Does your bone structure change when you lose weight?

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swimforever
swimforever Posts: 16
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Right now my hips are 36 inches where they're widest (at butt level I guess...) and I can feel those bones and I was wondering if I lose weight will my hip bone structure get smaller. Or does bone structure remain unchanged no matter what you lose?

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  • erinmac0211
    erinmac0211 Posts: 37 Member
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    Bone structure remains the same, your body fat can decrease and therefore your waist and hip measurements will decrease.
    Hope i was helpful :)
  • woja9640
    woja9640 Posts: 450 Member
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    As far as I know, it does not. While you may be able to feel your bones on the sides, you still have your skin layer and fat layer. You are also measuring around your butt and your tummy so losing weight there and the number will go down.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
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    No it will definitely not change.
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
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    Bones take decades to change, if ever.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,554 Member
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    You can make changes to the layers of soft tissue (fat and muscle) that covers your hips but the actual size of your bones isn't going to change. Pregnancy/childbearing can cause some changes in size/shape due to the ligaments and connective tissue softening, but the bad news is that they aren't going to get smaller!

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