Feeling discouraged
Hi peachy pals! I’m feeling discouraged with how my body is changing so far, pics 1 and 3 are from November 20th 2025, 2 and 4 are from yesterday (April 13th 2026) so a little less than 5 months in between. No real difference in scale weight (119-122ish lb range in both). In January, I got down to 114lbs and was looking really muscular in my upper body but my legs and glutes were lagging pretty hard, I got a dexa scan done and I was 15.1% bodyfat and had lost my cycle already so decided it was time to eat more again and give my body a better chance to actually build something back there. But now I’m feeling so discouraged looking at the scale and pictures 😢 I don’t feel like bulking was worth it because the scale is back up, I lost my abs and now my brain just interprets that as being back to exactly how I was before starting lifting again. Is there a difference? Do I just have body dysmorphia? Ahhhhh