What does one pound of muscle compared to one pound of fat look like?
I was secretly little discouraged that I am not losing weight faster the other day.. after all I am supposed to be your fearless leader! But I realize that I am looking at my weight loss .. not just as something I am going to do just in the next few months but a choice of lifestyle for the rest of my life.
I am losing the weight slowly enough that my body is constantly in a state of shrinkage even though I may not see immediate results. So I went looking for a visual aid and found many references and these two images below are used on many fitness and blog sites.( For the life of me I couldn't figure out where the original one was to link to) SO the next time you think that losing one pound isn't a big deal, come back here and have a look.
Many people reported that doing weight training, they lost less than 10 pounds but up to 3 clothing sizes before the scale actually started moving ahead and showing the results on the scale. Well I don't know about you but THAT would make me very happy!
Fat is 3 times larger than muscle.
The image on the left represents 5 pounds of muscle compared to 5 pounds of fat but the photo on the right tells you the real story.. one pound of fat is about the same size as a coffee mug .. or just take that one pound square of shortening out of the fridge and fluff it up a bit and there you go.. one pound of jiggly fat.
Just remember.. you do need reduce the number of calories by 3500 week if you are looking for results, through exercise and monitoring your eating habits... there is no magic cure.. take care of your body and it will take care of you.
Here are some references to check out:
Calories per Pound of Fat
10 Ways to burn one pound of body fat
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