Older lady I used to work with was super into fitness, but also believed weight was the only factor, building muscle makes you fat because you gain weight from it
The volume of blood increases noticeably when you switch to lifting, and muscles swell due to localized trauma. If you took a week off lifting, I almost guarantee you'd shed a few pounds of water. Proper muscle recovery is heavily dependant on available water.
I noticed this too, I noticed its easier to clean myself whiel showering, I am nearly using the smallest buckle hole, but I think this one is my gut staying the same and just weird fast distribution idk. the skin fold on my back are barely touching and almost gone but I still weigh the same, and I am not trying to diet just have eaten less but not alot less, its a half ass diet I guess.
I started losing weight several years ago and I wasn't doing anything different. I was only about 210 pounds at the time. At first, I was like "COOL!" until I hit about 10 pounds down, then I started getting worried it was a tumor and started weighing every morning. I didn't have insurance, but at 15 pounds, went to the Dr. Thank god it wasn't a tumor. It was diabetes. Only a very marginally better outcome.
In my experience (and it varies person to person to some degree) lifting did a lot more to help get in shape than cardio. Dieting though is about 75% of what goes into getting thinner. It's just too damn easy to eat the extra calories you burn exercising unfortunately.
Lifting shapes your entire body, but cardio is quicker for fat loss, a proper mix of both and proper diet and you will start to see the weight melt and the muscles shaping you up nicely/
BMI is an ok indicator. What you want to know is your visceral body fat. If you're going to use weight, unless your using a dexa scan or body pod. I wouldn't put any weight on your BMI. Focus on health benefits and let the scale track whatever. At end of the day, strong is strong. If you're hitting the heart, lungs and legs well, you will be fine.
Also "Estimates suggest that every pound of muscle burns roughly six calories per day at rest, Dr. Church says. That’s about three times as many calories as a pound of fat, which burns roughly two calories per day."
When I was at my leanest, while muscled up, my body started MELTING fat at a scary rate... i started throwing scoops of ice cream and peanut butter into my protein shakes to slow the loss...
AmericanDreamIsDead
also muscle building on your stomach may make the fat look worse but don’t worry it too will fade if you keep at it
renamingbecauseIdontcarefordaddiesofbusiness
Perfect
dudehiemer
neospor1n
Older lady I used to work with was super into fitness, but also believed weight was the only factor, building muscle makes you fat because you gain weight from it
Drawstencil
Tapeworm?
cousteau
You's gettin' stronk.
Kagenical
The volume of blood increases noticeably when you switch to lifting, and muscles swell due to localized trauma. If you took a week off lifting, I almost guarantee you'd shed a few pounds of water. Proper muscle recovery is heavily dependant on available water.
Doommaker
As long as it's because you are gaining muscle to replace fat and not something weird like gaining bone, or something, then you should be fine.
mikecaa
Maybe you're getting taller. Doc tells me I'm to heavy for my height. I disagree. I think I'm too short for my weight.
murderhobbit
Muscle will do that. Had to wrap my head around that pretty early on when I started taking fitness semi-seriously
IWillNotStandUp
Did an old Indian man curse you? #thinner
Krashtestdummy
beez428
Here, whaddya make o' this?
MagnumRadhard
Gaining muscle, losing fat?
mondomar
Diabeetus?
n3rdsquared
I noticed this too, I noticed its easier to clean myself whiel showering, I am nearly using the smallest buckle hole, but I think this one is my gut staying the same and just weird fast distribution idk. the skin fold on my back are barely touching and almost gone but I still weigh the same, and I am not trying to diet just have eaten less but not alot less, its a half ass diet I guess.
brightorangeshorts
Don’t worry about weight till it’s a routine.
ObeySparky
I started losing weight several years ago and I wasn't doing anything different. I was only about 210 pounds at the time. At first, I was like "COOL!" until I hit about 10 pounds down, then I started getting worried it was a tumor and started weighing every morning. I didn't have insurance, but at 15 pounds, went to the Dr. Thank god it wasn't a tumor. It was diabetes. Only a very marginally better outcome.
toolzgalore2
Muscle tissue has a higher density than fat tissue, typically around 1.06 kg/L for muscle compared to 0.92 kg/L for fat.
DrewThe3DPrinterGuy
Good: I weigh the same as I did in high school.
