Re: Body Weight vs Muscle Weight

May 16, 2003

I had the same thing happen to me when I first began weight

training. My trainer explained that when you first begin you start

to put on muscle but have not yet begun to lose the fat. There is a

short period of time when you put on before you take off. Made sense

to me and so I just stuck with it and sure 'nuf after a few weeks the

fat began to drop off and the muscle stayed. Just hang in there and

don't give up.

Alice

The Loon

RNY 12/28/00

> OK gang! I am having a coronary. I have been working out at

Curves for two

> weeks. A minimum of 3 times a week. As of today my body weight is

up 3 lbs

> - body fat is only up .7 lbs. (yes that is less than a lb). Does

that

> indicate a 2.3 lbs muscle gain (hopefully gearing the muscle up for

fat

> burning?)?

>

> Sorry to sound so desperate - just looking for a little hope

here...however

> if I am grasping at straws it is OK to say so...

>

> Thanks for your answers in advance.

>

> Marjie

>

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