somebody explain to me

[Chr0nic]

how when im in(what i believe/best i can do right now) proper dieting with some bread, cereal, lots and lots of milk(i just like that ****), fish, beef and rice(alot of that rice too)
i can only see four abs?

but when i eat like a fat ****er, which is about, 12 slices of bread per day(with some spreadable cheese), cereal about 2-3 times a day, ****in french fries and lasagne(had it today, ****in lovely if i may add)
and i CAN see my six abs, **** is'nt right, explain that to me peeps

if i had to choose, between which body i'd want it'd be my fat bastard body, my chest looks fuller, muscles look bigger etc, i dont get how my mucles are gettin bigger eatin that ****, should'nt i just be gettin fat as ****?
only thing i like about the sleaker look is my bicepts look HUGE!

[Trrmo]

Heres one possible explanation

The Illusion of "Big?"

"Body fat can really be an odd thing. When someone carries a significant amount of muscle mass, adding a layer of fat can actually make him look much bigger when wearing clothes. That's because his muscle mass gives him a solid foundation, so the fat added over the muscle (up to a certain point) will make his body occupy more space while keeping a certain amount of shape, at least when wearing clothes.

Plus, as I mentioned earlier, there's a certain range of fatness where the body doesn't look visually different when it comes to definition and muscularity. When going from 13 to 16% body fat, you'll basically look to be at the same degree of fatness. In fact, some people who store body fat evenly might even look just as lean at 18% as 13%. So if someone goes from 220 pounds at 13% to 230 pounds at 16%, he'll basically have the same amount of muscle and ten pounds more fat, but he'll actually look bigger and more muscular because his degree of leanness will appear to be the same (while he occupies more space.)

So we could say if you aren't lean, adding body fat, up to a point, will make you look more muscular even if you aren't gaining muscle mass. This can make people underestimate the amount of fat they carry and put them in a situation where, over time, they can accumulate a lot of excess fat"


The other thing could be that when you are dieting you are losing muscle as well as fat. You need fat in your diet, you dont mention that you are eating that only protein and carbs.You need around 15% fat in your diet while training.
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