http://www.obesity-surgery.wordpress-by.org/2004/11/27/question-about-exercise/ About types of surgeries available, dietary, family, work, emotional.. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:55:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.obesity-surgery.wordpress-by.org/2004/11/27/question-about-exercise/#comment-1804 Candy Justina Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:48:26 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.wordpress-by.org/2004/11/27/question-about-exercise/#comment-1804 I'd start weight training now. Building muscle is a great way to increase your metabolism. The weight training itself kicks your metabolism up, and then the muscle mass burns more calories than the same amount of fat weight. AND it takes up less space. So while it MIGHT slow your weight loss, it will no doubt increase the rate at which you shrink. That thing about your body getting too bulky and it being harder to lose "actual" weight is only partially true. Your body won't get "bulky" - it will get smaller. It's possible that you might lose less "actual" weight, because as you build muscle mass, muscle weighs more than fat - but it takes up less space. So while the scale numbers might not go down, the tape measure numbers will definitely go down. And that equals ... smaller sizes. I'd go for the firmer smaller body myself. HTH <!--more--> Pam I’d start weight training now. Building muscle is a great way to
increase your metabolism. The weight training itself kicks your
metabolism up, and then the muscle mass burns more calories than the
same amount of fat weight. AND it takes up less space. So while it
MIGHT slow your weight loss, it will no doubt increase the rate at which
you shrink.
That thing about your body getting too bulky and it being harder to lose
“actual” weight is only partially true. Your body won’t get “bulky” -
it will get smaller. It’s possible that you might lose less “actual”
weight, because as you build muscle mass, muscle weighs more than fat -
but it takes up less space. So while the scale numbers might not go
down, the tape measure numbers will definitely go down. And that equals
… smaller sizes.
I’d go for the firmer smaller body myself.
HTH

Pam

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