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swimming??

Hi can swimming make you weigh more…? I weigh half stone heavier after swimming 15 lengths every day for two weeks. im very disappointed about this. I dont look fatter though and do actually look quite toned.

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Answer #1

You are probably just gaining muscle, not fat.

Answer #2

well the thing is… You’re burning fat, and gaining muscle, which is the whole point anyway… weight is just an arbetrary number… the real thing you should focus on is size.

Muscle weighs more than fat, but it is a smaller size than fat. so you’re probably losing tons of inches and looking really good, but you weigh more. This is perfectly natural, and you’re probably very healthy.

My advice… throw away the scales and get out a tape measure.

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