I'm confused about my progress (pics)

[Maximiliani]

I just weighed myself for the first time in a long time, and it told me I was 90 kilos, which is around 200 lbs. This scared the **** out of me because I had LOST ten pounds earlier this year and was 186 lbs according to a scale at my aunts and was finally happy that I had gotten down out of the 190 range. I couldn't possibly have gained that much weight in muscle could I? I seriously doubt it.....do I look that much different or have I just maybe gained all that ****ing weight back....???

=( I dont know whether to be happy or angry!

 

[Ride_On]

There's a slight difference, but not much. I hate to say this, but you should probably focus on putting on some muscle before you try losing fat. If you don't, you may find that you lose fat and there's no muscle to show, and then you'll be very unsatisfied.

 

[InnerFight]

In the interest of consistency always weigh yourself on the same scales at the same time of day.
Scales fluctuate a lot, you want to compare apples with apples

 

[Rakoczy]

If the picture on the right is the most recent picture, it definitely looks like you've made progress. Could just be the different lighting...but if that's not the case you are doing well.

 

[Typhon]

How are your lifts going? Sometimes that's the best indicator of progress as visible gains can take a while to show through

 

[Maximiliani]

As far as lifts go, um, not too sure, JUST started a new routine last week since I got sick of my old one that had far too many "little" exercises and I wanted something a bit more streamlined, good 3 times a week weight training 45-60 minute sessions that didn't have me second guessing what I needed to do. This one has deadlifts, bent over row, more lifting things I guess. I'm still trying to find where I stand/handle in order to finish a set. As of last Friday I was being a tiny bit prudent with weight as to not go in overly eager and hurt myself, but I think I remember being surprised how much I could actually deadlift....I'll make note of the weight when I go today to the gym since it's the day to do deadlifts again.

I know that I've progressed in bench press and squats. Early this year I struggled getting up to 70 lb squats, they would leave me ragged but now they're not kicking my ass as much as they used to, so on Friday when I do squats again I'm going to try 80-90 lbs. I'm not feeling them as much afterward so I think that raise is needed. I've also found I can bench press 50 lbs as opposed to 30. Also have raised leg press to 200 lbs as opposed to 180 as of last week and I'm noticing some calf improvements but otherwise otherwise I feel like I don't look that different. I've cleaned up my diet and making sure I eat a lot of protein and vegetables.

My incline bench press is not as good as bench press though and is in fact is kind of sad. I can do dips with feet inclined down to the floor with hands on a bench but I'm struggling doing dips on the large dip thing. Same with chin up and pull ups. I've struggled with upper body strength my whole life, even before I got fat, I was always the tallest skinniest kid that couldn't even do the monkeybars since my arms were so long and skinny. I've been just trying to get myself up there on the bar, kind of hang from them and attempt to pull myself just a bit. That helps right? It's kind of confusing how unbalanced I am strengthwise, sometimes I surprise myself and others I feel like a real weakling, like I often can't do an ab plank for over 30 seconds.

 

[buzz]

you look slimmer and in better shape in the 2nd one so i wouldnt worry to much about the weight,and as poasted above weigh yourself on the same machine at the same time of day,also do more compound movements less isos.