Tue, Feb-25-03, 10:16
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Senior Member
Posts: 160
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 196/196/175
BF:
Progress: 0%
Location: San Francisco
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Higher mathematics
Hi all,
mObster, Paleoanth has gotta be right. You'd be hard put to consume enough calories in a day to gain that much weight in fat, so the four pounds you're talking about has to be water. Just scale bounce, that's all.
I know from your past posts that you are drinking gallons of water so that should flush sodium out of your system, but . . . Salt does cause you to retain water. You eat a lot of pork skins (my favorite munchie too !) and they contain an astonishing amount of sodium. But this water weight is not real weight. I mean, you could sit in a steam bath for an hour and lose a bunch of scale weight, but not an ounce of fat.
TeriDoodle's chart is a graphic truth. What you want is a downward trend over weeks, which makes a scale bounce day an insignificant blip.
'Sides, you're butting up against a big obstacle. Simple math will tell you that a pound of fat weighs one pound. But higher math, like used in quantum physics, tells us there are two big numbers. Those ending in "5" are pretty big, but those ending in "0" are huge numbers. Your scale will confirm this mathematical quandry.
Imagine if society required you to wear your weight on a card around your neck (human societies have done things equally lunatic) like this: "Weight: Over 300 lbs.," and, "Weight: Over 200 lbs." See what a huge difference that "0" number makes?
mObster, you roared into this forum with wit and an enthusiasm almost as big as my appetite, and we've all enjoyed following your progress. Please don't give up now. I'll guran-damn-tee you weren't "meant" to be fat.
And when you crack that monster "0" number and fall below 300 pounds, bet'cha there'll be a forum celebration. I know I'll be cheering.
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