Cutting and appearing bigger?

[_Chris_]

Been cutting for a few weeks now, dropped around 7lbs in fat and Im getting many comments that I appear bigger, In my mind Im feeling tiny. Do you think that as you drop BF and get leaner that you look visibly larger?

[Grizzly420]

most definitely because you are mor vascular

[QuieTSToRM33]

yeah u def look bigger .......... the cuts come out more

[_Chris_]

Guess it's just a mind thing, I step on the scales and I feel tiny even tho I know it's fat Im losing :S

[longhorn814]

yup the same thing is happening to me, im down around 10 lbs, but people keep saying i look bigger..oh well, there are worse things!!

[D7M]

yah, isnt' that crazy.

[SPIKE]

Dropping BF% will always give your body a false appearance of looking bigger. If there is more taper to your muscles and veins and denser then your muscles will "stick out" more.

Sometimes you see a sports player or swimmer and say "he's pretty lean looks big" then you find out hes 6'0 170lbs. Guess once again it all comes down to ones goal.

[themetalmich]

Yup.
It's all an illusion.

I still hate the "feeling tiny" feeling though.

[yom]

same here ive been cutting 6 weeks in dropped about 8 kg . looks heeps bigger and ripped without a shirt on. but clealy and noticelbly smaller with a singlet on feel heeps smaller and have been told that also. whole upper body has shrunk arms ,chest , back , torsoe. but thats what s happens when you drop fat , lose some muscle and all the fat , carbs and water that make you look like you have more muscle but its not.

[hosam4ever]

u fell smaller bcoz of the few lbs u lost but when cutting we always seem bigger thats why iam thinking about cutting this summer

[taiboxa]

yep when i cut from like 280 to 240 people are like HOLY SHIT your buff... im like ha not i not buff.. im weaker and scronnier than i was a few months ago.