Get the paddles!

I feel like I'm on a hospital drama, and am laid out on a gurney, and the doctors and nurses are trying to resuscitate me. That would be nice, in a weight-loss sort of way.

I weighed myself again at the gym, and I was at a comfortable 286.5, which is the lowest I've been since I started this journey. The reason I say comfortable is because I used the gym scale, which seems to have a margin of error of +/- 1/2 pound. The needle this morning, though, was comfortably in the middle at 286.5.

So why the flat line? I'm stuck between 286-288. What can I do to get the needle to move? The answer? Probably nothing. I have noticed that my clothes are getting slightly looser, and I seem to have more energy. I'm not eating big meals at lunch, which reduces the afternoon fatigue. And it's been a week without soda. There is some science in the "working out but not losing weight" problem I seem to be having. From Livestrong.com:

Fat Vs. Weight

If you exercise and eat a healthy diet, you expect to lose weight. However, you might find that your weight stays the same, or you might even gain weight. This can be distressing if you want to lose pounds, but muscle is denser -- and therefore heavier -- than fat. So you can be get fitter and stronger, and lose fat and inches, without losing any weight. Unless you are very overweight, consider whether your goal should be weight loss or fat loss.

So I could possibly be losing fat, and gaining muscle. Since you're building muscle, you might have more water retention in muscles that could possibly repairing themselves, especially if they aren't being used the way they should. With more muscle, though, metabolism will increase, thus burning more calories. Hooray science!