Bad: It's all fat now.
IlluminaBlade
If you are thinner and stronger the scale is meaningless.
darkslyde
swol
HellenicTaxCollector2
@op you lose weight while you gain muscle mass!
Luvlyquants
HellenicTaxCollector2
i was expecting to see sisters of battle but i ok :D
SidonisAntares
Good lord the comments…density, not weight.
AR33
thinkybrainpains
When I hear this shit I say “ so you’re telling me five pounds of muscle weighs more than five pounds of fat” and they say “YES!” Lolz.
SidonisAntares
Yeah, pound of bricks pound of feathers. Though you do have to carry the weight of what was done to those birds…
Randomice
We already know you are a witch. Nothing new.
Luvlyquants
:)
Randomice
Oh, looks like you are cooking again.
Luvlyquants
:)
Amanda55andcows
If you're working out, muscle weighs more than fat. If you're not working out, maybe visit a doctor.
ShammieGiggles
No.
astrangehop
Steel is seven times as dense as muscle, maybe it's finally happening
totallyruinedyourday
Came here to says this.
Luvlyquants
I switched from just jogging to mix of jogging and lifting. :)
Bigblackdick69
There it is. Now flex your new sexy muscles
AlistairMckeon
In my experience (and it varies person to person to some degree) lifting did a lot more to help get in shape than cardio. Dieting though is about 75% of what goes into getting thinner. It's just too damn easy to eat the extra calories you burn exercising unfortunately.
W0lfsbl00d
Lifting shapes your entire body, but cardio is quicker for fat loss, a proper mix of both and proper diet and you will start to see the weight melt and the muscles shaping you up nicely/
ThoughtGuy
Don't be too obsessed with the scale if you're getting stronger.
BMI is more important than weight.
Frogblender
the way bmi works is if you replace fat with muscle you can get a worse score
Absurdloco
BMI is an ok indicator. What you want to know is your visceral body fat. If you're going to use weight, unless your using a dexa scan or body pod. I wouldn't put any weight on your BMI. Focus on health benefits and let the scale track whatever. At end of the day, strong is strong. If you're hitting the heart, lungs and legs well, you will be fine.
TheCriticsWereConciseItOnlyTookFourLines
KellyCrazyCatLadyinTraining
LMFAO!
cjandstuff
This genuinely made me laugh heartily!

The double entendre, the horrible cropping. +1
oldguyexlurker
Underrated comment. I mean, #2 at the moment, but still underrated!
InexplicablyAvailableUsername
nice cropping otherfucke
ElioNope
The meme still carries the same weight, it just got thinner
InexplicablyAvailableUsername
SnarfyMcSnarferson
What cropping?
InexplicablyAvailableUsername
well it looks different on desktop
Bystandr
Muscle wieghs 1.5x as much as fat
Hogeron
THIS!
ShammieGiggles
1lb = 1lb. Congratulations on failing a cereal box riddle.
W0lfsbl00d
Also "Estimates suggest that every pound of muscle burns roughly six calories per day at rest, Dr. Church says. That’s about three times as many calories as a pound of fat, which burns roughly two calories per day."
When I was at my leanest, while muscled up, my body started MELTING fat at a scary rate... i started throwing scoops of ice cream and peanut butter into my protein shakes to slow the loss...
saturdaynightdistraction
I thought it was 3x?
I’m no excercisologist.
sabrinadiesatdawn
That's how much basal metabolic rate is contributed. Muscles cost you a lot more energy than fat, even if you aren't using them.
Fanner50
1.5x as dense?
JabesMcJabesface
Yep, tightly bonded protein and water versus water and what is basically gel.
WhatzitTooya
Not exactly, It's only around 1.15 times more.
MadamPuddifoot
Muscle is 1.5x more dense than fat*
Luvlyquants
:)
BoogiesOogie
The horse says: DOCTORATE DENIED
Horus175
This right here is Futurama's nerdiest, funniest joke.
InfocalypseRising
I dunno, remember when they invented a whole-ass mathematical proof just for the sake of the plot of one episode? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner_of_Benda
cantevenbewhenicantevenpee
It wasn’t even super funny esp too which was weird
IHaveAGuyForEverything
I also liked “Just knowing we're in the same genus makes me embarrassed to call myself homo.”