to go to the gym and get my muscle/fat mass calculated. I did. I weight 161 and I have 21% BMI. According to standardize forms I am 27.5% BMI. So figureing out what is what is not easy. You have to have a professional test it.

Here's a scary thought. Every year a women goes over the age of 30 she looses 6% of her lean muscle mass.

So let's say one doing no strengh or resistance training. One maintains her weight but now, 6% of that is fat every year after.

Now that's a sobering thought.

YIKES!!! Another good reason to stay on Chromium Picolinate. It has been Scientifically proven to help build lean muscle mass. I think it's helping me, too. I'm losing "wobbles" as you called them....I can't believe how much less cellulite I have just since working out at the gym. Sorry, but for those people who say that it's just genetic and you're STUCK with it....I have to disagree. I thought I was stuck with it, but I see it literally "melting" away and it's being replaced with tone. This is after only about 5-6 weeks or so of me working out. I still have a little, but NOTHING like I had 6 months ago. It was literally all the way down to my knees!!! I have almost NONE on my legs now, just a little on the very top backs and sides of my thighs and a small amount on my butt. So, I must be burning it off. YAY!!!

[ellymay5]

It is good to get a visual of for sure I know it helps me thing gosh I've lost THAT much LOL it seems like so much more when you take the number out of it and see what the mass of it was

[Shortee]

Great demonstration! You are so right. So many people don't realize that muscle is more compact, tightly fitted on the body. I mean, if we can eat a low fat meal plan, drink plenty of water, & exercise 3-5 times a week or at least 30 min. a day, what a diffence it will make. Not only will we lose the weight we want to lose, but we will decrease our chances of osteoporosis (from overweight issues) , lower our cholesterol, lower our chances of Diabetes, heart disease, & the list goes on! So by eating healthy w/appropriate portions & adding some cardio (walking, jogging, eliptical, swimming,etc) we can gain muscle & build strength by adding resistance by weights or going longer distances! Fast foods are the kicker. They are so many locations of fast-food restaurants & the combos are so much larger than they used to be years ago. We gotta make a change.

[Shortee]

This is to SummerAngel---Congratulations! You look fantastic, what a difference from your pix.