How can you tell the difference between fat and water weight?

[various]

just curious

[doncarlin]

My guess would be the size of the waistline (and other parts).

Could also take BF% measurements.

[various]

Yeah but doesn't water weight look exactly the same as fat??...how can calipers tell the difference?

[doncarlin]

Water is stored in different locations, blood stream, cells, urinary bladder, kidneys, etc. Water is also more dense than fat. So loss water would not affect the waist quite the same way, and certainly not other locations such as thighs, neck.

I eliminated the guess work by ramping up my water consumption to 120 ounces per day. Rules out any losses I had that week being due to water.

[various]

But doesn't creatine give you that bloated look cause it stores all the water??...true about the waist though.....

[doncarlin]

I've heard that, but had not personally noticed it. I think I was limiting my creatine intake back then though. I'll have to research that, don't really know enough to give a good answer.

[various]

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[abudd2388i]

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When I wake up, I'm slender no homo and cut. When I go to bed I'm wide ad bloated. WTF

[Buddy2244]

But doesn't creatine give you that bloated look cause it stores all the water??...true about the waist though.....

Some creatine products give people the bloated look because it's water in your muscles which then tend to have a rounded look and your muscles dont look as cut, but the person as a whole wont look fatter either...atleast thats how it is for me. I've gained weight while starting creatine and being on a cut at the same time, but my BF% stayed the same. Weird

[The Word]

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When I wake up, I'm slender no homo and cut. When I go to bed I'm wide homo ad bloated. WTF

LOL WUT?