Losing weight and vascularity? WTF!!!

[Nameless15]

I started a cut at 185, when i got to 180, i took a brake because of a sharp pain in my forearm that was probably tendonitis, i took 1 week off but kept the diet, just didn't lift. I noticed that i had gone down to 177 and i looked way more vascular,and looked a bit more lean, i could actually see my biceps veins and the veins on the inside of my forearm. Once i started lifting again it was immediate weight gain! My veins didn't show anymore, i managed to get to 175 but i still don't see the vascularity that i saw at 177 and didn't look as lean anymore. WTF IS GOING ON!!?!?!?!

[celtic723]

Magic!!!


It's called water weight fluctuations. Keep eating at a deficit and the fat will keep coming off.

No witchcraft involved.

What happens day to day is irrelevant.

Cut for a month and then review your vascularity....

[Gxp23]

Let me guess, you are on a super low carb diet too?

[Nameless15]

Let me guess, you are on a super low carb diet too?

i'm actually not bro, i'm eating 4g per pound.

[Nameless15]

Magic!!!


It's called water weight fluctuations. Keep eating at a deficit and the fat will keep coming off.

No witchcraft involved.

What happens day to day is irrelevant.

Cut for a month and then review your vascularity....

but if its water weight than i should be seeing the vascularity in the morning on an empty stomach, but i'm not seeing it.

[Gxp23]

i'm actually not bro, i'm eating 4g per pound.

Why 4g per lb? carbs are non essential they do not have a set intake per lb.

[Nameless15]

Why 4g per lb? carbs are non essential they do not have a set intake per lb.

the stickys on the nutrition section said so, but i'm actually only eating about 370 g. don't know if thats too little or too much.

[celtic723]

but if its water weight than i should be seeing the vascularity in the morning on an empty stomach, but i'm not seeing it.

There's a whole host of factors that influence vascularity at a given point in time (******t temperature, stimulant intake etc..)

If you're eating a deficit, meeting protein requirements, and doing resistance training you can bet the weight you're losing is fat.

Lower bodyfat means less sub-cutaneous fat which means greater possibility of vascularity.

Keep cutting.

[Nameless15]

There's a whole host of factors that influence vascularity at a given point in time (******t temperature, stimulant intake etc..)

If you're eating a deficit, meeting protein requirements, and doing resistance training you can bet the weight you're losing is fat.

Lower bodyfat means less sub-cutaneous fat which means greater possibility of vascularity.

Keep cutting.

okay but why was i losing weight when i stopped working out? and then gained the weight back when i started lifting again?

[celtic723]

okay but why was i losing weight when i stopped working out? and then gained the weight back when i started lifting again?

I don't know.

Are you eating a deficit constantly?
Is your carb intake the same or does it change on work-out days?
When are you weighing yourself and is it under the same conditions (after using the bathroom, naked, etc..).

[FarmerBrain]

the stickys on the nutrition section said so, but i'm actually only eating about 370 g. don't know if thats too little or too much.

Uhm, are you supper active/have a very high tdee? How many cals you eating daily? I'd just be surprised if you are eating enough fat&protein (especially fats) with that many calories from carbs

[ritchiedrama]

When you train, your body retains water. That is why.

[orangegoblin]

the stickys on the nutrition section said so, but i'm actually only eating about 370 g. don't know if thats too little or too much.

The stickies say that carbs are non-essential and to use them as you like to fill in after protein and fats are met. I think you may have read that carbs are 4 calories per gram and got it mixed up. Just a guess.

[Gxp23]

the stickys on the nutrition section said so, but i'm actually only eating about 370 g. don't know if thats too little or too much.

No they dont.

Edit: They state "if you are an athlete involved in a good volume of training I would suggest you CALCULATE a requirement for carbs as a PRIORITY "

But hey if you are losing weight and it works for you its no biggie, I just wanted to clear that up.

[Nameless15]

No they dont.

Edit: They state "if you are an athlete involved in a good volume of training I would suggest you CALCULATE a requirement for carbs as a PRIORITY "

But hey if you are losing weight and it works for you its no biggie, I just wanted to clear that up.

so i don't need that much carbs? how much would you recommend?

[Gxp23]

so i don't need that much carbs? how much would you recommend?

As much as you want after you have calculated your protein and fat minimums...I though you read the nutrition stickies? or did you just skim over it..?

Calculate the protein and fat minimums your body requires for optimal functionality, then with the calories you have left you can either, get them all from carbs, or have more protein/fat with carbs.