Why is it that we can lose sizes, yet the scale remains the same? Because muscle weighs more than fat...
Muscle is a denser tissue and thus takes up less room than an equal weight of fat. That's why it's possible to lose inches but show no changes in scale weight. Having more muscle means you have a more desirable body composition, or fat-to-muscle ratio. You may still weigh the same, but your body will look different, smaller, better and tighter. Though it may take you a few weeks to see measurable changes, you begin to put on muscle and burn calories from the moment you start exercising.
The muscle weight you gain also beefs up your metabolism which in turn, helps you to burn off more fat. Talk about a win-win situation! (You won't jiggle as much at your ideal weight, either.)
Muscle is a denser tissue and thus takes up less room than an equal weight of fat. That's why it's possible to lose inches but show no changes in scale weight. Having more muscle means you have a more desirable body composition, or fat-to-muscle ratio. You may still weigh the same, but your body will look different, smaller, better and tighter. Though it may take you a few weeks to see measurable changes, you begin to put on muscle and burn calories from the moment you start exercising.
The muscle weight you gain also beefs up your metabolism which in turn, helps you to burn off more fat. Talk about a win-win situation! (You won't jiggle as much at your ideal weight, either.)
CheerS!
Wendie
Wendie
The explanation was that a lb. of muscle in our body (as opposed to in the laboratory) is stored along with 4 lbs. of water. I guess it's similar to the saying a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. In the laboratory... that's probably true but in our bodies - that's not always true. For instance, how our bodies use more energy/calories just in the processing/digestion of the foods themselves. Do you realize that when we eat 100 calories of pure fat... that 3 calories are burned and the other 97 are stored in our bodies as fat ? That's why fat makes us fat ! Of course, we do still need some fat to be healthy and even to lose weight. I hope I'm explaining this correctly ? 
