Thaynor:
Sorry for being dense and stupid, but what's the difference between visceral fat and subcutaneous fat?
becomingoverweight:
Cosmetically speaking, visceral fat is the kind of fat which makes the belly protrude. It deposits around the internal organs underneath the abdominal muscles. Excesses of it look like pot bellies and beer/ball bellies. Visceral fat also makes the belly harder since it's underneath a layer of muscle.
Subcutaneous fat is the soft, jiggly fat which deposits directly under the skin all over the body.
They both have very different effects on health in excess amounts. Excess subcutaneous fat is rather harmless and benign while excess visceral fat is pretty bad. I can go into more detail if you wish.
Ah thank you! I had no idea, but interesting to know as I prefer the jiggly look than the ball-bellied look.
Although if it helps, another thing I've noticed really creep up as I've gained is getting more and more inflexible and unfit. Like even noticing I get worn out on my cycling to work easier is weird to see creep up on me, but I'm really kind of digging it oddly.
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Thaynor:
I think it was when my stomach became less and less ball-shaped, as I was losing muscle mass as I was growing fatter and fatter, and more begun to sag over my waist. It definitely leads to a lot more bounce than I used to have back when I was simply chubby.
becomingoverweight:
That's not due to losing muscle mass. That's either due to losing visceral fat or gaining a lot of subcutaneous fat.
Sorry for being dense and stupid, but what's the difference between visceral fat and subcutaneous fat?
5 years
So, when I was 17 or 18, I fell really hard for a girl online. A few months later, I finally got a picture of her and she was really cute, but she was a lot heavier than I was used to finding attractive then. Like, maybe, 5ft 8' and, about, 250lb. But I still found her attractive. Then that kinda attractive view spread to all women and then all guys (bisexual).
When I hit university, I put on about 10lb accidentally and begun to enjoy how it was beginning to look. So I let my body go, like not stopping it but not egging it on. Eventually I broke up with her, but I kept getting deeper into gainer and fat fetish.
Now, well, I stuff, gain and adore fat so much, haha. I got really deep into it.
5 years
I think it was when my stomach became less and less ball-shaped, as I was losing muscle mass as I was growing fatter and fatter, and more begun to sag over my waist. It definitely leads to a lot more bounce than I used to have back when I was simply chubby.
5 years
Fat on fat is definitely sooo much better, buut I can be open to skinny folk too depending on the person. I think the contrast can be fun too.
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