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First, my apologies for intruding on the women's board, but the issue is universal.
I am personally fed up with a concentration on weight, especially when we are having discussions among athletes (which we all are at this web site)
When training for any athletic activity, your body will burn fat, and build muscle. (read almost any nutrition column in a runners magazine and they will almost always be discussing fuel for building muscle).
Muscle is denser than fat, and will cause you to gain weight. What is probably more important is a scale that can give you a percentage of body fat measurement. This is a much more accurate indicator of whether you are fit or not.
(example, during my younger days, I coud run 3 miles in 21 minutes, bench press 300lbs, squat 600 lbs and I weighed 180 lbs. Someone with a scale and a height weight chart (BMI) told me I was fat. I dared him to look at my body and tell me where the fat was.)
To follow up, I'm sure you have a healthy percentage of body fat, and that you look great. *#$%#@ the weight and get a proper tool to measure body fat. If that starts to indicate an unhealthy level, then worry about losing weight.
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