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  Why aren't I losing weight? Harsh truth needed. Post #12 (permalink)  
Old February 3rd, 2007, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Leigh P. View Post
Muscle does not weight more than fat, it is less dense. A pound is a pound period. It is a common myth that even personal trainers go around saying because people want to hear why the scale isn't moving. Fat tissue is approximately 20% less dense than muscle, so it takes up 20% more space.
By that logic.. you could that a baseball weighs as much as a golf ball. One is more dense, but a pound of it is a pound of it. By that logic you could say anything weighs just as much as anything else. Which is... not really right...
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