Is it possible to lose weight but gain bodyfat?

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Is it possible to lose weight but gain bodyfat?

In the past week ive dropped around 5 pounds, but notice no difference in my bodyfat... maybe a little increase in my facial area, and chest...

I could just be paranoid, but is this possible?
 
Isnt it true that weight doesnt really matter its just mainly how u look because I have been gaining weight and i dont know if its muscle weight water weight but like i used to weigh 134 and now i weigh 140. Least this is what i weighed this morning or could it be its becuase of my period coming tomorrow....last week i weighed 138. I do alot of running so i do have a lot of leg muscle but not upper body muscle my stomach is still blubber.
 
running doesnt necessarily(sp?) build leg muscle. ive actually read that you eat more muscle when running/jogging on a diet, than doing HIIT or sprinting. and yeah weight doesnt really matter, necessarily....i have looked at a sacle in the past years.... :rolleyes: i should probably get on that though. and i can diet myself down just fine. scales can be a bit discouraging if your ignorant to alot of things dieting. but i always go how i feel, and look.

on the other note, yeah since muscle weights more than fat, it is possible.
 
Alex said:
Is it possible to lose weight but gain bodyfat?

In the past week ive dropped around 5 pounds, but notice no difference in my bodyfat... maybe a little increase in my facial area, and chest...

I could just be paranoid, but is this possible?
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Are you lifting weights? Are you eating enough? If you're not, chances are you lost muscle - which is why there's not much difference in your bodyfat.
 
Manderus said:
Isnt it true that weight doesnt really matter its just mainly how u look because I have been gaining weight and i dont know if its muscle weight water weight but like i used to weigh 134 and now i weigh 140. Least this is what i weighed this morning or could it be its becuase of my period coming tomorrow....last week i weighed 138. I do alot of running so i do have a lot of leg muscle but not upper body muscle my stomach is still blubber.
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It is true that weight doesn't really matter - but it does to a point. If you're on a good diet and exercising, then it doesn't matter. But from your posts, you seem to be snacking a lot and cheating on the weekends so chances are you may not be gaining muscle. It really depends - if you notice that you're losing fat in some places, then you're gaining muscle - if you're not losing much fat, well then
 
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