Apparently I'm looking "slimmed"

@NJChicaa (120149)
United States
May 12, 2018 5:26pm CST
While I was at the gym today I popped my head into the back room which is where they have moved the Transformation Gym. That's where I started doing the 6 week challenges (and lost 45 pounds) and it used to be located in a different location, but they recently moved it to the back room of the location where I go now. I started talking to a girl that I know who I am trying to convince to make the move to the advanced classes and the manager/trainer of the Transformation Gym came over. She asked if I had "slimmed". I laughed and said "the scale says no". She said that she didn't ask about my weight. So I guess my body is doing that thing it loves to do: building muscle. That would make it change shape I guess. I have to get on the scale every time I see one of my doctors and I was just there 2 weeks ago. He always starts the weight at 150 and I always have to move it to 200. He said "you don't look like you weigh over 200 pounds". I guess I hide it well.
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@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
13 May 18
You may not think you are losing but others that don’t see you as often are the ones that notice it. And just remember muscle weighs more don’t go by the scale go by how your clothes are fitting you.
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@NJChicaa (120149)
• United States
13 May 18
Yeah I don't worry too much about the scale as I know that my body loves to build muscle.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
13 May 18
What's important is how you feel aching shoulder aside.
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@NJChicaa (120149)
• United States
13 May 18
The shoulder still hurts but I can still work out and recover. So far so good
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
13 May 18
Good for you. I actually check the scale to see my weight but I put more importance on how I look and feel. Progress and health looks different on everyone.
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@KristenH (33393)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
13 May 18
Way to go my friend! As long as you're healthy, you're doing great!
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@NJChicaa (120149)
• United States
13 May 18
With all of my health things, it is a definite maybe on being healthy. I'm a GO on strength and cardio though!
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@NJChicaa (120149)
• United States
13 May 18
@kobesbuddy Hell NO!
@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 May 18
@NJChicaa Are you diabetic?
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
13 May 18
I think we are in the same boat there, they tell me that at the doc too, most of my weight is in my mid section and just won't go away no matter what I do. Good for you for looking slimmer, thats a start because if you have to carry the weight at least no one will know its there if your slimmer.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 May 18
I've been told, but don't know if it's true, that muscle(healthy) is heavier than fat(unhealthy). So as a person develops more muscle, they can weigh more than a person with lots of fat. My guess is, you DO look slimmer!
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@NJChicaa (120149)
• United States
13 May 18
That is true. Muscle weighs way more than fat but it also BURNS way more calories at rest than fat does (zero) so people with more muscle burn more calories just by sitting or even sleeping.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 May 18
@NJChicaa Yes, I heard that, also:) With more muscle, a person burns calories at max speed