No. Ladies produce much less testosterone than men. Instead of gaining muscle size you will tone up. You may have seen women in magazines that look extremely muscular and bulky and think that lifting weights will cause you to get this look. These women most probably have taken some form of steroid. Steroids are artificial forms of testosterone and this is what causes these extreme female athletes / bodybuilders to look bulky. Since muscle takes up five times more space than fat and lifting weights will help you to replace any excess fat with muscle tissue you can begin to see how it all makes sense. As you lose fat you will lose inches too and get into much better shape. Please bear in mind that muscle burns fat because it increases your metabolic rate so you will look more toned, be in better shape and have much more energy. You will also be able to eat as much food as you desire providing it is the correct type of food. If you only had a small bit of body fat to lose you may find that for this reason your weight on the scales may not have changed that much but the way you look and feel change dramatically.

