Random Muscle Gain?

At first I felt somewhat disheartened at some unexpected weight gain, but it might be more cause for celebration than disappointment. Now, I'm only eyeing this, but I believe that I might have actually gained some muscle. Is this normal at some point after recovering from an ED? Regardless of whether it is, I am pleased nonetheless.

Are you doing anything (exercise) that would be a source of the muscle gain?

I went through a phase like this too! I didn't want the scale to go up mentally (for some odd reason), and I wanted to keep my maintenance weight low, but I worked out my legs and the scale went UP. I kinda freaked, but then laughed at myself because my legs are so much more tone than they used to be, like ROCKS! and they're pretty sore. So of course I weight more.*duh* :)

Gotta love it when life makes sense :)

Original Post by amethystgirl:

Are you doing anything (exercise) that would be a source of the muscle gain?

Unless carrying in the groceries and taking long walks count, then nope. I just started eating more, or rather, more normally I guess.

Original Post by x17star17x:

I went through a phase like this too! I didn't want the scale to go up mentally (for some odd reason), and I wanted to keep my maintenance weight low, but I worked out my legs and the scale went UP. I kinda freaked, but then laughed at myself because my legs are so much more tone than they used to be, like ROCKS! and they're pretty sore. So of course I weight more.*duh* :)

Gotta love it when life makes sense :)

Yeah, I briefly did martial arts and my abs were killing me. And then, the scale started going up and...well, apparently I must have gained some muscle.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was muscle gain. When I began my self-recovery a few months ago, I had no muscle whatsoever. Then, nearly a week after increasing my calorie consumption, I gained a significant amount of weight fairly quickly. Of course, I thought it was all fat, but to my surprise, it wasn't deposited immediately in the thighs or the belly, but as muscles. They started to become more obvious and my strength began to increase. Of course, being male, things might be just a little different with me. But it certainly sounds like you've gained muscle to me. :)