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Anybody who gained muscle and lost weight(fat), how did you do it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Title says it all, i want to lose weight and also build some muscle, ive have been hitting the gym and cutting my calories by 500-900cal for the past two months, while i am seeing some muscle growth, its not very substantial or something people around me will notice, ive also lost about 2kgs which is not much so i am thinking of doing a 200cal surplus for a month to see how it goes I wanted to get some advice as well as read other people’s experiences

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That assumes he was eating at a maintenance level before. If he was significantly overweight, then it's likely that he was previously running a surplus. So a cut of 700 calories may only yield a net deficit of something less than that.

Also, the OP may also have a significant gain in muscle mass that's not very apparent in the mirror over 60 days. So it's very hard to figure out if something isn't adding up just from the info we've been given.

The only real way to know is to combine weight with a body fat measurement. That way you can calculate out lean mass and body fat mass and see progress.