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Libra or tape measure:how can you better determine whether you have lost weight?

What's better to see if you've lost those excess holiday pounds? A scale or a tape measure?

Muscle weighs more than fat. So you may become slimmer, but weigh more. A kilo of muscle takes up to eighty percent less space in your body than a kilo of fat. That's why two people who weigh the same can both have different clothing sizes.

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Libra or tape measure?

With a measuring tape you can see whether your fat percentage is decreasing, because you not only see a number, but measure the result. You keep track of how your body has changed by measuring. If you use the scale, here are a few things to keep in mind.