Guest guest Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 <<PPl keep telling me that muscle weighs . Well how long does muscle weigh for my goodness>> Sharon, When I was first diagnosed in November 2001, I started walking vigorously every day for 3 months. I followed the ADA food plan. In 3 months, I lost 55 pounds. Then, I purchased a gym membership. I started working out faithfully for 2 hours every single day. I stopped losing weight! It's muscle, girl. If you are exercising on a regular basis, you are making your heart and muscles so happy! Also, by building muscle, you are creating muscle to eat up all that extra glucose! Your bg numbers will come down. The scale is not a good measurement of how you are doing. I threw mine away! I've been working out since February 2002 & feel great, but I didn't lose another pound - only inches. I took a break during the month of April - stopped the strength training. Guess what....I dropped 10 pounds in the last 2 weeks without doing anything different. I'm back to my total workout and I may not lose another pound. I had a whole battery of tests run in 2002 after exercising for 6 months. My cardiologist told me I have the healthiest heart in Houston - to keep doing whatever I was doing. Also, my last HbAlc was 5.2. Muscle weighs a lot and you will trim down even if you do not see the pounds falling off the scale as quickly as you would like to see. Keep up your exercise program. It's the best thing you can do for your overall health. Rhonda Y. rhonda.yeager@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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