I'm overweight but my collarbones and hip bones show?

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I don't even know how this is possible. My stomach is still kind of chubby even after I lost weight, but my collarbone, neck, and hips are showing. Also, my legs are very skinny. How does this work? I weigh about 180 pounds.

Hidden_P · Accepted Answer

Some people are just bigger. When I was at my lightest, my wrist bones, my collarbones, even my ribs stuck out. I'm 5 ft 5 and I was about 200 pounds. People regularly thought I was lighter and a smaller dress size.
I get it now. I weigh more due to health problems (rather not reveal how much) but people still guess 70 pounds less than I am.

If you have more muscle you will weigh more because fat weighs less than muscle. I have very muscular legs due to living in a hilly area and one of my jobs requires me to stand up for at least 8 hours of the day. Do you have an active lifestyle?

GirlsLie · Accepted Answer

Everyone carries their weight differently. I had a friend when I was younger, she was over weight but she had the flattest stomach, she was just wide, if that makes sense. She was tall, wide but flat and over weight in certain areas but her stomach was very flat and you could see her collar bone and even ribs as well.

Puddingfishcake · Accepted Answer

Everyone carries weight differently, stomach fat is the hardest to get rid off, don't eat too much junk food and look up which other foods to avoid, drink lots of water. Do some running. (running = muscular legs and fat burning) good luck! :)

Johnyk · Accepted Answer

How tall are you? (If you are tall, you may not really be overweight according to body mass index). Anyway, it all depends on the fat deposition in your body. If you want to trim it down, you can cut down fat by avoiding cheesy/ fatty foods (like pizzas) and instead eat more vegetables (you don't really need to skip a diet or starve)

dashyguydotcom · Accepted Answer

every human, has different places where their fat is predominantely stored.

KBird · Answer

Im in the same boat. Im 5'2" and weigh 163lbs. According to the Body Mass Index (BMI), Im close to being "obese" even though my doctor says Im lean. I have a lot of muscle from sports and you can see my ribs, hip bones, and collarbones clearly. I can even stack coins in my collarbones because they protrude so much.

Besides muscle adding to my weight, my doctor told me that I generally have larger features too (like my mum). My neck and wrist bones are larger than 'average', and the doc says that this is normal and hereditary, and that there is nothing to worry about. I do carry more weight around my legs, hips, and chest, and also dont have back fat or "bingo wings". I dont know if my 'bone size' adds to my weight at all, but it does contribute to them being noticeable.

I've stopped weighing myself because it made me so self-conscious and I would compare my weight to others, the BMI does not take muscle into consideration, which is why some people who are lean are considered overweight or even obese according to the Index. The thinnest I have ever been was 136lbs, and I remember being so proud at the time. But I was also eating maybe one meal a day while doing sports which was quite dangerous.

Dont pay attention to the scale or your BMI as it is not an accurate representation of your health. :)

Hopefuldreamer8 · Answer

It has to do with where you store fat and how much muscle you have. I'm thin everywhere except for a bit of belly fat. People always tell me I am too skinny, but I still need to lose weight because of my belly.

ovodm · Answer

Some people have larger bone structures that don't get buried under their body fat and appear to carry their weight better because of this. Or you migh thave more muscle than you think underneath the fat which is why you could be "overweight".

Anonymous · Answer

Because different people have different body shapes. The fat goes to different places on our bodies, hence the saying "she carries it well" or "she really needs to lose 5 pounds"

For me personally it goes pretty much all over, for some it goes to the butt and legs, for others it's the stomach and so on.

BiscuitesSwag · Answer

It depends on your height, where does your body store fat and the amount of muscles and fat you have, as we all know, muscles weight more than fat. ☺

Anonymous · Answer

I'm the same way. My BMI states I'm overweight but I'm fairly thin. I'm a pear shape and all my fat is in my hips and butt. My upper body is super thin and I can see my collar bones.

Drooogie4 · Answer

Yes. Even when I was chub, mine were prominent still.

JustinCaseUDontKnow · Answer

Yeah our body weight can be more in different areas of our body

blondfrog · Answer

Tha's just genetics I am skinny everywhere else I weigh 130lbs but I am skinny fat I only am fat in my tummy :P and everywhere else I am skinny especially my legs I have chicken legs

Anonymous · Answer

Maybe its a malnutrition thing? like people who have like "voids" in their face around the cheek area

Anonymous · Answer

That's what happened to me when I was overweight. Your bones should show show even if it's just a little and you're overweight.

tenofthepeaks · Answer

everybody is built differently. besides, those arent' placs to build fat.

Anonymous · Answer

I weight slightly less than you and my collar bones are very prominent. I guess height is a factor to consider also. It just happens

COCOCHANEL · Answer

that's weight distribution

BrieLove · Answer

how is that even possible? whats your weight?

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