Same weight I use to be but look different

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  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    My understanding is that the more your weight fluctuates the more it ends up in the middle. So a plus/minus 15 pound "yo-yo" dieter could end up skinny with a pot belly.
  • Goal_Driven
    Goal_Driven Posts: 371 Member
    I'm kind of getting the same results as you, but I figured that I use to have more muscle and now I think I may have more fat than muscle.. I'm actually lower than the weight I use to be, but don't look it. So I'm adding in strength exercises and am hoping to loss some more fat and tone up. That should work!
  • Lalsh
    Lalsh Posts: 16
    Thanks everyone! The picture was taken down anyway so no need for mommy mode haha!, it was too explicit, oops! (Sorry!)
    I'm thinking it has to be the lack of muscle and probably a bit of yo yoing also, I gots me a
    bit of a pot alright! I have taken everything you have all said on board, thanks so much, wasn't expecting
    so many replies :smile:

    *moves lazy *kitten* off couch*
  • yksdoris
    yksdoris Posts: 327 Member
    Oh, and when you start the streingth training, don't freak out if your weight goes up a bit. That's for 2 reasons:
    1) when you excercise your muscles and they ache a bit the next day as they're supposed to (otherwise you're not pushing yourself hard enough), they're holding on to water. This will come right off in a couple of days!
    2) muscle weighs more than fat - I don't know the exact ratio but it's like that primary school trick question: which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of iron? they're the same weight but iron takes up a LOT less space - so, if you're losing the fat and replacing it with muscle, it could be that you'll see an increase on your scales but a decrease in your measurements!

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