PCOS Messages for June, 2002: Re: 3 lousy pounds??!!

Re: 3 lousy pounds??!!

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 7 Jun 2002 07:17:49 -0500 (CDT)

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Hey,

congratulations on your progress - and staying consistently with your exercise routine. You really are doing great.

Two comments:- muscle wieghs much more than fat. Your measurement reductions clearly tell you that you have lost fat and gained muscle, hence the minimal apparent weight loss. Probably you really did lose 8 - 10 lbs of fat. Anyway, so long as you are making progress and being active and feeling good, you really shouldn't worry about the scale. Accpet the compliments with a smile.

The % body fat stuff is not really all that accurate so don't worry about it.

Key now is to continue with your efforts. you could expect your weight loss to continue if you keep this up. And slow weight loss is far more likely to be sustainable than rapid loss. Go by your measurements and how you feel. Anyway, exercise should be a long term thing to keep you healthy and that is much more important than your supposed % body fat.

Best wishes

Sally

At Thu, 6 Jun 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>I started working out 3-4 times a week since May 2. I do about 50-60
>min cardio each time, and weight machines twice a week. I started out
>at 5'5'' , 173lbs, 41.6% body fat. My goal is 135 lbs. Well after a
>month of diligent working out ( and reducing carbs), I went happily to
>get myself weighed. I was un pleasantly shocked to see that I lost only
>a little under 3 lbs, and my body fat dropped .3 of a percent to 41.3%
>!!! My size 14 jeans are sliding off my body without undoing the
>button... apparently i have lost about 8-10 inches around my body. How
>can that be only 3 pounds? and with the body fat going down only that
>amount (which equates to less than two pounds of body fat) it just
>doesn't seem to add up...
>
>I am not as concerned with the weight itself as I am with the body fat
>... that is the killer. If I were 170 but had gained a lot of muscle
>mass weight I would be leaping with joy....
>
>What do you guys think? My husband and friends were convinced i lost
>8-10 lbs...
>
>DO these figures sound right to you? I hope not- at this rate I will
>surely lose hope ! ha ha ha
>
>I know others are having real problems, and this may seem frivolous-
>sorry! I just wanted you opinions,
>
>Thanks
>
>Tarissa

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