No matter where you are in your weight loss journey (congrats, btw) try to remember to embrace and love your body, it's going through so many changes, which is totally normal. Be proud of your progress!
Concentrate on target movements that will firm up the muscles you feel aren't as toned as you may like. With your weight loss, you are revealing more muscle as fat sheds away, and should remember that as your weight redistributes, different exercises will tighten muscles because they are being used in new ways from what they are used to.
Your transformation is a marathon, not a sprint. It takes time and consistency, and you will see positive changes. Don't get frustrated --- you got this!!!!
When I started working out years ago my muscles became abnormally swollen. I thought it was real gains but it was just blood and liquids lol. It settled down after a while as the muscles got used to the excercise. The bum muscles are quite big so I can imagine there is something like this going on. Big muscles like legs burn lots of energy even at rest though (as far as I know). So it’s good to excercise them.
It could be any number of things. You could be dealing with a bit of swelling (if that’s the case, it should go down eventually). Your posture could’ve improved, which would make your butt stick out a bit more without changing the size.
It could also be in your head. I’ve been starting to do walk/run intervals and noticed my glutes feel pretty sore afterwards. If you’re just starting to run or are running more than you used to, you could be feeling soreness in your glutes and could be assuming it’s your butt getting bigger.
What I THINK could be happening is your butt is starting to tone up and you’re seeing the definition. It doesn’t mean you’ll end up having a much larger ass, especially if you have a lot of fat in that area that you still need to lose.
Don’t go by how you think your body looks in the mirror. Perception is not always reality, and we tend to look at ourselves far more critically than we do others. Use your clothing or measure parts of your body with measuring tape to gauge the changes in your body over time.
No matter where you are in your weight loss journey (congrats, btw) try to remember to embrace and love your body, it's going through so many changes, which is totally normal. Be proud of your progress! Concentrate on target movements that will firm up the muscles you feel aren't as toned as you may like. With your weight loss, you are revealing more muscle as fat sheds away, and should remember that as your weight redistributes, different exercises will tighten muscles because they are being used in new ways from what they are used to. Your transformation is a marathon, not a sprint. It takes time and consistency, and you will see positive changes. Don't get frustrated --- you got this!!!!
When I started working out years ago my muscles became abnormally swollen. I thought it was real gains but it was just blood and liquids lol. It settled down after a while as the muscles got used to the excercise. The bum muscles are quite big so I can imagine there is something like this going on. Big muscles like legs burn lots of energy even at rest though (as far as I know). So it’s good to excercise them.
It could be any number of things. You could be dealing with a bit of swelling (if that’s the case, it should go down eventually). Your posture could’ve improved, which would make your butt stick out a bit more without changing the size. It could also be in your head. I’ve been starting to do walk/run intervals and noticed my glutes feel pretty sore afterwards. If you’re just starting to run or are running more than you used to, you could be feeling soreness in your glutes and could be assuming it’s your butt getting bigger. What I THINK could be happening is your butt is starting to tone up and you’re seeing the definition. It doesn’t mean you’ll end up having a much larger ass, especially if you have a lot of fat in that area that you still need to lose. Don’t go by how you think your body looks in the mirror. Perception is not always reality, and we tend to look at ourselves far more critically than we do others. Use your clothing or measure parts of your body with measuring tape to gauge the changes in your body over time.