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Is it possible to burn fat without changing my weight? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Smokeydope@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I have been working a very labor intensive job for about 3 months now and have lost enough inches on my waist to go down two pants sizes yet my total weight when I go on the scale remains around the same. How is it possible that I lost 4 or 5 inches off my waist yet the scale doesn't change? Is it possible what weight in fat I am loosing is made up for with an increase in muscle mass?

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[-] empireOfLove@lemmy.one 117 points 1 year ago

Yes.

Muscle mass is significantly heavier per unit of volume than fat is. Around 15-20% heavier. Muscles also fill in around the bones first instead of on the surface of the skin like subcutaneous fat.

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