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I'm a 21 year old male with Insulin Dependent Diabetes & have been bodybuilding since I was 15 years old. I focused so much on just getting bigger, that I didn't stop to think how much fat I was putting on during this time. I'm 5,10" & got to 250lbs with around 24% bodyfat. My main concern was a slight fat belly which would "hang" over my jeans & tracksuit pants & to ME it felt/looked disgusting. If I was wearing a T-Shirt or anything like that, you wouldn't even be able to tell I had a belly, although because of this I'd have to decline when my friends invited me to go to the beach or to go swimming, because I felt so embarassed of taking off my top infront of people. My main goal was to get down to a bodyfat level where I'd have a FLAT stomach, which I heard is around 15%. I'm not concerned about having my abs showing whatsoever, I just want a flat stomach.
A couple of months ago I decided to start shedding the fat & came from 250lbs down to 220lbs, which is what I weigh at the moment. The annoying though is that my belly is STILL there. I've been going to the gym 5x a week along with cardio 5x a week also. My cardio is 30 mins on a stationary bike straight after weights. The fact that my belly is still there is making me extremely paranoid that I've been losing muscle this whole time as opposed to fat. I feel awful now thinking that I may have lost 30lbs of muscle when all along I thought I was losing fat. I made a diet (shown as attachment if you're interested) based on eating 6 times a day consisting of 2300 calories MAX. My protein was high, carbs were reduced & fat was also reduced. I absolutely 100% make sure I weigh everything on digital scales before I eat it, and I only have a cheat day once a week (Sunday).
Total Kcals - 2303
Total Protein - 278g
Total Carbs - 153g
Total Fat - 68g
I figured seeing as I kept protein high & I was training hard in the gym 5x a week, that my body would hold on to as much muscle as possible, but nowadays I actually feel as if I'm wasting away. It may sound like a bit of an exaggeration but to be honest it's really how I feel. Considering I still have this belly, and have lost 30lbs already, I'm paranoid about carrying on the cut incase I lose even MORE muscle, with minimal fat loss. I've even gone so far as to start blaming it on my Diabetes for the cause of me not losing fat. I'm honestly not sure where to turn now, as I thought I had everything figured out, but here I am 2 months down the line feeling as if the only thing I've accomplished is losing muscle. Due to this, I was going to forget about the cut & just focus on bulking once again in order to get back up to the weight I was before, but I know if I do this I'll end up feeling too fat again, therefore I really don't know where to turn now.
Any help/advice is appreciated, thanks.
A couple of months ago I decided to start shedding the fat & came from 250lbs down to 220lbs, which is what I weigh at the moment. The annoying though is that my belly is STILL there. I've been going to the gym 5x a week along with cardio 5x a week also. My cardio is 30 mins on a stationary bike straight after weights. The fact that my belly is still there is making me extremely paranoid that I've been losing muscle this whole time as opposed to fat. I feel awful now thinking that I may have lost 30lbs of muscle when all along I thought I was losing fat. I made a diet (shown as attachment if you're interested) based on eating 6 times a day consisting of 2300 calories MAX. My protein was high, carbs were reduced & fat was also reduced. I absolutely 100% make sure I weigh everything on digital scales before I eat it, and I only have a cheat day once a week (Sunday).
Total Kcals - 2303
Total Protein - 278g
Total Carbs - 153g
Total Fat - 68g
I figured seeing as I kept protein high & I was training hard in the gym 5x a week, that my body would hold on to as much muscle as possible, but nowadays I actually feel as if I'm wasting away. It may sound like a bit of an exaggeration but to be honest it's really how I feel. Considering I still have this belly, and have lost 30lbs already, I'm paranoid about carrying on the cut incase I lose even MORE muscle, with minimal fat loss. I've even gone so far as to start blaming it on my Diabetes for the cause of me not losing fat. I'm honestly not sure where to turn now, as I thought I had everything figured out, but here I am 2 months down the line feeling as if the only thing I've accomplished is losing muscle. Due to this, I was going to forget about the cut & just focus on bulking once again in order to get back up to the weight I was before, but I know if I do this I'll end up feeling too fat again, therefore I really don't know where to turn now.
Any help/advice is appreciated, thanks.
whats making you think its all muscle? Seriously is your strength taking a big dive? I belive if your stomache is hanging over your belt that is more than 24% bf im thinking and 15% is actually pretty lean not a chiseled 6 pack but prolly start to see ur upper abs start to poke threw... Dont beat yourself up to bad it really seems like u did your homework and making some good progress....at 250lbs ur used to being a big guy and its natural to feel the way you do... What kinda weight are you working with, bench squat deads etc? Jus curious
