what does 'skinny fat' mean?

peachfigs
peachfigs Posts: 831 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Someone described my body as skinny fat once, saying it's quite undesirable. I'm short, small framed, and I look thin in my clothes (size 6-8) until I take them off and it's all jiggle jiggle under there. I think I have a very high % body fat... Is that "skinny fat"????

(My goal is to actually lose most of this fat and replace it with muscle)

Thanks!!

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  • sovannac
    sovannac Posts: 445 Member
    First off, I'm sorry someone called your undesirable because they say you're "skinny fat". Skinny fat is a person who is not overweight and have a skinny look but still have a high fat percentage and low muscular mass. If you think you are skinny fat, then start lifting to burn off the fat.
  • peachfigs
    peachfigs Posts: 831 Member
    Thank you :) I think I probably am skinny fat from what you have described!
  • tehzephyrsong
    tehzephyrsong Posts: 435 Member
    Yes, that is what "skinny-fat" means. You're at a healthy weight, strictly speaking, but you're squishy all over and have a pretty high bodyfat percentage. It may not be necessarily an unhealthy BF%, but it's probably at the high end of the normal range at least. Lifting will give you the body you want, so you're on the right track.
  • cattrill
    cattrill Posts: 74 Member
    See I have been described as skinny fat because I've lost weight and now look skinny but still have a bit of tummy fat. However body fat scales say I'm on 18.5% fat which isn't high.. anyone got any ideas on how to tone up, for instance how many sit ups I need to do to make a difference?
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    See I have been described as skinny fat because I've lost weight and now look skinny but still have a bit of tummy fat. However body fat scales say I'm on 18.5% fat which isn't high.. anyone got any ideas on how to tone up, for instance how many sit ups I need to do to make a difference?

    No amount of situps will take away that fat. It will go away when your body is ready to let it go. All you can do is keep dropping bodyfat.

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