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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m looking for motivation to keep going with my strength building program. I started this journey two months ago at 20.5 BMI and 25% bodyfat when my doctor told me I’m pre-diabetic with osteopenia in my mid-fifties. [b]After 8 weeks, my pants are tighter[/b], the scale is higher, and my body image is … confused. Anyone BTDT?

I’m in this for the sake of my health, but as a lifelong calorie restrictor and yo-yo cardio dabbler, I could use some encouragement. Today I discovered that my butt has outgrown my underwear.[/quote]

I need more clarification on the tighter pants. Is the waist tighter, or just the butt? Your waist should be getting smaller not larger. If your butt is the issue then my guess is you're doing a lot of squats and lunges. But even with that your butt shouldn't be growing so much that your underwear no longer fits you. My suggestion is you start tracking your calories, for now. Just so you can see if it's your diet, which my guess is that it is. Don't fall into the cardio trap, because cardio doesn't burn fat. [/quote]

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