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lean muscle loss?
| Mon, 10-20-2003 - 10:47am |
Hi everyone,
I have a question. I began the SB diet last wednesday....and it just so happens I am also on a fitness program...since last wednesday I have lost 5 pounds...have not felt hungry, pants don't feel looser, and I was surprised when I stepped on the scale at the gym this morning. It just so happened that I had an assesment test this morning....According to the body fat analysis, all 5 of those pounds are lean muscle....not fat. Can someone help?
Thanks,
Michelle


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BTW, how are those mashed cauliflowers? I am also not a vegie eater, but I am really trying hard!
Michelle
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I've had them and like them, but my DH and DS aren't thrilled. I've liked all the recipes I've tried from the book with the exception of the spinach breakfast quiches. Those are just too frozen spinachy (?) for my taste. If I make them again, I'll cut back a little on the spinach and add some cheese and sun dried tomatoes or something like that. I love the oven roasted veggies and have come up with other variations that are very good. Also, asparagus on the grill is delicious. It looks yucky, but is almost sweet.
Some other recipe favorites from the book are the poached salmon and the chocolate covered dried apricots with pistachios. I served those at a big gathering, and everyone loved them. They seem very gourmet.
~~Rhonda~~
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I did not like the spinach breakfast quiche either...my DH did, though. I like the idea of sun dried tomatoes...
Michelle
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The fact that it was an electronic gismo might be the problem. I had simialar issues with my electronic body-fat scale during phase 1--I was losing weight, but my body fat went through the roof according to the scale.
I think it has to do with the water you lose durning P1; it throws off the electronics some how. Ask your trainer to measure you with calipers during P1.
Cheers,
Stacy
I think they need twice the amount of egg and cheese, plus some onion and even Splenda. Way too much spinach.....
So you did not actually put on body fat, but it said you did? He did ask me if I drank a lot of water that morning (which I didn't), noting that it messes it up. I have been working hard over the past 6 weeks or so to build up some muscle...I just hope my new eating habts are not undoing what I have already done :-(
Michelle
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You started at 172 lbs, so 30% of that is 51.6 (i guess that's lbs?)(172 x .3)
now you're at 164.5 lbs, so 29.5% of that is 48.5275.
If I figured that right, then you eliminated 3.08 lbs of fat !!!
Please if I've made a mistake here someone let Mally know, since I'm no expert on body fat and all that.
Phew! All that math makes my head hurt!
HTH
Merrie
From what I have read over the years --- the only really accurate way of testing body fat vs muscle mass is with the water inversion test that is extremely expensive and hard to find.
The 2nd most accurate way is calipers with someone that really knows how to use them.
I have used the body fat scales too and over a matter of hours it can give you very different readings. I have never heard of the steering wheel thing though :)!!!
I agree--- add some more protein and a really high quality carb or 2 and see what happens.
Ellen
Thanks,
Michelle
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