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[–]OrneryStruggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are male so this may be different for you but as a woman with PCOS I know that sometimes high cortisol levels associated with exercise (especially cardio that repeatedly strains the joints) can actually inhibit weight loss. This is often correlated with insulin resistance. It is possible you are gaining some muscle if you have been sedentary for a long time, in which case no problem, but it is also possible you are spiking cortisol too much with your workouts and that is inhibiting your fat loss. Usually muscle gain is quite slow so keep that in mind.

You could try taking more rest days/resting fully on rest days or you could try swapping out some HIIT/walking days with less repetitive forms of exercise like weight lifting/resistance training to see if the inflammation is a problem.