Weight and Fitness

One of the most frustrating facts about fitness is that muscle weighs eight times more than fat. I remember working for more than six months only to gain ten pounds. I was heart broken. Then I learned that muscle weighs more than fat.

I started taking measurements. I measured my arms, thighs, stomach, but, and just under my breasts. I had already lost a lot of my loose fat, so I didn’t see any dramatic results. It took me a few weeks, but I did see that my size went down even if my weight remained the same, or increased.

It is very important to learn about fat to muscle ratio. Many people quit fitness programs because they are not loosing weight. They step on the scales only to be disappointed time and time again.

The best thing I ever did for myself was toss the scales in the garbage and use a measuring tape. It wasn’t long before I noticed my clothing loosening to the point that I was ready to go shopping.

I also learned that fat is burned in ratio to the amount of muscle a person has. A person with more muscle burns more fat. Two people can walk a mile. Each can go the same speed, take the same steps, eat the same foods, drink the same amount of water. But, the person with more muscle will burn more fat than the person who is out of shape.

I wrote this on the wall, “The more muscle I build, the more fat I burn.” Every time I didn’t feel like doing resistance exercises or taking a brisk walk, I remembered about the fat to muscle ration. What I did today would make me loose weight at a faster rate next week. And what I do next week will help me loose weight faster in a month or two.

That is why very fit people can eat anything they want.