Recomposition better than weight loss


(Stickin' with mammoth) #1

Visible proof that your scale is a big, fat liar on your health journey.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/moms-side-by-side-photos-show-weight-is-just-a-number_us_58b3c5e8e4b0a8a9b783ad11


Are you dense?
#2

Holy moley…this is a great piece. Thank you for posting! Makes sense that this should happen. Fat is less dense than muscle. So, more fat will increase size while weighing less than equivalent volume of muscle.

This also highlights the limitations of the BMI method.


(Stickin' with mammoth) #3

I know, right? This was basically my story in that I was quite “dense” with muscle in my lifting days such that Kaiser Permanente, the Phantom Menace, saw fit to label me as obese. Kiss my well-formed ass, assholes.