Hello!
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As english isn't my main language, I appologize for weird spelling, speachpatterns, wordings, and grammar)
This might turn into a long text, as there are past experiences/conditions that affect my thinking and make me wounder about some things. But Ill try to stay on subject asmuch as possible, if TL;DR there will be a summary of the question at the bottom.
Back in the long past of 2013 when I started training the first time, I was about 60kg (about 132lb) I didnt gain for 2 months, even tho I started eating like crazy.
So I did some metabolic tests with some neutrition advicor and got told I was what they call a hardgainer.
With that I got told if I wanted to build and gain muscles, I had to eat like crazy and lift alot, hardly any cardio.
Said and done; With that over the next 1½ year I actually managed to gain about 25kg! (55lb)
Then disaster struck and I took an arrow to the knee (Got married). priorities changed an all that.
Now Im back, first thing first (looking at my belly) stepping on the scale... 85kg (187)... no change in weight at all in 3 years of not training exept the muscles are gone and instead I got a load of fat.
Tried making a bodyfat calculation, used an online one (so might not be that acurate) got 22%.
When it has gone 2 weeks more. still the same. 85kg.
Did another calculation 2 weeks later, 20%. so some difference there. thing is, I was still at 85kg.
now it has gone 2 weeks more. stepped on the scale this morning, still the same. 85kg.
Thing is that I eat alot more now days, and muscle is supposed to be heavier then fat right? (or have I stumbeled on a myth here?) Yet the scale seam to show the same.
I do the same schedule I did before my off period and for as long each time.
My schedule is 5 days a week, about 1.5 - 2h daily (mon, tur, thur, fri, sun).
Cutting out almost all sugar rich foods from my diet, and keep regular mealtimes 4 times a day, taking care to fill the protein and fat quotas, not really staying away from carbs, but not chasing them eighter. thing is I eat about 300-400g more food daily now then I did on my offtime.
Now for clarification and questions.
1. Is no change in weight at all after 1½ month of training and eating more normal?
As it really is no difference at all at those points where I have stepped on the scale.
2. Are there other people here that have had a similar experience?
3. Since I used to have a hard time gaining weight before, and don't know/unsure if I still do... because of that I get unsure. Is cutting really a good idea even tho I have a high fat% right now? or should I just carry on as normal and see where the road take me?