i look fatter but i weigh less - these photos are 20 days apart

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  • domeofstars
    domeofstars Posts: 480 Member
    It looks like you gained lean muscle mass. Muscle weighs more than fat.
  • trulyhealy
    trulyhealy Posts: 242 Member
    domeofstars wrote: »
    It looks like you gained lean muscle mass. Muscle weighs more than fat.

    i think it’s a tiny bit of fat and bc at that point i didn’t go to the gym for 3 weeks (2 weeks of that in quarantine)

    because since going to the gym got only 3 days my body is back to how it was and even better than it was now that i’m more focusing on weight training which is probs useless since i’m not eating in a surplus but it’s fun
  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    trulyhealy wrote: »
    domeofstars wrote: »
    It looks like you gained lean muscle mass. Muscle weighs more than fat.

    i think it’s a tiny bit of fat and bc at that point i didn’t go to the gym for 3 weeks (2 weeks of that in quarantine)

    because since going to the gym got only 3 days my body is back to how it was and even better than it was now that i’m more focusing on weight training which is probs useless since i’m not eating in a surplus but it’s fun

    You can gain some muscle while eating in a deficit, especially if you are new to it, but no you aren’t going to gain it in a week or two. Just like weight loss, muscle gain is a painfully slow process.
  • trulyhealy
    trulyhealy Posts: 242 Member
    Dogmom1978 wrote: »
    trulyhealy wrote: »
    domeofstars wrote: »
    It looks like you gained lean muscle mass. Muscle weighs more than fat.

    i think it’s a tiny bit of fat and bc at that point i didn’t go to the gym for 3 weeks (2 weeks of that in quarantine)

    because since going to the gym got only 3 days my body is back to how it was and even better than it was now that i’m more focusing on weight training which is probs useless since i’m not eating in a surplus but it’s fun

    You can gain some muscle while eating in a deficit, especially if you are new to it, but no you aren’t going to gain it in a week or two. Just like weight loss, muscle gain is a painfully slow process.


    i’m not that fussed about looking like i have muscle so it’s fine i do it bc i know it’s beneficial and it m at kew my body look more defined even after workout out
  • TRI_39
    TRI_39 Posts: 51 Member
    An efficient cardio is key
  • trulyhealy
    trulyhealy Posts: 242 Member
    TRI_39 wrote: »
    An efficient cardio is key

    i do 40 mins of cardio when i’m at the gym sometimes 50

  • TRI_39
    TRI_39 Posts: 51 Member
    trulyhealy wrote: »
    TRI_39 wrote: »
    An efficient cardio is key

    i do 40 mins of cardio when i’m at the gym sometimes 50

    Fair enough. 3lbs isn't much to lose again. You will get a little heavier with muscle.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Nothing about these pictures should make you so upset that you feel like you're going "insane." There are times when we're unhappy with our bodies and it's really about our bodies. But there are other times when we're upset with your bodies and it's really about what is in our head. I think you're in that spot.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited October 2020
    I have very little BF now and do feel the cold now and then

    My remedies are to just wear more layers of clothing or to snuggle up to my GF who isn't "slim" and isn't/doesn't need to be worried about losing wt.

    She's just the "right" size for me and puts off more than enuf heat under the coversto kerp me warm and toasty ALL NIGHT LONG;

    LOL! ;)

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