Inches gone but no weight loss, how can this be?

[Kaye1119 0]

Ok people a pound is a pound. I hate when people say muscle weighs more than fat! So not true!!! One POUND of nails weighs the same as one POUND of feathers!

The issue is not a pound vs. a pound. The issue is weight by volume. Muscle weighs more than fat given the same volume. A pound of fat will have greater volume (takes up more space) than a pound of muscle. A liter of muscle weighs 1.06 kg and a liter of fat weighs 0.9 kg. So yes, muscle weighs more than fat.

[54Shirley 105]

The issue is not a pound vs. a pound. The issue is weight by volume. Muscle weighs more than fat given the same volume. A pound of fat will have greater volume (takes up more space) than a pound of muscle. A liter of muscle weighs 1.06 kg and a liter of fat weighs 0.9 kg. So yes, muscle weighs more than fat.

I totally agree !

If you picture the size in space that a pound of nails would take up, vs a pound of feathers... I see a big difference..

So be glad those inches are coming off....

[Shelley64 26]

I was so glad to read your post. I am in the exact same boat. I was banded on 1/11/11 and I've only lost 30 lbs but I've lost a lot in inches. I too was a 2x top (20/22) and now wear a rebular XL. My pant size was an 18/20 and now I'm a 14/16. It's weird. The scale just won't budge!!! I'm frustrated because I'm doing and hour of Zumba 4 days a week and I'm really working on keeping my calorie intake around 1200-1300 per day. I ate probably 2500-3000 calories a day before the band and the only exercise I got was walking to the refrigerator!

I'm still so glad I had this done but I'm beginning to wonder if the scale is ever going to go down. I've had a few fills....I think I'm at 7 cc's and I go back again the middle of August. I know I have good restriction because I can get stuck easily if I'm not extremely careful on how fast I eat or swallow too big of a bite. Maybe I need an un-fill.............. I'm glad I'm not in this boat alone!