Why am I Heavier?

[DesertRain]

Well not heavier than I was when I started, lol, thank goodness....
But I have noticed that I fit into so many clothes that I would wear when I was 125-135 lbs and right now I am still hovering around 145 and fit into these clothes just fine. That's like a 10-20 pound weight difference. It's the strangest thing. I know that I have never worked out like I have been these days but I can't imagine muscle density being of 10-20 lbs, especially considering my height. Has this happened to anyone before? I guess I really must have been a light-weight fatty before. This is the strangest phenomenon!

[liv]

The same is true for me. I wear pants 4 sizes smaller now than I did when I was this weight last time. Cool, isn't it!!

[gman]

It's you getting in shape. Enjoy the results and keep going! Congrats!

[Elsie150]

Atkins magic....don't try to understand it...just enjoy it for what it is!! LOL!

[DesertRain]

Lol, thanks guys! I am loving it! And Liv, I'm glad I'm not the only one discovering this magic....it's just so strange. I'll put one foot through a pant leg and think, there's no way this will fit....and then voila...simply amazing!

[write2thepoint]

Jane, funny you should mention this because that is EXACTLY what is happening to me and I thought the stupid scale was broken until I stood on one at the doctor's office last week. Until I dropped 2 pounds today, I was stuck at a 12 pound weight loss for weeks and I was getting very frustrated--but, even at 158 pounds I was able to fit into a lot of my size 8 clothing that I wore when I was 140 pounds and I was just astounded! It must be an Atkins magic--but what the heck, I will take it!

[moniegail]

it's a great thing isn't it, i've been experiencing the same phenomenon. i'm wearing all kinds of clothes that i couldn't wear before at the same weight. i can tell that i my body is changing in different ways since i have been exercising this time around.

[momtomany1]

Someone here.. one of the moderators a few years back, had a graphic showing the difference in visual size between a pound of fat and a pound of muscle.

And this one here looks just like it.. that might be her page for all I know.. scroll down if you don't see it. There is your difference!

[write2thepoint]

Hey, thanks for that visual! Yuck that chunk of fat looks pretty gross, doesn't it? Hard to believe that the muscle is the same weight--I am loving this. I was so frustrated with the scale before, but now I could care less what it says--and I admit, I feel better than I did when I was 20, a little more wrinkly, perhaps, but better!

[momtomany1]

Here is another one with 5 pound models.. very effective one too! Wow.. I have lost 3 of those yellow 'blobs'......

http://media.collegepublisher.com/me...s/m3hfau9y.jpg