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Is it possible to burn fat without changing my weight? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by Smokeydope to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] Borkingheck 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Scales canna tell the difference between muscle and fat. If you've being labouring, you likely have developed muscle whilst losing fat.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

aye laddy

[–] zerofatorial 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yes, they can. I have a scale that is able to tell fat and muscle mass apart

[–] Pregnenolone 3 points 1 year ago

Those scales are generally precise, but they aren’t very accurate. Good if you are consistently using them and using the numbers as a reference to progress, but I wouldn’t going around saying the number is a true representation of your body fat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You either have a full body scanner or you're a liar.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably a bio impedance scale, they're very inaccurate though

[–] Crashumbc 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Correct answer. I got one on sale. I was really disappointed in just how inaccurate their BMI, bio readings were.

It's likely, it wouldn't have picked up much difference in the OP even...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I would hope BMI is accurate given most impedance scales have you enter your height

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The degree of exactitude of these things is so so, but if you always use yours it can give you a guideline.