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  • #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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  • #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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    • #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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      • #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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        • #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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          • #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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            • #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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              • #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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                • #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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                  • #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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                    • #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?
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                      Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



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                      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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                      • #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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                        • #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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                          • #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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                            • #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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