Why am I Heavier?

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  • DesertRain
    ADBB Adventurer
    • Jun 18, 2008
    • 318
    #1

    Why am I Heavier?

    Well not heavier than I was when I started, lol, thank goodness....
    But I have noticed that I fit into so many clothes that I would wear when I was 125-135 lbs and right now I am still hovering around 145 and fit into these clothes just fine. That's like a 10-20 pound weight difference. It's the strangest thing. I know that I have never worked out like I have been these days but I can't imagine muscle density being of 10-20 lbs, especially considering my height. Has this happened to anyone before? I guess I really must have been a light-weight fatty before. This is the strangest phenomenon!
    ~~ Jane ~~
    Female
    Height: 5,1"
    Start Date: June 18, 2008
    SW: 163.5
    CW: 137
    GW: 120     (or whatever feels right)



    Mini-Goal #1: 149 ( met 07/16/08 )
    Mini-Goal #2: 139
    Mini-Goal #3: 129
    Mini-Goal #4: 124





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    • liv
      Moderator
      • Nov 21, 2007
      • 11013
      #2
      Re: Why am I Heavier?

      The same is true for me. I wear pants 4 sizes smaller now than I did when I was this weight last time. Cool, isn't it!!
      Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"

      May Challenges 2010
      Push-ups: 450/800
      Abs: 850/1900
      Squats: 650/1200
      Lunges: 500/1000
      Strength: 490/1200
      Running: 50/100 km


      2 Years on Atkins.................. President Challenge Medals earned

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        • gman
          • Jun 14, 2008
          • 1202
          #3
          Re: Why am I Heavier?

          It's you getting in shape. Enjoy the results and keep going! Congrats!
          240/231/198
          6'1"
          01/09/10
          Goal 1: 229
          Goal 2: 219
          Goal 3: 209
          Goal 4: 198
          Goal 5: Maintain @195-198

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            • Elsie150
              ADBB Admiral
              • Jul 18, 2005
              • 2732
              #4
              Re: Why am I Heavier?

              Atkins magic....don't try to understand it...just enjoy it for what it is!! LOL!
              Elsie150
              Female 44, 5'
              SW241/CW215/GW150
              Never Ending Induction Recipes
              http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...n-recipes.html

              You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. ~Maya Angelo~

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                • DesertRain
                  ADBB Adventurer
                  • Jun 18, 2008
                  • 318
                  #5
                  Re: Why am I Heavier?

                  Lol, thanks guys! I am loving it! And Liv, I'm glad I'm not the only one discovering this magic....it's just so strange. I'll put one foot through a pant leg and think, there's no way this will fit....and then voila...simply amazing!
                  ~~ Jane ~~
                  Female
                  Height: 5,1"
                  Start Date: June 18, 2008
                  SW: 163.5
                  CW: 137
                  GW: 120                   (or whatever feels right)



                  Mini-Goal #1: 149 ( met 07/16/08 )
                  Mini-Goal #2: 139
                  Mini-Goal #3: 129
                  Mini-Goal #4: 124





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                    • write2thepoint
                      • Jul 18, 2008
                      • 253
                      #6
                      Re: Why am I Heavier?

                      Jane, funny you should mention this because that is EXACTLY what is happening to me and I thought the stupid scale was broken until I stood on one at the doctor's office last week. Until I dropped 2 pounds today, I was stuck at a 12 pound weight loss for weeks and I was getting very frustrated--but, even at 158 pounds I was able to fit into a lot of my size 8 clothing that I wore when I was 140 pounds and I was just astounded! It must be an Atkins magic--but what the heck, I will take it!
                      sigpicKaren
                      48 year old married female

                      SW/170/7-14-08
                      CW/130/4-9-09 :)
                      First Mini goal-160---8/5/08:tongue:
                      Second mg----150--10/8/08:tongue:
                      Third mg------140-12/14/08;)
                      GW/130-4-9-09:rose:

                      :clover::coffee::ireland:

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                        • moniegail
                          • Sep 09, 2003
                          • 697
                          #7
                          Re: Why am I Heavier?

