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joselo2
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SKINNY FAT what are people talking about when they say this??? I cannot get my head around it at all, what does it mean? People act like it is the worst thing, but whatever it is, it has to be better than normal fat no?
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i personally think skinny fat is better than just being considered fat.
but skinny fat is where you're small, and thin. but you have no muscle definition and you're still flabby.
my ex-friend is 5'8 and 125-130 lbs but she eats complete crap and fast food twice a day. she never exercises, but she was just blessed with a good metabolism. she can't walk more than a couple blocks without getting winded. she would be considered skinny fat.0 -
It means to have a low weight, but still have a high BF%.
example:
**This is a little extreme, but its the general concept**
If I got to my goal weight, but only reduced my BF% by 10%.
135lbs @ 30% BF
94.5lbs of LBM
40.5lbs of Fat
So thin, but really out of shape.0 -
Skinny fat is thin on the outside but fat on the inside, just because you have a thin shell doesn't mean your healthy, eating too much junk makes you fat on the inside and could give you high cholesterol levels, the main thing is to be fit and healthy eat well and exercise and you can't go wrong ????0
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Is it one of these body builder terms where they think everyone wants to be muscly like them. which they don't.
I just cant imagine how such a body would look. skinny and fat are opposite!!0 -
lol I wouldnt mind if I was fat 'inside', long as I looked good, hehe0
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Is it one of these body builder terms where they think everyone wants to be muscly like them. which they don't.
I just cant imagine how such a body would look. skinny and fat are opposite!!0 -
It means to have a low weight, but still have a high BF%.
Right here, I see it all the time girls that weigh 110 soaking wet and are almost 30% BF.0 -
It means you look pretty good with clothes on even slim, but when they come off you are flabby0
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lol I wouldnt mind if I was fat 'inside', long as I looked good, hehe
Why would you want that? It essentially means to be horribly out of shape and has the same possibility of health problems that an overweight person has. Not trying to be rude, just curious.0 -
Is it one of these body builder terms where they think everyone wants to be muscly like them. which they don't.
I just cant imagine how such a body would look. skinny and fat are opposite!!0 -
lol I wouldnt mind if I was fat 'inside', long as I looked good, hehe
Why would you want that? It essentially means to be horribly out of shape and has the same possibility of health problems that an overweight person has. Not trying to be rude, just curious.0 -
lol I wouldnt mind if I was fat 'inside', long as I looked good, hehe
Well, in my experience being "skinny fat" (within a healthy BMI weight but BF% over 30), I didnt really feel like I "looked good" and was constantly thinking I needed to lose more and more weight. Until I realized, I DIDN'T need to lose more weight, I needed to lose more FAT and build MUSCLE. When you are all jiggly and squishy, even at a size 6 you still don't feel satisfied with yourself, even if other people may refer to you as "skinny." it can be really frustrating and confusing, and for me I ended up with WORSE self esteem than when I was 100 pounds heavier!
Just my experience!!0 -
Is it one of these body builder terms where they think everyone wants to be muscly like them. which they don't.
I just cant imagine how such a body would look. skinny and fat are opposite!!
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it is an oxymoron. You can be skinny and unfit but not skinny and fat. It is a term that seems to get thrown around on MFP a lot0
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I am like 350lbs, if a skinny person told me they are actually simultaniously fat, I would tell them they have a funny meaning of fat!I think I'd quite like to be skinny fat because hard bodied adonis is not a good look for me I think.0
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It means you look pretty good with clothes on even slim, but when they come off you are flabby
This..............0 -
it is an oxymoron. You can be skinny and unfit but not skinny and fat. It is a term that seems to get thrown around on MFP a lot
Well, what it really means is you LOOK skinny but you still have an unhealthy amount of body fat. Does get thrown around too much0 -
lol I wouldnt mind if I was fat 'inside', long as I looked good, hehe
Why would you want that? It essentially means to be horribly out of shape and has the same possibility of health problems that an overweight person has. Not trying to be rude, just curious.
This isn't a "big physical transformation", but I think it's funny that I weighed the exact same in the before and after picture. This is exactly why I hardly ever step on the scale, if at all. Measuring inches lost is more accurate, at least for me.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/954025-small-weight-difference-big-physical-transformation-pics-plz?page=2
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/945609-from-130-to-1300 -
tried posting a picture from google, didn't work.
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Is it one of these body builder terms where they think everyone wants to be muscly like them. which they don't.
I just cant imagine how such a body would look. skinny and fat are opposite!!
imagine 130 lb person with FLAB and floppy legs, and floppy arms .. that's the only way I can describe it. when we loose weight WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST use of any weights, we tend to loose muscle also, so to avoid that, incorporate weights. even if there the tiniest you can lift, anything is better then nothing to avoid.... SKINNY FAT!! LOL0
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