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Muscle weighs more than fat, thus has lessvolume for the same weight, i.e. more dense. People likethis are generally physically strong, and appear thinner. If youfall in a healthy weight range, good. If your BMI translates“high” but you know your are not at all overweight, youmay be more muscular than fat.
Beside this, why do I weigh more but look skinnier?
The difference is that muscle is more compactthan fat, which means that it takes up less space. However, thesame mass of muscle weighs more than the same mass of fat,which may explain why you appear thinner but weighmore.
Similarly, can you weigh the same but look slimmer?
Since dense muscle tissue takes up less space than fat,it's possible you may weigh the same (or even more)yet appear slimmer than another person with the sameweight, a similar height and frame because of the difference inyour body composition."
The medical term for this is "MONW," or metabolicallyobese normal weight, which I prefer to refer to as being askinny fat person. It means you are under lean but overfat -- not enough muscle and too much fat (especiallybelly fat). It seems it is better to be fat and fitthan thin and out of shape.