Are you enjoying "losing weight" just because you are losing weight on the scale or do you also like the impact on your body? Meaning, you feel thinner, see a bit less fat rolls etc?


If it is only a number going down, it is not worth it, it means you are probably only losing muscle and the water weight associated.

If you feel and look thinner and like it then I think it is working and indeed the cardio and extra calories where making you gain fat. You can work on gaining muscle after by doing strength training and eating protein (not going back to cardio +extra cal).

I understand it is very hard to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time anyway and proper bodybuilders do it in subsequent phases. Because you do need caloric deficit to lose weight (and will always lose some muscle at same time), and you cannot gain muscles without feeding it.

One word of caution: losing weight rapidly can make you skinny fat in the long run. Progressive loss and maintain some strength activities.

Due to some schedule changes and travel for work, I haven’t been able to visit my gym or engage in my usual cardio. I’ve also been eating differently/less because of this. And I’ve been dropping weight! My schedule is returning more to normal, but I’m thinking of continuing what I’ve been doing (skipping the gym and primarily walking as exercise, plus eating less.)

I realize I’ll lose muscle, I’m ok with this for now. I have 15 more lb I need to lose to be back to my lowest weight. If I lose the weight, I can then focus on gaining back some muscle. Is this sustainable?