How much muscle have you out on?

[Anonymous]

I am trying not to be run by the scale. However, I have been working out six days a week doing strength training for an hour, four of those days and doing high cardio the other two. I’ve been doing this for two years and I am in amazing shape now. I have seen my muscles grow and define, and can tell because I started with 10lb bicep curls and can now do 20, 15 chest presses now 30lbs, etc. I haven’t weighed myself in all the time as I have always been healthy BMI. I was a little bit horrified to find out that I weighed about 10 pounds more than I thought though when I weighed today for appointment. Like I said, I am very happy with my body and I haven’t gained weight in the sense that I can’t fit in clothes that I wore before I started working out, however , I’m just wondering is it reasonable to think I may have gained 10 pounds of muscle two years? I eat clean and healthy. But wondering if I need to restrict to get back to what my weight was or are the muscles causing the gain?

[Anonymous]

sounds like it. Good job

[Anonymous]

10lbs in 2 years if you started out new to lifting is very possible.

[Anonymous]

If you like the way your body looks, does the scale number matter?

[Anonymous]

Why are you asking if, as you state, you are "happy with your body." Hmmm...

[Anonymous]

I would bet it’s mostly muscle, good job!

[Anonymous]

I’m concerned only now because my weight gain puts me in the just over overweight category. 24.8. But, my clothes don’t look worse and I feel like I look good. Just hard to believe I out that all on in muscle I guess.

[Anonymous]

why is it hard for you to believe? try googling "muscles"

[Anonymous]

I'm impressed, OP. Don't be concerned about the weight - just make sure your cholesterol/triglycerides are normal, and that your blood pressure and A1C (for diabetes) are fine.

I only just starting dieting and working out a month ago, and hope to achieve more tone. I have hypotonia and it's really hard for me to gain muscle.