Why am I losing muscle so quickly?

Hey everyone, sorry for the long post, I'm feeling so demotivated and I would appreciate any insight.

About a year ago, I went on a lean bulk to put on some size and just recently transitioned to cutting about a month ago. During both the bulking and cutting phases, I've tracked my weight and body fat percentage daily (using one of those body analyzer scales). I know that's not an accurate way to determine body fat, but theoretically, it should at least be consistently inaccurate.

At the start of my bulk, I was 151 lbs, 12.4% body fat. At the end of the bulk (aka the beginning of my cut), I was 177.4 lbs 17.4% body fat.

During my cut, my calorie deficit such that I've been losing 1-1.5% body weight (not lean mass, body weight) a week, which I've been told was pretty standard. I've been eating 1.1g of protein per lb of body weight, I've minimized my fat intake to around 21-22% of my calorie intake, and the rest of my calories come from carbs. I haven't changed my training. I train each body part twice a week using the same volume and weight.

Here's the issue though. As I've been tracking my fat loss, it appears as though I'm just reversing all the progress I made during the bulk.

Here are examples of weights and bodyfats that I've encountered during the bulk and during the cut:

-Bulk: 172.8lbs, 16.5% body fat. -Cut: 172.8 lbs, 16.5% body fat

-Bulk: 162.4lbs 13.3% -Cut (Today when I weight myself): 162.4lbs and again, 13.3% body fat

This has been the case throughout the entirety of the cut. Whenever my bodyweight goes down to what it was before, the body fat is the same. Theoretically, if I'm preserving most of my muscle, my body fat should be lower at the same body weight. This suggests that I'm losing all the muscle that I built and not preserving nearly as much as I should.

Can anyone suggest why?

I've looked online and every website says the same thing. If you're losing muscle too fast, then you're: 1. Not eating enough protein I am, 1.1g/lb body weight has been proven to be pretty much the most you should need on a cut

1. Not training with the same weight I am

2. Cutting too fast 1-1.5% body weight/week is generally accepted as a good rate of loss, which is what I'm doing

3. Not sleeping enough My sleep isn't great, but it's not like I'm running on 4 hours of sleep a day, and I feel like mediocre sleep shouldn't be hindering my progress this much

Does anyone know what's going on? Any advice would be great, because right now, I'm feeling incredibly demotivated. I'm watching all my hard work go down the drain and it feels like eventually, I'll be right back to where I was a year ago and will have wasted all this time forcing myself to eat calories during the bulk and starving myself during the cut, which sucks.

Hey everyone, sorry for the long post, I'm feeling so demotivated and I would appreciate any insight.About a year ago, I went on a lean bulk to put on some size and just recently transitioned to cutting about a month ago. During both the bulking and cutting phases, I've tracked my weight and body fat percentage daily (using one of those body analyzer scales). I know that's not an accurate way to determine body fat, but theoretically, it should at least be consistently inaccurate.At the start of my bulk, I was 151 lbs, 12.4% body fat. At the end of the bulk (aka the beginning of my cut), I was 177.4 lbs 17.4% body fat.During my cut, my calorie deficit such that I've been losing 1-1.5% body weight (not lean mass, body weight) a week, which I've been told was pretty standard. I've been eating 1.1g of protein per lb of body weight, I've minimized my fat intake to around 21-22% of my calorie intake, and the rest of my calories come from carbs. I haven't changed my training. I train each body part twice a week using the same volume and weight.Here's the issue though. As I've been tracking my fat loss, it appears as though I'm just reversing all the progress I made during the bulk.Here are examples of weights and bodyfats that I've encountered during the bulk and during the cut:-Bulk: 172.8lbs, 16.5% body fat. -Cut: 172.8 lbs, 16.5% body fat-Bulk: 162.4lbs 13.3% -Cut (Today when I weight myself): 162.4lbs and again, 13.3% body fatThis has been the case throughout the entirety of the cut. Whenever my bodyweight goes down to what it was before, the body fat is the same. Theoretically, if I'm preserving most of my muscle, my body fat should be lower at the same body weight. This suggests that I'm losing all the muscle that I built and not preserving nearly as much as I should.Can anyone suggest why?I've looked online and every website says the same thing. If you're losing muscle too fast, then you're: 1. Not eating enough protein I am, 1.1g/lb body weight has been proven to be pretty much the most you should need on a cutNot training with the same weight I amCutting too fast 1-1.5% body weight/week is generally accepted as a good rate of loss, which is what I'm doingNot sleeping enough My sleep isn't great, but it's not like I'm running on 4 hours of sleep a day, and I feel like mediocre sleep shouldn't be hindering my progress this muchDoes anyone know what's going on? Any advice would be great, because right now, I'm feeling incredibly demotivated. I'm watching all my hard work go down the drain and it feels like eventually, I'll be right back to where I was a year ago and will have wasted all this time forcing myself to eat calories during the bulk and starving myself during the cut, which sucks. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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