Hi all,
Backstory - cut down to 160 pounds, then bulked to 180 pounds. Lockdown came and I've been carefully tracking calories and eating at maintenance and stayed in the region of 179 - 181 pounds. Unfortunately due to limited equipment I've been working in the 14-20 rep range - workouts still feel good even if not as heavy as before (UK gyms still closed at this moment in time).
I don't deal with stress well. The last couple of years I've managed to keep my stress levels really low. However, this past week I've had problems at work which aren't likely to go away any time soon and I've been feeling very anxious and worried. Since then my apetite has decreased but I've still been tracking and still eating the same amount.
However my weight has plummeted - this morning I'm at 175 pounds (approx 5 pound loss in a week) and it feels like it's going down daily. Is it just a case of needing to eat more? Could it be unrelated to stress, and the lighter lifting routine with higher reps is finally catching up with me 3 months later?
Thanks,
Backstory - cut down to 160 pounds, then bulked to 180 pounds. Lockdown came and I've been carefully tracking calories and eating at maintenance and stayed in the region of 179 - 181 pounds. Unfortunately due to limited equipment I've been working in the 14-20 rep range - workouts still feel good even if not as heavy as before (UK gyms still closed at this moment in time).
I don't deal with stress well. The last couple of years I've managed to keep my stress levels really low. However, this past week I've had problems at work which aren't likely to go away any time soon and I've been feeling very anxious and worried. Since then my apetite has decreased but I've still been tracking and still eating the same amount.
However my weight has plummeted - this morning I'm at 175 pounds (approx 5 pound loss in a week) and it feels like it's going down daily. Is it just a case of needing to eat more? Could it be unrelated to stress, and the lighter lifting routine with higher reps is finally catching up with me 3 months later?
Thanks,
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