Muscle Weighs More Than Fat?(Sometimes a reader will. This is one of those times.)QUESTION: I’m trying to lose fat, but I seem to have reached a weight loss plateau. My weight has remained exactly the same for about 4 weeks straight even though I’m eating right and working out. I was aware of how noticeable their weight loss became at. The 10-percent difference.'. 13 Things You Never Knew About Losing Weight. How much weight loss to see a noticeable difference!? Any weight loss you do is for. How Many Pounds Do I Have to Lose to Drop an Inch? I reckon I could lose a stone in a day or two if I. I lost nearly a stone and couldn't see any difference. Is it possible that I’m still losing fat but just gaining equal amounts of muscle? I’ve heard muscle weighs more than fat, so I figured the muscle I’m building is replacing the fat I’m losing and it’s causing my weight to remain the same even though I’m still losing fat just fine? Is this what’s happening? ANSWER: Boy do I love this question. It contains 2 elements that I love (a mostly silly idea and a meaningless saying), and this gives me a chance to kill 2 birds with 1 stone. But right now I want to look at the specific cause this person referenced in their question. They claim that despite eating right/working out with the intent to lose weight, they aren’t. In fact, it’s been 4 weeks since they’ve lost any weight at all, which means they have officially hit the dreaded weight loss plateau. Now, since “weight” can be a few different things besides just fat, IT IS possible that they are losing fat, but that “fat weight” is being counterbalanced by the gain in some other form of weight. For example, weight loss and weight gain can happen as a result of: fatmusclewaterglycogenpoopall of the above. So sure, there is a possibility that a pound of fat was successfully lost in the same period of time that a pound of something else was gained, thus making it appear as though you’ve hit a fat loss plateau even though some fat WAS actually lost (which means you’re just experiencing a weight loss plateau, and now you can see the difference between the two). This is why it’s a good idea to monitor your progress using more than just your body weight (for example measurements, body fat percentage, pictures, mirror, etc.). Daily, weekly and even monthly (if you know what I mean, ladies) fluctuations in body weight as a result of some of the items on the list above can skew actual fat loss progress. No doubt about that. But let’s get back to this person’s exact question? Is it possible that they are losing fat but just gaining muscle at an equal rate? Let’s see. Probably not. You’re Not Gaining Muscle. Fat loss is too of course, but it absolutely destroys muscle growth in terms of the rate and quantity it commonly occurs at. I mean, the average natural male who is past the beginners stage and doing everything right might gain 0. The average female fitting the same description might gain half of that. On the other hand, the average person with an average amount of fat to lose will typically lose it at a rate of 1- 2lbs per week without a problem. So the clear message here is that in most of the cases where you see NO weight loss for an extended period of time and think it’s because “muscle weighs more than fat” and you’re really losing fat but just simultaneously gaining an equal amount of muscle at an equal rate. And by “probably,” I mean you’re wrong 9. And when you take into consideration that women are capable of building muscle at about HALF the speed of men, you’ll understand why it’s so extra funny. And let’s also keep in mind that if you’re truly losing fat, it means you’re in a caloric deficit. And with the exception of fat beginners, steroid users and those who are regaining lost muscle, the majority of the population will not be building ANY muscle in a caloric deficit (let alone exceeding the best- case- scenario numbers and gaining muscle at the same rate fat is being lost at). So yeah. Um, No. And please, for the love of God, can we all stop saying this nonsensical phrase? Muscle weighs more than fat. I got 2. 0 bucks that says they will both weigh 5 pounds. What’s that you say? Problem is, as someone who has watched people use this phrase for 1. I can tell you with absolute certainty that 9. This is just some silly saying/excuse that people throw around to try to make sense of their weight loss plateau or really just their inability to do what’s needed for fat to be lost (sort of like “starvation mode“). Here’s an exaggerated case in point? You must be building muscle! A Stone that Kills two Birds. Approximately half of them aimed at shedding 10-20 kg The average weight loss was about 1.2 kg per week. Will this produce a noticeable difference? Join Weight Loss Resources and Take the Lose A Stone. The success stories published on Weight Loss. As you will see if you read more than one or two. You know what they say. Keep up the good work!”Sorry Sally, but you’re just failing to create the caloric deficit that is required for fat loss to take place. Eat less calories, burn more calories, or do a combination of both. I got another 2. 0 bucks that says you’ll magically bust right through your plateau.
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