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submitted 10 months ago by Smokeydope@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

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

[-] downpunxx@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago
[-] zerofatorial@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months 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.

[-] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

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

[-] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

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...

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

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

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