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Date Posted: 19:34:52 08/08/02 Thu
Author: Sherry
Subject: Being extra good

I decided when August began that I was going to work really hard this month. I've been strict about low carb for 8 days now. I've been diligent about excercise for 6 days now. (Plan on working out tonight which will make 7 out of the 8).

Scale isn't changing. The guys on my weight lifting board ( http://groups.msn.com/WeightliftingWorkingOut/general.msnw ), told me to throw the thing away.

I'm getting ready to listen to them I think. They said to make sure every workout is HARD to do. They also said that although I've only lost 5 pounds in the last 2 years, that (judging by my measurements) I've probably lost 15 pounds of fat, and gained 10 pounds of muscle.

I'm struggling hard to believe them and keep on trying. My weight loss has slowed to a snail's pace, but if I'm replacing fat with muscle as they indicate, then I guess I can live with that.

So I'm off to the basement to work out for maybe a half hour to an hour. Talk to you all later.

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I suggested a no scale thing a couple of months ago to help you focus more on your body and less on the number. I think that you'll find that it really helps your mental state a lot. (NT) -- Katie, 07:45:38 08/09/02 Fri
- I know you did Katie, and I know I told you I couldn't do it. I'm still not sure I can. Their point was that it wasn't any sort of real measure of your progress that building muscle and losing fat aren't reflected by the scale. (especially not if you are doing both at the same rate). I'm probably still not going to toss the scale, but I am going to try to remember that it isn't an accurate measure. (NT) -- Sherry, 09:00:00 08/09/02 Fri