Why has my body turned bad this fast???

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I had gone through some major personal trials in my life back in late March and was going through them until mid June. During that time, I stopped exercising(I used to at least try to walk a few miles at my local park's track) and began sleeping constantly. My eating habits were below average, with usually me skipping breakfast and lunch and just eating dinner. I know for a fact that most of my days I barely ate enough calories to maintain.

With that all said, just in a matter of those 90 days, my body has gone downhill externally, yet my actual weight has stayed the same. For example, I weighed around 174 when everything started in March, and as of last Saturday, I was 172.2. So, there were no issues with the weight, however I have noticed a considerable increase in "flab," "rolls," whatever you want to call it, all over my upper body and my thighs(the hamstring area under the quads). It's so bad that when I walk now, I can feel everything shake, which wasn't always the case, especially with the upper body.

Why would the fat/flabby areas begin to build if I wasn't overeating and was getting tons of sleep? I'd say in those past three months, it was the most sedentary I had ever been in my life, I guess you could call it a form of depression that I was going through.

Any advice would be appreciated as I hope to turn this around before I end up being disgusted with my body image, more than I already am. I have a gym membership and plan on getting back, even though the motivation just hasn't been there.
 
Muscles have shrunk. You have put on body fat.
I know you said you are eating exactly the same. But if you are sedentary and eating more than your body requires, you will put on weight.
 
Muscles don't shrink, but they lose their tone when unused. Regaining that muscle recruitment will likely take 2-3 months of training again, but it's very doable.
 
Jrahien said:
Muscles don't shrink, but they lose their tone when unused. Regaining that muscle recruitment will likely take 2-3 months of training again, but it's very doable.
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"Muscles don't shrink" ?????? *bertstare* OK.....

"Lose their tone when unused" <<< LOLs to that.

The above two i have quoted... well... ummm.. yeah.....
 
HyungJun said:
"Muscles don't shrink" ?????? *bertstare* OK.....

"Lose their tone when unused" <<< LOLs to that.

The above two i have quoted... well... ummm.. yeah.....
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What's the issue? It would take more months than this of disuse to experience muscular atrophy. Before that, the tone will just disappear because of decreased neuromuscular recruitment. Tone has nothing to do with actual muscle size. It's just the level of constant contraction and the ability to recruit more muscle fibers at once.

What part of that do you disagree with?
 
Jrahien said:
What's the issue? It would take more months than this of disuse to experience muscular atrophy. Before that, the tone will just disappear because of decreased neuromuscular recruitment. Tone has nothing to do with actual muscle size. It's just the level of constant contraction and the ability to recruit more muscle fibers at once.

What part of that do you disagree with?
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You mentioned shrinking in your other post and now atrophy in your current post. Yes, i agree it takes much longer for atrophy but muscles shrinking from not using them happens a lot faster.

You mentioned "lose their tone when unused'. 'Toning refers to muscle definition. Of course he is going to lose his tone when he doesn't use his muscles because they will have become smaller, not atrophied.
 
Shrinking and atrophy are the same thing...unless you can direct me to a source that states otherwise.

Granted, when I said "muscles don't shrink", that was inaccurate, as I was just pertaining it to this particular situation.
 
Jrahien said:
Shrinking and atrophy are the same thing...unless you can direct me to a source that states otherwise.

Granted, when I said "muscles don't shrink", that was inaccurate, as I was just pertaining it to this particular situation.
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My bad on the shrinking and atrophy part. Brain fluff.
 
Is that painful?

See, sometimes legs can look like they’re fat when they are actually swollen, in some cases filled with lymphatic fluid due to a blocked, damaged or undeveloped lymphatic system. This condition is known as lymphedema.

But other diseases can cause swollen, fat-looking legs, from thyroid and heart problems to liver and kidney disease.

If your legs suddenly get “fat,” and your diet and exercise patterns haven’t changed, you need to see a doctor for a thorough evaluation.
 
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