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I lost more when I didn't work as hard?

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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    sheldonklein wrote: »
    The "water weight" explanation doesn't answer the question, even if one accepts the premise that exercise is accompanied by water retention. Water retention may explain a short term change following beginning or stopping exercise, but it doesn't explain the long term plateau the OP experienced.

    short term loss = water retention loss

    long term plateau - inaccurate logging…

  • xruss7
    xruss7 Posts: 9
    mymodernbabylon wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    misskarihari wrote: »
    You ate more. You obviously ate too little when you were exercising vigorously . If you eat too little you won't lose weight. Read about BMR (basal metabolic rate) and TDEE (total daily energy expenditure. You should not eat below your BMR.

    No!

    There is some truth about not eating below your BMR...but it's true that you will lose weight eventually if you under-eat.

    BUT you are also stressing your body a lot by so much cardio and they have found that this will keep you from losing weight quite at the pace you'd expect. Cut back on the cardio, eat a bit more and see what happens.

    Yeah this is what I did. Helped A BUNCH. Thanks everyone.
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