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Loosing inches

naxeeya
naxeeya Posts: 10 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi,why is it that I’m losing more inches than weight?

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  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Losing inches is better than what the scale reads. Don’t you think?
  • naxeeya
    naxeeya Posts: 10 Member
    But does that mean I’m losing fat?
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Inches and pounds are 2 different metrics. You can't compare them.
  • GrumpyHeadmistress
    GrumpyHeadmistress Posts: 666 Member
    naxeeya wrote: »
    But does that mean I’m losing fat?

    No necessary. It means you are losing volume - this could be (probably is) a mixture of fat and muscle (which is bulked out with retained water). If you are dieting at a heavy deficit and not doing strength training, you are probably losing muscle as well as fat. If you are strength training and dieting at a reasonable deficit, you are probably losing more fat than muscle.

    But without some very fancy and expensive measuring devices, it’s impossible to know.
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