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Originally Posted by Petite Powerhouse
You definitely don't have to lose weight to change your body proportions. When I started lifting I weighed 129. That year I made myself a dress. A couple of years later I was still 129. I tried on the dress. It was too small in the shoulders and back and way too big in the waist, hips and thighs. I had completely changed my body through lifting, but I weighed the same.
I've seen pictures of other women my height who weighed around 130, like I did, and I am always shocked. I was much smaller, much smaller at that weight—because of weight training.
I agree with your doctor about cardio—especially aerobic cardio. If you do too much of it, you do lose muscle. That is why your body-fat percentage will be higher at the end of your journey if cardio is not tempered with weight training.
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My mother in law and I are within a couple pounds of each other (she weighs 5 less). We are the same height and she has a MUCH smaller frame than I do. BUT... I wear 2-3 dress pant sizes smaller than she wears.
She thinks it's because we are built differently (she has big hips). Dude, I have big hips too - how else would a 11 lbs 14 ozs baby come out naturally? Difference? I work out! I do a mix of cardio and weights and it makes a HUGE difference in body shape. I'm getting some nice muscle whereas she is just flab. Of course I'm going to be smaller - significantly. She cannot believe that I can wear some 8s when she is needing 14s.
