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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is wrong with me?

I’ve lost a good amount of weight in the last several months, but my only exercise has been walking. 3-5 miles outside or 45 minutes of incline alternating on the treadmill. [b]I know I’ve lost muscle along with fat [/b]so decided to start doing some light dumbbell weight videos and omg. 5-10 minutes in I am just an emotional mess. It’s not that I’m in pain pushing myself super hard—when I do my treadmill workouts I do push myself like crazy and don’t get this feeling of despair. I’ve done these kinds of workouts before (10 years ago though) and don’t remember this ever happening. I can’t even describe the feeling. Just crushing overwhelm, inadequacy, etc. And it’s not feeling negativity about the workout itself, I couldn’t care less about my lackluster strength and performance.

It’s making me dread doing these workouts and idk what to do about it. [/quote]

Why do you think you've lost muscle in this process? Serious question. What were you doing before you lost weight? Were you pumping iron and now aren't because you walk outside?

I just don't understand what could have changed to lose muscle in this process. [/quote]

Because when you lose a lot of weight via a calorie deficit and don’t make a concerted effort to retain muscle by eating enough, especially protein and doing resistance training, you lose muscle mass along with fat. It’s not easy to retain it on a calorie deficit. And I got dexa scans that show my lean muscle mass has decreased. [/quote]

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