I agree with everyone else.
We are going to be losing muscle as well as fat because the day to day demands on our body of carying less weight will dictate that we don't need as much muscle.
Having said that I have been doing toning exercises and have actually been able to start running round with my 3 year old so my daily activity has increased as the weight has dropped off.
Ages ago I bought a body fat monitor after reading a few discussions on DH and I haven't used it for ages. In fact I forgot I had it
In light of this thread I have just tested myself again out of interest. When I first got it my body fat ratio stood at over 43%. Today it is under 34.9%
I think I'll keep testing for every stone I lose.
I also think that I read somewhere that for every 10lb of muscle you have instead of fat, your normal body energy requirements increase by 50 calories a day. Don't quote me on that though!
