So firstly let me explain my situation. First week of February I began a cut. At that time I had noticeable fat I wanted to lose but had some muscle underneath because I had been working out. So I cut for 3 months, all the way up to the first week of May. I tracked my calories everyday and was hitting my macro goals. I was losing 1.5-2lbs a week and had lost around 18 pounds. I definitely lost some muscle and my arms were sorta looking smaller but definitely way more cut than before. I couldn’t see abs yet but I was definitely a lot leaner than before and truthfully with good lighting I could actually see my abs, something I could never do before. Overall the cut was a VERY successful cut in terms of the results I saw and I was proud of how I was able to stay so consistent on my diet and workouts so my motivation was the highest it’s ever been in my life. I trusted the process and saw the results.
So my plan was to go on a slow bulk and try to increase my muscle size and limit my fat gain. I had just cut and lost a lot of fat and now I was ready to add some size to my arms over the next couple of months. Well I had a tragic family death and lost all motivation. I stopped working out, binged on food everyday, and didn’t watch what I ate at all. In a way I feel as though I used food as a way to comfort myself. I was just so unmotivated and sad from what had happened. Well it’s been over a month now and I feel as though I had been grieving for too long. I want to hop back into the fitness scene and start working out again. Like I said though for the past month I’ve maybe worked out 2 times and I’ve gained a considerable amount of fat on my body due to my eating. I feel as though it’s possible I’ve gained back almost all if not most of the fat I lost in that cut. The problem is that while my fat spiked back up in a months time of really bad eating my arms never gained their muscle size back. When I was cutting I knew I had lost some muscle size but I never planned on putting the fat back. Now I’m stuck with a big gut and a lot of fat but my arms are still relatively small compared to my now stomach. I’m pretty much almost skinny fat now.
So what do I do? Should I cut again to lose the fat for a second time? Or should I just try to increase my muscle size and then cut when I know I’ve added decent muscle. I’m afraid to cut because like I said my arms looked fine when I was post cut because relative to my body at the time they were proportional, I was lean and looking sort of cut. Now they are not proportional because I’ve gained back the fat but not the muscle. A lot of people say to cut then bulk but in my situation what do you suggest I do?
So my plan was to go on a slow bulk and try to increase my muscle size and limit my fat gain. I had just cut and lost a lot of fat and now I was ready to add some size to my arms over the next couple of months. Well I had a tragic family death and lost all motivation. I stopped working out, binged on food everyday, and didn’t watch what I ate at all. In a way I feel as though I used food as a way to comfort myself. I was just so unmotivated and sad from what had happened. Well it’s been over a month now and I feel as though I had been grieving for too long. I want to hop back into the fitness scene and start working out again. Like I said though for the past month I’ve maybe worked out 2 times and I’ve gained a considerable amount of fat on my body due to my eating. I feel as though it’s possible I’ve gained back almost all if not most of the fat I lost in that cut. The problem is that while my fat spiked back up in a months time of really bad eating my arms never gained their muscle size back. When I was cutting I knew I had lost some muscle size but I never planned on putting the fat back. Now I’m stuck with a big gut and a lot of fat but my arms are still relatively small compared to my now stomach. I’m pretty much almost skinny fat now.
So what do I do? Should I cut again to lose the fat for a second time? Or should I just try to increase my muscle size and then cut when I know I’ve added decent muscle. I’m afraid to cut because like I said my arms looked fine when I was post cut because relative to my body at the time they were proportional, I was lean and looking sort of cut. Now they are not proportional because I’ve gained back the fat but not the muscle. A lot of people say to cut then bulk but in my situation what do you suggest I do?
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