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The scale!! urrrgh

miller0438
miller0438 Posts: 72 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Warning this might be a stupid question: is it possible to be a higher weight but the same pants fit looser than when you were at a lower weight? Ive been doing the c25k and shred the scale is up but my clothes are fitting better than they were at like 8lbs lower....

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  • miller0438
    miller0438 Posts: 72 Member
    anyone
  • Anyaaaa11
    Anyaaaa11 Posts: 242 Member
    I'm guessing its muscle ?? Idk but I've had this happen to me before
    .. It's weird
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    Sure. Your body composition can change. The numbers on the scale are misleading.
  • blytheandbonnie
    blytheandbonnie Posts: 3,275 Member
    Yup, I'm up 4 pounds and down 5 1/2 inches.
  • georgina1970
    georgina1970 Posts: 333 Member
    Absolutely possible! Volume for volume muscle is heavier than fat. My first 8wks on the programme I didn't loose any weight but I can fit into pants that I couldn't do up before. Hang in there.
  • sheri02r
    sheri02r Posts: 486 Member
    Yes for sure. Remember that a pound of muscle takes up less space in your body than a pound of fat. Your pants fitting is a great NSV!
  • CheleLynn44
    CheleLynn44 Posts: 339 Member
    That happened to me the last time I list over 85lbs. Because I was working out, weights, cardio, spinning,etc.....I found myself a whole size smaller than I had been previously at that same weight. It was weird, but I loved it!!!

    That's why I take my measurements once a month and pics, we need other ways to measure our success than that silly scale!!

    Keep up the good work!!
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