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Fitness improving but not losing weight?

  • 15-09-2008 4:29pm
    #1
    caridee2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭


    Hiya,

    Over the past couple of months I've been hitting the gym alot more than I used to (I aim for 4 times a week), and have now got to the point where I can comfortably run on the treadmill for 55/60 mins nonstop-a huge improvement from when I started (when I could just about manage 10!)

    Last time I weighed myself, I found I'd lost about 7 lbs but since then, I can't seem to shift any weight! I know everyone says muscle weighs more than fat but surely I should have lost more than 7 lbs? I tend to eat quite healthily (lots of water, plenty of fruit, veg, chicken, wholemeal bread/rice etc and not alot of alcohol, sugar), so I don't know what else I can do!

    Any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong?
    Thanks!


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  • #2
    ntlbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    maybe post your daily diet

    i would look more at how your clothes are fitting

    I have often lost no weight and dropped two sizes in my jeans..


  • #3
    caridee2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭caridee2


    Thanks a mill, here's a typical day for me:

    Breakfast: Porridge with l/f milk, bit of cinnamon and teaspoon of honey

    Snack: Banana

    Lunch: Salsa flavoured wrap with ham/chicken, cucumber, sweetcorn, lettuce, peppers and red onion

    Dinner: Grilled chicken breast, l/f stir in sauce and noodles

    + about 3 litres of water a day and maybe 3 cups of tea?


  • #4
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    caridee2 wrote: »
    Over the past couple of months......

    I know everyone says muscle weighs more than fat but surely I should have lost more than 7 lbs?
    A ton of feathers is the same as a ton of coal, the muscle is about 3 times denser is what you/they mean, just like the feathers take up more volume. So you can weigh the same but be thinner. I have been around 12 stone for ages now, losing fat and gaining muscle at the same rate, it didn't bother me at all and I was always amused at people saying I am wasting away when I was stronger than ever! people got very confused when I tried explaining I had not lost weight.

    Take photos to track your gains, use the mirror and clothes as mentioned. Get your body fat percentage measured at the gym, ask them to use calipers, if they have some handheld or stand on device do not even bother using it, it is worse than worthless, it can be upsetting since they are wildly inaccurate.

    I also do not think you are eating enough, what age, height, sex are you? there is a calculator in the stickies. I would also start resistance training (weights, pushups, chinups etc), this will really boost your metabolism and burn fat.

    check out www.simplefit.org and www.exrx.net

    You mention 2 months and 7lbs, that is around 1lb a week which is a great result. I aimed for 1/2lb myself, slower the better IMO as it is more likely to stay off. I imagine you could have been dehydrated the first weighin, and more the next. Weight fluctuates easily, I can change 7lb over the course of a day. Weigh yourself on the same day, same time, same scale, same hydration levels etc.


  • #5
    caridee2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭caridee2


    rubadub,

    you're right, i suppose when you put it like that (1lb a week), it is actually good progress! in answer to your question, i'm female, 23 and 5'3, and weigh about 150lbs (which means I have about 15-20 lbs to shift I reckon). Do you think I should be eating more?


  • #6
    LightningBolt
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    Maybe cut down on the cardio to 30mins and throw in 20mins of weights and you might notice a difference? I'd be thinking lunges, squats, press-ups and shoulder presses. Might help kick start losing a few more lbs


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  • #7
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    caridee2 wrote: »
    rubadub,

    you're right, i suppose when you put it like that (1lb a week), it is actually good progress! in answer to your question, i'm female, 23 and 5'3, and weigh about 150lbs (which means I have about 15-20 lbs to shift I reckon). Do you think I should be eating more?
    Well 1lb a week is great for your size, when I said I aimed for 1/2lb I meant 0.5lb not 1 or 2.

    You would really have to weigh and caculate your portion sizes, this is the sticky to help you calculated your needs.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=50956807&postcount=4

    You can get a small digital scales in argos to weigh your foods, after a while you just know by looking what is the right amount. Reading the packets will also open your eyes to what is high/low in calories, many presume wrongly that certain foods are good/bad.


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