I might add that muscle is known to be more dense than fat.  This means that someone who adds some additional muscle may actually over time see a net gain in weight even as they remain the same size or even reduce in size.  I knew a girl who was freaking out because she was gaining weight after she had been working out regurlarly for a while, yet she looked great.  I spent a lot of time trying to convince her not to be so obsessed with how hard gravity was pulling at her but to measure her progress by checking her measurements to see if she was increasing or decreasing in size.  After doing that for a while she began to calm down but still occasionally obsesses about that scale.  Sheesh.

by bfaul on 02/15/2008 05:16:57 PM EST

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