Body weight vs body fat?

[Anonymous]

I'm 5'7 and I once weighed 160 and had a size 13 pants size then I went to a size 7 at 140 but I've been going to the gym and I weigh 158 but I'm still a size 7.. my friend likes to say that I'm fat because I weigh more than her but I'm a couple inches taller than her and I think I'm not as fat.. not to be mean but I think I have a less amount of body fat.. I've suffered from body issues and I was really proud of my body finally but once she started saying something about how it only matters who weighs less.. I have a very nice body and I carry fat in the places I want so it's not like I'm ripped but it still bothers me.. does it actually matter about weight?

[Xfitchick]

No, not at all. You should focuss on fat/muscle ratio. They can measure that in a gym. Muscle weighs a lot more than fat, so it can be normal your body gets thinner without loosing weight because of the extra muscle

[Xfitchick]

thanks

[johnMT]

It's not the gym that gets you fit, it's the diet. If you know your maintenance calories and cut 500-600 calories from it you're fine. Consistency is key. Thats the only basic advice I can give :p

[bcromartie]

Backwards. Gyms (exercise) get you "fit" while diet gets you lean. You diet to lose weight. You gym to get stronger. You do both to expedite both.

[johnMT]

@bcromartie so build muscle and lose fat at the same time? A fat strongman powerlifter is fit? A 4% bodyfat bodybuilder is not fit but lean? Im talking about a woman, getting to diet is getting lean and for a woman thats fit enough, I dont think a man likes a musclewoman walking around to intimidate

[Asker]

I don't know but I don't eat as much as I should so I really shouldn't cut calories (I have a eating disorder) but I'm not muscle I've been described as soft and a good cuddle body because I am soft to the touch but I'm toned too.. I'm by no means intimidating unless people find curvy people scary lol

[bcromartie]

You are aware that those results require a combination of both. You can't hit 4% AND be a body builder without both diet and exercise. Exercise along won't burn enough to ever hit 4% and diet alone will just lead to muscular atrophy and starvation.

I highly recommend you don't use extremes. The same is true if your fat strongman. Physical fitness is completely possible for fat people. You're mixing fitness with aesthetics but large men perform all the time. Football players don't all have six packs but they're not weak in any sense of the word and are very, very fit.

Blah blah science.

[mazzi123]

body weight does not matter at all. If I found a girl to be attractive there would be nothing a scale could do to change my mind

[bcromartie]

Just kill her.

[Asker]

I just needed the go ahead I like this idea 😂😂😂