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Weight Fluctuations TRT/HCG
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<blockquote data-quote="BigTex" data-source="post: 219393" data-attributes="member: 43589"><p>Sounds to me like you added quite a bit of muscle mass. Since muscle is very dense, this most likely accounts for your weight increase. No doubt the TRT helped greatly with this. Both the TRT and HCG will also cause some water retention. That is most likely why your abs kind of smoothed out. Depending on how many carbs you take in daily may account for a substantial about of water retention too. When your body stores carbohydrates as glycogen, it does so by binding it to water molecules at a ratio of 1 gram of glycogen to 3 to 4 grams of water. Carbs also help set up the body hormonally for growth. They induce the release of insulin, which gets protein and carbs into muscles for growth and repair. The downside is that when you take in too many carbs, they can be readily converted to bodyfat and stored. </p><p></p><p>The fact you need a belt again most likely means you have dropped a measurable amount of body fat but also gained a substantial amount of muscle. As I tell everyone I work with with diets, quit using the scales as a measurement and start using the mirror and skin fold calipers as the judge. You may want to get a post bodyfat analysis. DEXA would be awesome of you can find it and insurance should pay for it. If they don't it usually runs from $150-$300. </p><p></p><p>Be careful with that herbal diuretic, they can cause an electrolyte balance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigTex, post: 219393, member: 43589"] Sounds to me like you added quite a bit of muscle mass. Since muscle is very dense, this most likely accounts for your weight increase. No doubt the TRT helped greatly with this. Both the TRT and HCG will also cause some water retention. That is most likely why your abs kind of smoothed out. Depending on how many carbs you take in daily may account for a substantial about of water retention too. When your body stores carbohydrates as glycogen, it does so by binding it to water molecules at a ratio of 1 gram of glycogen to 3 to 4 grams of water. Carbs also help set up the body hormonally for growth. They induce the release of insulin, which gets protein and carbs into muscles for growth and repair. The downside is that when you take in too many carbs, they can be readily converted to bodyfat and stored. The fact you need a belt again most likely means you have dropped a measurable amount of body fat but also gained a substantial amount of muscle. As I tell everyone I work with with diets, quit using the scales as a measurement and start using the mirror and skin fold calipers as the judge. You may want to get a post bodyfat analysis. DEXA would be awesome of you can find it and insurance should pay for it. If they don't it usually runs from $150-$300. Be careful with that herbal diuretic, they can cause an electrolyte balance. [/QUOTE]
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