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Re: 3 lousy pounds??!!
From: thea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 07:41:18 -0500 (CDT)
...Oh your name is BEAUTIFUL!!!...my daughters name is Marissa...
now about your weight loss. The scale can be decieving.. alot of
people say you can tell by your clothes...see. things may be
happening... you may wieghed your self right at the time oyur period is
coming on and so that will add weight.. wait awhile.. keep doing what
you are doing... rejoice that you san slip out of your pants.... it is
a good thing!!!
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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thea
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