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    Dizzy Body weight vs Measurements

    I use to weigh around 115-120, & started lifting weights a few year ago to get more of a toned look. But I ended up gaining weight. This could've been for a lot of other reasons, yet I've been trying to lose weight, & it seems like the more I work out, the more weight I gain! Or, my body just won't budge past 130 unless I am literally starving. I'm 5'5 and range from 136-140 (without starving). I have a 36C bust, 26 waist, & 38 butt measurement. And I wear a size 27-28 jeans. I work out a lot. But I do a lot of cardio & haven't done weights for a few months now. Is this weight really due to muscle? Because I've been reading that muscle weighs the same as fat, yet others say muscle weighs more than fat. It's frustrating because I feel like I weigh so much that I must be fat! I look at other models or celebrities weight/measurements & I feel I have to weight 110-120 at my height to compare. I've been beating myself up about this for months now & keep thinking I must be huge or something. It has also kept me from work. Should I just give up on the weight scale & stick with measurements?

    I've also wanted to start doing some modeling, glamour/swim/men's magazine type, & wanted to know if I am too big for this as well? I know people say to be confident, & there are curvier models out there, but I feel like I can't go into work or purse any of my dreams because I am just too big.

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    Muscle weighs the same as fat, that's true, in the sense of 1 pound of muscle = 1 pound of fat. A lb is a lb.

    However, what most people mean by "muscle weighs more than fat" is that muscle is DENSER than fat. Meaning, 1 lb of muscle takes up less space than 1 lb of fat. Meaning, gaining 5 lbs of lean muscle tissue will take up less space than 5 lbs of fat tissue.

    Here's a picture example:


    See how that muscle takes up a LOT less space?

    Now, yuo might be built like me. In the past two years, I have been the same height (5'7) and weighed anywhere between 120 and 145. I was actually skinnier at my heaviest, due to weight lifting and working out. At 145, I was almost down to a size 3. At 120, I was pushing a size 9.

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    ^good point and info...perfect pic.

    also consider this...

    focus on maintaining a desireable body fat percentage and not stress your actual weight in pounds...
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    I Nevah, Evah concern myself with weight... I have been super flabby and weighed in at 115 lbs and completely toned weighing in at 120 lbs. I eventually put the scale in the closet and just started looking at myself in the mirror. If I don't like what I see then I head to the gym and modify my diet. The scale says nothing to me... It's the mirror that tells the truth....

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    That was really helpful, RedPinup. Thank you
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    Thanks for the comparisons! I'm not freaking out as much. Maybe I'll put away the scale... I guess celebs either lie about their weight, or don't have much muscle.

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    so wait *sorry to thread jack* is it possible to gain muscle and LOOK thinner, even though you're the same weight?

    because i've always been thin (5ft6 and 1/2... 120 lbs) but lately people at work have been telling me i'm losing weight. the scale is the same pretty much (course it varies a couple lbs here and there depending on time of day/time of month).

    the only thing different i've noticed is i have more muscle in my legs, stomach, and arms. it's been freaking me out because (i hate being skinny) i'm getting told every day i "look smaller".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Honey71783 View Post
    I Nevah, Evah concern myself with weight... I have been super flabby and weighed in at 115 lbs and completely toned weighing in at 120 lbs. I eventually put the scale in the closet and just started looking at myself in the mirror. If I don't like what I see then I head to the gym and modify my diet. The scale says nothing to me... It's the mirror that tells the truth....
    Ding, ding, winner! For me an even better measure of what kind of shape I'm in is how my clothes fit. The scale is a tool in measuring but not nearly as important as your clothes and the mirror.


    Quote Originally Posted by Pretty_Penny View Post
    so wait *sorry to thread jack* is it possible to gain muscle and LOOK thinner, even though you're the same weight?

    because i've always been thin (5ft6 and 1/2... 120 lbs) but lately people at work have been telling me i'm losing weight. the scale is the same pretty much (course it varies a couple lbs here and there depending on time of day/time of month).

    the only thing different i've noticed is i have more muscle in my legs, stomach, and arms. it's been freaking me out because (i hate being skinny) i'm getting told every day i "look smaller".

    O_O
    Yes. Follow this equation: More muscle = increased weight BUT more muscle burns more calories which reduces weight. Seems to me that you increased muscle weight but lost some fatty weight resulting in an overall neutral effect. A person who is 120lbs and muscular will look thinner than a person at 120lbs and non-muscular (see picture of muscle and fat above).

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    damn it. well then, how do i have muscle -and- "look bigger" without being "bulky"???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pretty_Penny View Post
    damn it. well then, how do i have muscle -and- "look bigger" without being "bulky"???
    I would mostly disregard the scale and disregard what other people say. If you exercise and eat healthy, your body will adapt. I'm sure you look great. Maybe they are saying those things because it makes them feel better about themselves, who knows?

    If you get lean and muscular (non-bulky) you will be hot, woman or man. The way to do that is by lifting weights where you can squeeze out 10-12 reps for 3 sets. On your frame I think some shoulders, arms and abs for upper body and hamstring, quads for lower body. Also, do some cardio. The double effect of weights and cardio is what really works.

    Do you like the way you look and the way your clothes fit? That's the real question (not what other people say). But I know you know that already

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    ^eh. i've always been really thin. my frame is very small. my wrists are 5.5 inches in diameter. which means, even if i were a foot shorter, i'd still be considered small framed. i mostly like my body, since i have some curves (for being so thin) but my legs are like sticks and i hate it. no matter what i do, my legs make me look like an egret. lately, i think i've been gaining more leg muscle, which is making them look even thinner... especially in my thigh area. it happens to be the area people keep pointing at when they say "you're losing weight". but, like i said, scale is the same. feh.

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    I'm 5'5" and I've weighed 105 lbs. since I was 15. When I started dancing, I was a size 6. Now I'm a size 0. And I still weigh 105. It should never really be about weight, it should be about size.

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    I'm with everyone about not worrying about the scale. I'm 5'6" and right now the scale says 145, but I look better than I ever have in my adult life, tone-wise. I'm wearing a size 8-9 in most clothes, and I have less visible jiggle on my hips than I did when I weighed 130.

    For reference, my mesaurements: 36B-27-38. I disappear from the side, but if you look at me from the front, I'm made of hips and shoulders.

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