Ffs some of my dresses have gone too tight and I can only imagine it’s because of strength training and I’m in a conundrum here because I love being strong but I also prefer being small.

Nobody tells you about the existential dread of gaining weight again once you’ve lost it.

April 10, 2026 - 14:56 UTC

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I hope you continue on your fitness goals, and please remember that it’s entirely possible to weigh more but be thinner. Muscle weighs more than fat. I’ve always thought a tape measure is a better indicator of fitness than a scale
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Yes you are right. It’s so hard to get your head round.
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Make sure you are not training for bulk but for definition:3 thats what i do and i have a sleeper build
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Core glutes legs you can do for bulk but the rest I would only do definition training.
Lower weight more reps is definition
Higher weight less reps is bulk
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Is the headspace quite different though? Because strong things aren’t always the smallest. Can you train yourself to think strong needs space rather than the usual female “I’m big” trauma? I don’t know, I’ve only achieved big via eating 😜
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Honestly I think the 2000s fucked up teenage girls so much 🥲 I don’t know how to retrain my brain!
I am trying though - my legs are super muscly and I love them.
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