                          it's a great thing isn't it, i've been experiencing the same phenomenon. i'm wearing all kinds of clothes that i couldn't wear before at the same weight. i can tell that i my body is changing in different ways since i have been exercising this time around.


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                            • momtomany1
                              • Jul 21, 2008
                              • 1668
                              #8
                              Re: Why am I Heavier?

                              Someone here.. one of the moderators a few years back, had a graphic showing the difference in visual size between a pound of fat and a pound of muscle.

                              And this one here looks just like it.. that might be her page for all I know.. scroll down if you don't see it. There is your difference!

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                                • write2thepoint
                                  • Jul 18, 2008
                                  • 253
                                  #9
                                  Re: Why am I Heavier?

                                  Hey, thanks for that visual! Yuck that chunk of fat looks pretty gross, doesn't it? Hard to believe that the muscle is the same weight--I am loving this. I was so frustrated with the scale before, but now I could care less what it says--and I admit, I feel better than I did when I was 20, a little more wrinkly, perhaps, but better!
                                  sigpicKaren
                                  48 year old married female

                                  SW/170/7-14-08
                                  CW/130/4-9-09 :)
                                  First Mini goal-160---8/5/08:tongue:
                                  Second mg----150--10/8/08:tongue:
                                  Third mg------140-12/14/08;)
                                  GW/130-4-9-09:rose:

                                  :clover::coffee::ireland:

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                                    • momtomany1
                                      • Jul 21, 2008
                                      • 1668
                                      #10
                                      Re: Why am I Heavier?

                                      Here is another one with 5 pound models.. very effective one too! Wow.. I have lost 3 of those yellow 'blobs'......

                                      http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper879/stills/m3hfau9y.jpg

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                                        • Elizellen
                                          Moderator
                                          • Apr 22, 2004
                                          • 16700
                                          #11
                                          Re: Why am I Heavier?

                                          This body reshaping is one reason I try to suggest to people whose scales are being obstinate not to pay too much atttention to the numbers. After all if you are down to a small size of clothes but not to the magic number of pounds, who cares or even knows apart from you and anyone you tell!?!
                                          All your friends and family see is the smaller body you will have, not your actual weight. And after all - we really want to lose FAT, don't we?
                                          Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
                                          Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



                                          Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





                                          F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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                                            • write2thepoint
                                              • Jul 18, 2008
                                              • 253
                                              #12
                                              Re: Why am I Heavier?

                                              wow Mom to many, I bet you look fabulous without those yellow blobs!
                                              sigpicKaren
                                              48 year old married female

                                              SW/170/7-14-08
                                              CW/130/4-9-09 :)
                                              First Mini goal-160---8/5/08:tongue:
                                              Second mg----150--10/8/08:tongue:
                                              Third mg------140-12/14/08;)
                                              GW/130-4-9-09:rose:

                                              :clover::coffee::ireland:

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                                                • write2thepoint
                                                  • Jul 18, 2008
                                                  • 253
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Why am I Heavier?

                                                  Yes Elizellen--that is exactly what we want!
                                                  sigpicKaren
                                                  48 year old married female

                                                  SW/170/7-14-08
                                                  CW/130/4-9-09 :)
                                                  First Mini goal-160---8/5/08:tongue:
                                                  Second mg----150--10/8/08:tongue:
                                                  Third mg------140-12/14/08;)
                                                  GW/130-4-9-09:rose:

                                                  :clover::coffee::ireland:

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                                                    • momtomany1
                                                      • Jul 21, 2008
                                                      • 1668
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Why am I Heavier?

                                                      Well it is more fun not carrying them around! Now lets shift what... 13 more?

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                                                        • sugarsack
                                                          ADBB Adventurer
                                                          • Jul 05, 2008
                                                          • 462
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Why am I Heavier?

                                                          think 1 lb fat = soft ball and 1 lb muscle= golf ball

                                                          i want to be a golf ball (but without the dimples..hehe)



                                                          Sugarsack
                                                          F / 44 5'8"
                                                          Portland, Oregon
                                                          Started June 15, 2008
                                                          300/275/175

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