Let's Shape Up!

I fellow MFP member Grglandr made this comment, thought I would share it you guys as well………

The truth is that 1lb of muscle does, in fact, weight the same as 1lb of fat (no kidding right.) But the volume of fat required to make up 1lb is much greater than the volume of muscle required to make up 1lb because muscle is denser that fat. So you can pack much more muscle inside of a smaller space than you can fat. Additionally, it is physically impossible to turn fat into muscle, they are two completely different types of tissue. You can burn fat and gain muscle, but one will never transform into the other.

The best way to think about muscle and fat is the same as steel and wood. If you take a 1’x1’x1’ block of steel and a 1’x1’x1’ block of wood, the steel will weigh much more. Steel is denser, stronger and more rigid much like muscle is to fat; and no matter how hard you try you can not turn wood into steel.

So what does all of this mean? It means that having a focus on “weight loss” is a very poor measurement of fitness and healthiness. In other words, stop worry about what the scale says and start taking body measurements instead. Focus on fat loss.

I saw this from MFP, another member posted it. Not sure where they got it from to give credit.

Water

Correct timing to drink water, will increase its effectiveness:

Two glasses of water – After waking up – Helps activate internal organs

One glass of water – 30 minutes before meal – Helps digestion

One glass of water – Before taking a bath – Helps lower blood pressure

One glass of water – Before sleep – helps avoid stroke or heart attack