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Is it true that a person can become skinnier but still weigh as much as they did when they where fat? Like that whole "muscle weighs more than fat", is that true? So, could I be skinny but still weigh a lot on the scale? Please explain that concept to me. Thanks!
P.S- I am 14/F if you need to know that;)
Also, I am about 145 pounds and 5ft 4in. (link)
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I know this is an old question, but since people can still come across it easily through a Google search, I wanted to correct a few things that were said here.
First, muscle doesn't technically weigh more than fat. A pound weighs a pound. Fat, per pound, takes up more room than muscle. If you start working out, you can go down in clothing size and still weigh the same.
Fat does NOT turn into muscle. They are two different things. You can lose fat and build up muscle by working out. You cannot magically turn one into another.
If you are female, the chances that you will bulk up or get larger from working out or lifting weights is very slim. This is a common misconception that is dangerous, because it prevents women from working out. Professional body builders have to have the right body type to begin with and have to left very large amounts of weight to look like that. It won't happen to you by accident.
These things are not my opinion. They are medical facts.
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