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enm      

Good morning!

I have unfortunately not been working out for the past month or so (have been moving, and a myriad of other excuses). My clothes continue to fit fine- but I actually have dropped another pound during this time (had already met my goal). Do you suppose this may be due to loss of muscle mass as muscle weighs more than fat?

Excercising is beneficial for my mental and physical well being, more so even than numbers, so I plan to start up again this week.

Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:17 pm 

Kimboroni      

Yes, volume for volume, muscle does weigh more than fat (i.e. it's higher density). It is unfortunately pretty easy to lose muscle. It's hard to build and even harder to maintain. It sucks.

Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:00 pm 

Lynt      

Moving is strenuous, and meals aren't as leisurely..tyou could have just sweated it off.

Sat Aug 25, 2007 1:21 pm 

enm      

Thanks for the input. Moving has been pretty rough overall. Feel like Im getting back into my routine finally ...including running! :)

Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:07 am 

Kimboroni      

Lynt has a good point. It could have been equal activity to what you usually do, but since it was a different type of activity, that change could have stimulated some fat loss, or water loss from sweating. So it isn't necessarily something bad that is going on. I should have answered the unasked questions as well as the asked one.

Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:44 pm 

enm      

Thank you again! :)

Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:54 pm 

   
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