Haven't lost weight BUT have lost inches?!

O'Prez

Hi everyone. At the end of last month I decided it was time to actually act on my new year's resolution. Anyway, I decided I'd only weigh myself once a month so as not to get disheartened as I thought the results would at least "look" better on the scales. I've been doing a regular cardio and weight training regime and watching what I eat. So today was the big weigh-in!! I haven't lost a single ounce...but I seem to have lost two inches off my mid-section. I know muscle weighs more than fat but shouldn't I have at least lost some weight?? Or is it possible that I have put on the amount of weight I may have lost with lean muscle in the space of a month which means my weight has stayed the same?

SanoVitae

My guess would be you are doing well with the weights and cardio but falling down when it comes to your diet. You need to create a calorie deficit and relying on exercise alone to do this is not the best way to go, especially when it comes to long-term weight loss.

How about you post your daily diet so we can have a look and give some suggestions on how to improve it?

The Guvnor

2 inches is a good result. If I cut two inches from my midsection but maintained my current bodyweight I'd be pretty happy!

Keep doing what you are doing - eventually the weightloss will come - however it may be slow if you are hitting the weights for the first time but it will happen.

How do you feel, look? Clothes fitting a bit better etc?

Always remember weight is just a number it's how you look which matters.

O'Prez

SanoVitae my daily diet usually consists of: Breakfast is some form of breakfast cereal...cornflakes, rice krispies, porridge and always with honey on top. Mid afternoon I'll blend up a banana, an apple and a pear in soya milk. Dinner I make my own chicken stew (one chicken breast fillet, a load of vegetables and two to three spuds all mixed in with some chicken stock and a couple of spoons of corn flour) and then an hour after weight training I'll have 2 scrambled eggs and 4 grilled sausages.

The Guvnor thanx My clothes fit a bit better...it's early days yet. This time last year I was 14.5 stone. This year I'm 16. I'm 6ft 1 and broad so the 14.5 stone of last year was fairly ideal.

Zamboni

O'Prez wrote: »

SanoVitae my daily diet usually consists of: Breakfast is some form of breakfast cereal...cornflakes, rice krispies, porridge and always with honey on top. Mid afternoon I'll blend up a banana, an apple and a pear in soya milk. Dinner I make my own chicken stew (one chicken breast fillet, a load of vegetables and two to three spuds all mixed in with some chicken stock and a couple of spoons of corn flour) and then an hour after weight training I'll have 2 scrambled eggs and 4 grilled sausages.

The Guvnor thanx My clothes fit a bit better...it's early days yet. This time last year I was 14.5 stone. This year I'm 16. I'm 6ft 1 and broad so the 14.5 stone of last year was fairly ideal.

Stuff not conducive to weight loss highlighted in bold.
Up your meat/fish and veg intake and reduce the stuff in bold. Best of luck.

Ps: 1kg muscle = 1kg fat

Tristram

Apologies if this is a retarded question but why are foods such as bananas, apples and pears not conducive to weight loss? One medium sized banana is just over 100 calories, less than 10% of which come from fat. If I am already eating a calorie surplus and then eating a feckload of bananas on top I’d understand but why are they ’bad’?

(i honestly dont understand)

TommyKnocker

Zamboni wrote: »

Stuff not conducive to weight loss highlighted in bold.
Up your meat/fish and veg intake and reduce the stuff in bold. Best of luck.

Ps: 1kg muscle = 1kg fat

IMHO there are NO foods that are conducive or non conducive to weight loss. All foods provide calories and weight loss will be achieved when calories expended over a period of time exceeds calories consumed over that same period of time. Simple as that.

That is not to say that some foods/types of foods are not more nutritious than other foods/food types, and therefore are more beneficial to you as they provide a broader spectrum of the vitamins, minerals and trace elements that your body requires.

But speaking purely about weight (fat) loss then it is 100% calories in Vs Calories out, nothing more and it doesn't really matter where those calories come from.

Zamboni

TommyKnocker wrote: »

But speaking purely about weight (fat) loss then it is 100% calories in Vs Calories out, nothing more and it doesn't really matter where those calories come from.

I agree with you, but if you are reducing calories I'd rather skip the insulin spike from simple sugars in fruit and increase protein for satiety levels and veg for nutrients.

Tonto86

OP, if you already notice a change in how your clothes fit and inches off your waist your doin very well!
Keep up the good work!

O'Prez

Some interesting input there guys and also thanks for the votes of confidence I'm really not too sure about cutting out the fruit though as I want a balanced vitamin intake too. I had no idea honey and corn flour were culprits though. I'll knock those two on the head..and of course the sausages. I'll up the cardio too and hopefully at next month's weigh in I'll actually see some results on the scales as well as on the tape measure.

King of Kings

Zamboni wrote: »

Stuff not conducive to weight loss highlighted in bold.
Up your meat/fish and veg intake and reduce the stuff in bold. Best of luck.

Ps: 1kg muscle = 1kg fat

nothing wrong with banana,apple and pear. sausages with a high level of pork (75% plus) are fine too.

The main issue is the portion size. 3 pieces of fruit together would be an excessive fructose rush. 4 sausage with the 2 eggs would be excessive too.

and if the OP was trying to lose weight to ditch the potatoes. potatoes are great food but not really in a weight loss diet.

Also ditch the cereals except for porridge - a small bit of honey will be fine. tablespoons of it won't be fine.

Although your closing of more meat and veg is spot on.

O'Prez

King of Kings wrote: »

nothing wrong with banana,apple and pear. sausages with a high level of pork (75% plus) are fine too.

The main issue is the portion size. 3 pieces of fruit together would be an excessive fructose rush. 4 sausage with the 2 eggs would be excessive too.

and if the OP was trying to lose weight to ditch the potatoes. potatoes are great food but not really in a weight loss diet.

Also ditch the cereals except for porridge - a small bit of honey will be fine. tablespoons of it won't be fine.

Although your closing of more meat and veg is spot on.

I did notice I'd feel a bit...I dunno...slightly light headed after those fruit blends.

I'll stick to the porridge for breakfast. I was lorrying on the honey alright and also put it in tea. So I'll stop putting it in tea. How much to sweeten the porridge though. A teaspoon?

As for the spuds...I'll use one instead of two or three and add more veg. I love me spuds hahaha.

TommyKnocker

I don't eat porridge as I don't like the hot/warm gloopy texture, but I do eat porridge oats each morning with some mixed seeds and nuts added and I add a few berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries etc) to add a little sweetness.

I also take a teaspoon of Manuka +15 honey twice a day for its purported health benefits and I have no problem cutting body fat whenever I choose.

King of Kings

TommyKnocker wrote: »

I don't eat porridge as I don't like the hot/warm gloopy texture, but I do eat porridge oats each morning with some mixed seeds and nuts added and I add a few berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries etc) to add a little sweetness.

me too on the oats - have them with linseed and some berries or 1 piece of larger fruit (sliced)

O'Prez

I bought some porridge oats earlier and plan to put some fruit and maybe cinnamon on it

jaggiebunnet

O'Prez wrote: »

I bought some porridge oats earlier and plan to put some fruit and maybe cinnamon on it

Thats what I have porridge, banana and cinnamon. mmmm

I'm a honeytea addict and I'm losing weight and inches fine - don't worry about it, just don't have 20 cups a day or anything
Another thing is that if you're very used to the taste of honey you might find yourself adding more and more for the same sweetness - I used to. If so, cut it down for a while and you'll re-adjust to smaller amounts.