little_gemm Member

Good point! I never thought of it like that. Thank you for your help :happy: I was feeling so disheartened earlier. Now feeling really motivated again and can't wait to get back in the gym tomorrow. Thank y'all :flowerforyou:

What I meant was that I felt look I looked bigger despite trying really hard to lose weight. Not that I've 'accidentally' turned into a body builder. It makes sense now I know about water retention and swelling, as well as the fact I probably am losing some fat which is making my muscles appear more defined.

Whoa ok, she looks amazing. I'm convinced. Maybe I should stop obsessing over the scales and just keep training hard. Thank you :D

You look great. I'd kill for your body.

Ok thanks guys, a lot of good information here (and a few sarcastic/ passive aggressive comments). I didn't really understand the difference between gaining strength and muscle, and therefore I guess kind of explained the situation wrong. But good to know this puffy feeling is just water/swelling. I'll continue with my…

I wasn't directly calling muscle masculine. I was specifically referring to MY body and proportions, no need to take it personally. I'm all for strengthening my muscles, hence why I'm doing weight training in the first place, my main problem is that I'm not losing fat to go with it yet so feel a bit 'puffy'. But as…

I am aware I would need to increase my calorie and protein consumption massively to build a lot of muscle, I understand that. I'm not saying I'm huge. Ok so by the sounds of it I mean I have "gained strength". But there is definitely a visible difference in bicep, shoulder and back muscle, to the point that several of my…

That's encouraging to hear! How long did it take for you to "shrink"? haha Thank you :)

I mean both body fat percentage and problem areas. I had a session with a training a couple of weeks ago, and told me to start incorporating HIIT into my workouts which I have been doing at least 3 times a week. I eat low calorie meals (200-300), but my downfall is probably snacking (albeit mainly healthy snacking). But I…

Well I definitely am building muscle as I am using a 50%-100% weight increase on resistance machines compared the maximum I could do about a month ago. I am also tracking my "progress" photographically with snaptrack, I can definitely see my shoulders and back are more muscular. I'm all for toning up, and obviously I'm not…