Is Your Face Fat Actually Just Body Fat?

You Don't Have a Fat Face

You have face fat. There's a difference.

Most guys who complain about a round face or chubby cheeks have never been below 15% body fat. They have no idea what their facial structure actually looks like. They blame genetics when the answer is much simpler.

Face Fat Is Body Fat

Your face stores fat just like your stomach, chest, and love handles. There's no separate mechanism. No special face fat gene. When your overall body fat comes down, your face leans out.

For most guys, the face really starts to change between 18-15%. By 12%, you've got a jawline you didn't know existed.

But Genetics Do Play a Role

Where you store fat first and lose it last is genetic. Some guys lose face fat early in a cut. Others hold it until the very end. You can't control the order. You can only stay in a deficit long enough for it all to come off.

If your face is the last place to lean out, that's frustrating. But it also means when you finally get there, the change will be dramatic.

The Test

Have you ever been consistently below 15% body fat? If not, you don't know what your face looks like yet. Get there before deciding you have a "round face."

I thought I had a round face for years. Turns out I had a sharp jawline hiding under 10kg of body fat I didn't need.