Why am I so heavy?

KerrymBurgess
KerrymBurgess Posts: 29 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 5'7" and weigh 143lbs (65kg) which I know isn't overweight as a size 8 (UK) that's all that should matter. But I'm the heaviest of all my friends and smaller than some, I do strength training 4 times a week and I am toned, so is it muscle that's keeping me heavy? I was lead to believe muscle is not heavier but just takes up less room than fat?

Anyway, I'm happy with my body shape which is the main thing I know, just wondered if anyone can clear up the muscle weight thing for me, thanks.
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  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    :|
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    Muscle weight
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Really?
  • PeachyPlum
    PeachyPlum Posts: 1,243 Member
    You're denser than your friends. That's why.
  • CockneyLady2014
    CockneyLady2014 Posts: 199 Member
    I am not sure as you are not overweight and you are happy with you body shape. Does it matter it you are heavier than your friends? Are they as tall as you? You are a size 8 so what size are your friends? Not smaller I hope. Can I ask why you are a member of MFP?
  • Russandol
    Russandol Posts: 71 Member
    Look, if you're happy with your body shape and you're within a normal weight interval, who gives a flying fig about the exact number on the scale? Also, if your friends give you stick about being the heaviest, get new friends. If you're obsessing about your weight in comparison to theirs, stop.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    You're denser than your friends. That's why.

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  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Uh..... because everyone is different????
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,224 Member
    If your friends give you crap about weighing heavier, even though you're at a healthy weight and happy with your body... umm... stop telling them how much you weigh.

    The muscle thing is that you can have the exact same measurements as someone who has a higher fat:muscle ratio and you will weigh more as, by volume, a square inch of muscle will weigh more than a square inch of fat. Exhibit A:

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  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    You're denser than your friends. That's why.

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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I actually checked your profile to see how old you were based on that question I figured you to be 18....you are 38.

    I am the heaviest of all my friends too...same height as you, 7lbs heavier than you...but I wear a smaller size than most of them....US size 4.
  • snowflakesav
    snowflakesav Posts: 649 Member
    It is healthiest to compare yourself with a previous version of yourself not your friends.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    You're denser than your friends. That's why.

    :laugh:
  • NoIdea101NoIdea
    NoIdea101NoIdea Posts: 659 Member
    I agree with all of the above, it sounds like you have self-esteem issues, not weight issues hon.
  • Cryptonomnomicon
    Cryptonomnomicon Posts: 848 Member
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    You're denser than your friends. That's why.

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  • uvi5
    uvi5 Posts: 710 Member
    You are the ultimate achievement, leaner not lighter. Now feel good about it :smiley:
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
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  • greco16
    greco16 Posts: 465 Member
    It quality, not quantity :-)
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    You're denser than your friends. That's why.
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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    You're denser than your friends. That's why.
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    OP

    I'm 5'8 and weigh 160lbs and I rock! It's da muscles
  • KatieMusselwhite92113
    KatieMusselwhite92113 Posts: 98 Member
    edited April 2015
    I am a US size 4, 161 lbs at 5'0" tall. Try to picture that for a second lol. Everyone is different! I have a lot of muscle and higher than average bone density (medically confirmed) and I am cool with it. I'm still loosing but I know that my goal weight might be lighter than what will look good on me, and I don't care if I wind up maintaining with a higher weight. When you go out and about people don't ask you how much you weigh, they just see how you look. Your weight comes into play basically only at the doctors office unless you go around telling everyone you know, which I don't.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    randomtai wrote: »
    Really?

    I've been saying that a lot lately....
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    You're denser than your friends. That's why.

    Haha..
    I was thinking the same thing!

    OP what does it matter? Do you walk around with a flashing neon sign above your head showing your weight?
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    You're denser than your friends. That's why.

    Best. Comeback. Ever.

  • fmw1985
    fmw1985 Posts: 8 Member
    You cannot compare yourself to your friends, as others have stated everyone is different. Also, if you have more muscle than they do, despite being the same size, you will weigh more. At my most fit I was 160lb and a US size 8. It can be deceiving, you just have to be happy with the way you feel.
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    randomtai wrote: »
    Really?

    really, really????
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    if you are happy with your body shape, then why are you comparing yourself to others and wonder why they are smaller?????
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
    edited April 2015
    One of my daughters is 5'6" and 140 and solid muscle. She looks tiny to the point people always think she's underweight and like 5'0" - she went to give blood and they wouldn't let her until she could prove she weighed more than 100lbs. We'll just say there were some very shocked people that day - a doctor and nurses amongst them. Every day people don't believe her either until they see her wearing something that shows her legs and/or arms.

    Muscle looks better than fat and who cares what it weighs.
  • bb4886
    bb4886 Posts: 118 Member
    At my smallest a couple of years ago i was a size 10 5'5 and 143lbs, Im big boned though so will always weigh heavier then my frien who is 5'7 125lbs and has a much smaller ribcage and hip bones than me.

    I honestly dont care though, I dont care what I weigh, i care about how i look and as long as im happy with how i look when i get to my goal size (a uk 10) i couldnt care less how heavy I am - neither should you.......
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