A little back story..... I took about 3 months off from working out ate like crap, partaked in some adult beverages and got out of shape, not drastically out of shape but I can notice. I just started back up working out and get my nutrition back on point, I know the workout routine to do that gives me the best results and got my nutrition dialed in before I took the 3 months off I have been hitting the gym regularly for 5 years (see Avatar).
My problem now is the scale is not budging at all, if I had to guess this is probably some of the fat is turning into muscle so the scale is not moving, like a body-recomp. From things I have read it's muscle memory and it's faster to get back in the shape you were in before you took time off.
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Thread: Scale Weight Not Moving
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11-25-2020, 06:23 AM #1Registered User
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Scale Weight Not Moving
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11-25-2020, 06:34 AM #2Moderator
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How long have you been dieting, at how many calories?
If you have at least 2 weeks worth of daily weigh-in readings, I can check them for a trend.
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11-25-2020, 07:50 AM #3team ketchup
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Fat doesn’t ‘turn into’ muscle
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11-25-2020, 09:22 AM #4Registered User
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I know that, I didn’t think people would take it literally but again I forgot people on this forum like to try and correct people all the time.Originally Posted by AdamWW
What I meant by fat turning into muscle is I’m losing fat and gaining muscle.
If you're not going to contribute just keep moving on.Last edited by fairbjosh; 11-25-2020 at 09:28 AM.
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11-25-2020, 09:28 AM #5team ketchup
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I didn't say that because I purely want to correct you for heck of it, I was trying to be helpful. PLENTY of people still believe you can 'turn fat into muscle'... and those who know better never use that phrase... so, that is what I said that.Originally Posted by fairbjosh
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11-25-2020, 09:31 AM #6Registered User
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3 weeks.
I haven't been charting it on a daily basis like I used to but I do know the scale has been 203 basically every time.
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11-25-2020, 09:33 AM #7team ketchup
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You didn't mention how many calories you're eating...Originally Posted by fairbjosh
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11-25-2020, 09:39 AM #8Registered User
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Around 2300-2500 calories, my maintenance calories is around 3000.
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11-25-2020, 09:44 AM #9Calisthenics
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options:Originally Posted by fairbjosh
a) you're regaining muscle at a crazy rate
b) your maintenance is actually lower
c) your intake is actually higher
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11-25-2020, 09:46 AM #10team ketchup
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Hmm.Originally Posted by fairbjosh
Well, in three weeks if you're measuring average changes, I would expect a LITTLE bit of scale drop, but it's possible some glycogen + water retention is cancelling that out.
Do you have an idea of how much fat you might have put on in terms of pounds, etc? How much total weight did you actually gain during your time off?
What is the mirror telling you? Are you LOOKING leaner but more full in terms of muscle mass?"When I die, I hope it's early in the morning so I don't have to go to work that day for no reason"
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11-25-2020, 09:48 AM #11Moderator
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It sounds like your maintenance is not that high.Originally Posted by fairbjosh
You can easily adapt by around 200 cals or so when trying to diet. And there can be an inflammation effect if you've just resumed training after a layoff which can add a lb or two. But not enough to compensate for 3 weeks at -500 calories...
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11-25-2020, 09:56 AM #12Registered User
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Man I can't really put a number on how much fat I gained and muscle I lost, I can say I woke up one morning and looked in the mirror and went Holy S**t. When I first started back working out again I was a lot weaker than I was before but the weights have been moving up on the bar really good.
I do know that my pants felt a little looser the other day.
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11-25-2020, 09:57 AM #13team ketchup
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OK... but you still haven't answered how much WEIGHT you gained...Originally Posted by fairbjosh
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11-25-2020, 11:08 AM #14Fatter than last time
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Probably gaining back muscle. Are lifts going up?
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