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Regained weight but smaller measurements

iamihobo
iamihobo Posts: 232 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey I was just curious if anybody knew of any information about smaller measurements, but regained weight.
Over two years I lost about 44lbs going from 189lbs to 147ish and now I am sadly back at 181. So I'm redoing everything and going back to weighing food/macros.
I was just curious cause my measurements are much smaller at a very similar weight when I started.

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  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Could just be the weight snuck on at new places you haven't measured (or measured in different spots in the same areas), and some of it is just water weight?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Bonus! Sounds like less work.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    Bonus! Sounds like less work.

    This too!
  • SunflowerCat74
    SunflowerCat74 Posts: 258 Member
    Sounds like you're in better shape this time around. More muscle than fat.
  • terbusha
    terbusha Posts: 1,483 Member
    That's a win. You've gained back the weight, but the smaller measurements indicate that your body fat % is lower this time. That means you have more muscle mass, and likely a higher metabolism to work with. Develop an appropriate exercise regime and stick to a healthy diet at an appropriate calorie deficit and you should make some great progress.
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