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Oh You Look Great...You've Lost Weight

  • 22-07-2013 6:11pm
    #1
    A_Sober_Paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭


    I've been getting this for the last few weeks...

    The fact is I've actually put on weight nearly 2kg...I've been training fairly consistently but my diet isn't great, now at the minute I'm not trying to cut...

    But is it possible to put on weight but it looks like I've lost weight...Or are people just trying to be super nice to me?


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  • #2
    xgtdec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 821 ✭✭✭xgtdec


    presume more muscle gives a leaner look?


  • #3
    A_Sober_Paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭A_Sober_Paddy


    xgtdec wrote: »
    presume more muscle gives a leaner look?

    Certainly not that much muscle gain is possibly in such a short space of time


  • #4
    Duck's hoop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭Duck's hoop


    Could be you just look healthier. Also might have lost some bloat in the face through hydration, improved nutrition etc.

    Maybe.


  • #5
    JJayoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,589 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

    But is it possible to put on weight but it looks like I've lost weight...Or are people just trying to be super nice to me?

    The sun has you looking all sexy and they want it.


  • #6
    whitewave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 397 ✭✭whitewave


    Well I say take the compliment and smile!


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  • #7
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    whitewave wrote: »
    Well I say take the compliment and smile!

    I agree.

    I think Irish people in general have a problem with taking compliments.

    Well done OP, you've obviously been putting in some good work. :)


  • #8
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    Yep.
    somebody said to me a month ago that I'd lost a lot of weight.
    they were shocked when I told them I'm heavier than I've ever been. 82kg


  • #9
    A_Sober_Paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭A_Sober_Paddy


    The thing I don't get is some of these people last saw me when I was 74kg...now back up to 80kg(my current state at 80kg is better than my previous state at this weight)...

    Just very confused:confused:


  • #10
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,709 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    A japanese friend of mine once described me as being "skinny like a knacker" (5ft 11, ~70kg). I'm generally difficult to offend, but I was actually kinda hurt by that.


  • #11
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    To be honest, stop focusing on weight. Personally, I want arms like Jason Statham and a chest like Hugh Jackman, I don't necessarily want to weigh the same as either of them because there are too many variables to do so(such as differences in height). When I lost weight last year lots of people said I appeared to have lost loads when really I just toned up a bit. As another person said, it could be a general appearance of looking healthy. Being well hydrated, getting quality sleep etc.


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  • #12
    A_Sober_Paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭A_Sober_Paddy


    LordChessington wrote: »
    A japanese friend of mine once described me as being "skinny like a knacker" (5ft 11, ~70kg). I'm generally difficult to offend, but I was actually kinda hurt by that.

    Same height as myself and my original weight target was 70kg, but at 72kg I was getting a load of are you sick, your too skinny...Also trying to stay at 72kg was very difficult for me, I've always been heavy, like I was 86kg for my graduation(which was the lightest I'd been since I was 17) It seemed to have a subconscious effect on me, leading me to put back on a load of weight and not feel as guilty when I eat bad foods..So I've set a goal of 75kg, but a much stronger 75kg


  • #13
    A_Sober_Paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭A_Sober_Paddy


    syklops wrote: »
    To be honest, stop focusing on weight. Personally, I want arms like Jason Statham and a chest like Hugh Jackman, I don't necessarily want to weigh the same as either of them because there are too many variables to do so(such as differences in height). When I lost weight last year lots of people said I appeared to have lost loads when really I just toned up a bit. As another person said, it could be a general appearance of looking healthy. Being well hydrated, getting quality sleep etc.

    Weight would be an issue for me if i want to cycle, I love cycling hills, but I do find the heavier i am the harder they are, but i do understand there is a massive difference between 70kg(16% BF) and 80kg(10% BF) for example...


  • #14
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »
    Weight would be an issue for me if i want to cycle, I love cycling hills, but I do find the heavier i am the harder they are, but i do understand there is a massive difference between 70kg(16% BF) and 80kg(10% BF) for example...

    more leg muscle = more power and endurance.


  • #15
    goose06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 744 ✭✭✭goose06


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    more leg muscle = more power and endurance.

    And gravity is stronger than legs, 80kg is a heavy cyclist for climbing.


  • #16
    WHIP IT!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,886 ✭✭✭WHIP IT!


    A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »
    Same height as myself and my original weight target was 70kg, but at 72kg I was getting a load of are you sick, your too skinny...Also trying to stay at 72kg was very difficult for me, I've always been heavy, like I was 86kg for my graduation(which was the lightest I'd been since I was 17) It seemed to have a subconscious effect on me, leading me to put back on a load of weight and not feel as guilty when I eat bad foods..So I've set a goal of 75kg, but a much stronger 75kg

    I think more often than not, the "are you sick, you're too skinny" malarky is jealousy and friends etc thinking "steady on, you're making me look/feel bad here!"... I've never been healthier in my life; lighter, stronger, fitter at 31 than I was at 21... but I do occasionally get people "expressing concern" that I'm "eating enough" and not going "overboard"... pffft, I only wish I knew how to train and eat more responsibly 10-12 years ago!


  • #17
    jugger0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭jugger0


    "Have you lost weight?" or in other words a thinly veiled "Do you even lift?" the worst thing to hear when you're trying to gain :(


  • #18
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    jugger0 wrote: »
    "Have you lost weight?" or in other words a thinly veiled "Do you even lift?" the worst thing to hear when you're trying to gain :(

    To be honest, thats not a thinly veiled "Do you even lift", thats a very obvious "I can't identify what a healthy person looks like"


  • #19
    discus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭discus


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    more leg muscle = more power and endurance.

    Yeah, most of the lads I know with big leg muscles are endurance runners....


  • #20
    kevpants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,863 ✭✭✭kevpants


    You got a tan.

    Wait for the "Lay off the chips!" comments come October time.


  • #21
    seosamh1980
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭seosamh1980


    I've been getting "Don't lose too much more now y'hear?", which is basically Irish for "You're at a healthy weight".


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  • #22
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    seosamh1980 wrote: »
    I've been getting "Don't lose too much more now y'hear?", which is basically Irish for "You're at a healthy weight".

    Or Irish for, "I just about feel good about myself with your current shape, but if you get any slimmer / more toned / hotter I'm going to feel bad about myself. So don't do it!".


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