tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621381451666823646.post7741938458858616460..comments2023-09-20T08:00:10.672-04:00Comments on I Am Walter: Fat and IrritatedWalthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620529180550445841noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621381451666823646.post-57630120351404953452007-04-02T21:32:00.000-04:002007-04-02T21:32:00.000-04:00Thanks for talking me off the ledge. I can overre...Thanks for talking me off the ledge. I can overreact sometimes without thinking. Almost everything you wrote I knew before (except for the part about the biggest muscle groups being in the thighs), but the panic of seeing a slightly bigger number on the scale through me into a tizzy.<BR/><BR/>I can definitely feel a change in my legs. They do feel a little more solid and a little less flabby.Walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620529180550445841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621381451666823646.post-69497182032495782082007-04-02T17:42:00.000-04:002007-04-02T17:42:00.000-04:00Hey Walt,Don't freak out! Increasing the amount of...Hey Walt,<BR/><BR/>Don't freak out! <BR/><BR/>Increasing the amount of work you're doing using your legs would likely account for some slight weight gain. Your biggest muscle groups are in your thighs, and walking and running will begin to increase bulk/density in these muscles fairly quickly. <BR/><BR/>A gain of 3-5 pounds in a matter of a week or two is not too uncommon, really, especially when you haven't been doing much leg work previously and you're a pretty big guy.<BR/><BR/>The good news, however, is two-fold: <BR/><BR/>1. Unless you really start working your thigh muscles hard (by doing lots of squats or stair master, for example) your weight gain will level off fairly quickly. <BR/><BR/>2. More muscle mass = more caloric burn. Your short term weight gain will turn into long term more efficient calorie burning and therefore more weight loss.<BR/><BR/>GreggGregg P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04473512992835037980noreply@blogger.com