Stupid SCALE SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT!!! I am a little pouty today.

Sammy-Mae · October 2012

I have been going to the gym 5 times a week minimum for 1.5 to 2 hours a day for 2 months. I have lost 7 lbs. Over the last 2 weeks the number on the scale had not budged. Not even a half a lb. Seriously. I know there is a period where you don't lose weight and I am eating well during the week and if I could continue that on weekends that would be awesome. But come on!! I need some visual progress Sure I did buy myself a bunch of clothes bought in stores I haven't considered in a while but it's not the same. I am still buying the largest sizes they carry.

Also. My trainer got promoted and I love her so I am happy for her and she made sure she found me someone she thinks I will like. Problem is she has paired me with the ONLY trainer at the gym I find intimidating in all her figure skater muscles in her poop perfection.

HappyAardvark · October 2012

You need to be taking measurements. I busted my ass and made it through f ucking Insanity. I only lost 10 lbs, but I lost several inches all over my body and a full clothing size. The scale is a tricky azzhole, but the tape measure doesn't lie.

missyishere · October 2012

HappyAardvark:
You need to be taking measurements. I busted my ass and made it through f ucking Insanity. I only lost 10 lbs, but I lost several inches all over my body and a full clothing size. The scale is a tricky azzhole, but the tape measure doesn't lie.

This- The scale says I haven't lost a single lb since running the last few weeks, but my clothes fit differently. Scales do lie, damn it.

mrsgabus · October 2012

Muscle weighs more than fat. So you may have lost far more than 7 pounds and have gained more muscle. Keep it up it takes time and the fact that you have stuck with it is half the battle.

DH is a HVAC tech but he also trains on the side.

HappyAardvark · October 2012

This is a really eyeopening picture that I came across. You hear all the time that "muscle weighs more than fat," which is true in the sense that a 3" cube of muscle is more dense than a 3" cube of fat, and will weigh more. So the corollary to that is that a 5lb chunk of muscle will be much smaller than a 5lb chunk of fat. Let me illustrate:

And because my PIP will almost certainly be a fail, someone else feel free to fix it LoL

cantalopes24 · October 2012

HappyAardvark:
This is a really eyeopening picture that I came across. You hear all the time that "muscle weighs more than fat," which is true in the sense that a 3" cube of muscle is more dense than a 3" cube of fat, and will weigh more. So the corollary to that is that a 5lb chunk of muscle will be much smaller than a 5lb chunk of fat. Let me illustrate: And because my PIP will almost certainly be a fail, someone else feel free to fix it LoL

Right so 5 lbs of muscle would make you smaller in inches because it's not as big as 5 lbs of muscle.

shediva1 · October 2012

cantalopes24:
HappyAardvark:
This is a really eyeopening picture that I came across. You hear all the time that "muscle weighs more than fat," which is true in the sense that a 3" cube of muscle is more dense than a 3" cube of fat, and will weigh more. So the corollary to that is that a 5lb chunk of muscle will be much smaller than a 5lb chunk of fat. Let me illustrate: And because my PIP will almost certainly be a fail, someone else feel free to fix it LoL
Right so 5 lbs of muscle would make you smaller in inches because it's not as big as 5 lbs of muscle.

I need to print this picture and frame it in the kitchen! YUCK!

Elsa1984 · October 2012

Keep going! My friend was going to give up because she wasn't losing and I told her to keep going because she was building muscle and the scale will move. Sure enough, two weeks later she started dropping weight like crazy. Her shorts were falling off when she was running!

I forgot to take measurements but I did recently because I think I am almost to the point where my body is going to start slowing down and toning instead of losing.

Sammy-Mae · October 2012

Thanks guys. My mind knows this, my mind understands this but it's still makes me angry lol. It's all good. I will keep it up. I am sore today. My new trainer is really sweet but very hardcore lol. She had me doing these pushups that were crazy.

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