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Weight loss conundrum

  • 16-03-2008 5:42pm
    #1
    digweed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I just got back training after a long lay off (laziness induced). My question is that when I started I was 22 4 and now almost 3 weeks later I'm 22 5 but I've lost almost 5 inches off my waist?!?

    Any ideas anyone, I doubt I'm converting fat to muscle that quickly.

    My workouts generally tend to be roughly 30-40mins cardio and I do mostly compound excerises for the strength part of it.

    Thanks.
    D. :cool:


Comments

  • #2
    Supercell
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    Fair play!, sounds like you have a great programme there.

    Too many people get hung up on pure weight figures imho
    If you lost 5 inches of your waist thats sure as hell the best indication you're doing something right :)
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  • #3
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Who cares what the scales say? No-one ever sees that but you. But everyone sees how your jeans fit. Go by the tape, and what size clothes you take.


  • #4
    JayRoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭JayRoc


    EileenG wrote: »
    Who cares what the scales say? No-one ever sees that but you. But everyone sees how your jeans fit. Go by the tape, and what size clothes you take.
    Absolutely spot on. Weight can fluctuate to a ridiculous extent- the size of your kaks doesn't lie! Great work so far, keep it up...


  • #5
    mikeruurds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,870 ✭✭✭mikeruurds


    The best way to judge your progress is to take photo's every two weeks of your front, rear and side profiles. Keep an eye on your visual progress.

    Get a cheap plastic body fat caliper and take regular measurements. Also get a cheap measuring tape and take measurements of your biceps, chest, waist etc.

    Weight is not a great measurement of success. It's all about how you look in the mirror tbh.


  • #6
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Well done. You should try to use the same scale and have your body in the same condition each time.

    So you should be hydrated to the same level. I could drink 6 pints weighing a half stone without having to go for a wee. Most weigh in the morning, probably best during the week if you have been drinking, as you can wake up dehyrated.

    Take photos and measurements to track progress better.


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