Photo: www.bodytransformationlab.com Yesterday, I was holding a two pound pilates ball and couldn’t believe how big it was, twice the size of my fist. It got me wondering about what a pound of fat really looks like in volume. Here are some scary reminders.
One pound of fat is about the size of a coffee mug. That’s a lot of extra weight to lug around.
One pound of fat is about the size of a coffee mug. That’s a lot of extra weight to lug around.
Photo: www.bodytransformationlab.com And 100 pounds of fat? You could fill a table with it!
To put this in perspective. If you weigh 180 pounds and have a body fat percentage of 30%, you are carrying around over 50 pounds of fat. That’s half the fat on the table!
To put this in perspective. If you weigh 180 pounds and have a body fat percentage of 30%, you are carrying around over 50 pounds of fat. That’s half the fat on the table!
Photo: www.bamboocorefitness.com Now if you were to drop your fat percentage to 15%, that’s only 25 pounds of fat. And even if your total weight doesn’t change, you will notice a significant difference on your body. Muscle has a much higher density that fat, so even if your weight stays the same, your waist and other areas will shrink. Take a look at the comparison.
Now is the time to trade in that fat for muscle!
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