Help! Why can't I lose weight?

debsdoingthis

Silverstar721 wrote: »

Isn't it true that if we are eating correctly and exercizing really hard that muscle will build and build and as we all know muscle weighs more that body fat? I have seen in body building books that a person who wanted to lose weight and did weight lifting and calisthenics would often stay at the same weight level. They said "to try to incorporate more protein in their daily plan". Any thoughts on this?

Actually muscle does NOT weigh more than fat and muscle takes a long time to build.

futuresize8

I would say that if you don't have a lot of weight to lose and you're ballparking the amount, you may not make the progress you want to make. Even a good guesser who pretty accurately measures using the eyeball or handful "methods" could easily be off by a few hundred calories a day. Unless that person is also underestimating their physical activity or has a lot of weight to lose where being off a tiny bit isn't a hinderance, guessing isn't going to generate the results. I recommend giving it more time and measuring accurately so you know exactly what you're consuming. Good luck!

SergeantSausage

Silverstar721 wrote: »

Isn't it true that if we are eating correctly and exercizing really hard that muscle will build and build and as we all know muscle weighs more that body fat? I have seen in body building books that a person who wanted to lose weight and did weight lifting and calisthenics would often stay at the same weight level. They said "to try to incorporate more protein in their daily plan". Any thoughts on this?

It's an excuse fat people use when they aren't losing weight, right?

For your average Joe - no. Not true in the slightest. Just an excuse. ("I must just be building muscle, right? Yeah .. that's it - that's the ticket ... "

BWBTrish

Looked at your diary

You eat more calories than you think...you do NOT weigh ALL your food

There can be a hugeeee difference in calories in a serving size/measuring with a cup or really weighing your food on a food scale
And we are not talking here about a couple calories but a couple of hundred!

DeguelloTex

debsdoingthis wrote: »

Silverstar721 wrote: »

Isn't it true that if we are eating correctly and exercizing really hard that muscle will build and build and as we all know muscle weighs more that body fat? I have seen in body building books that a person who wanted to lose weight and did weight lifting and calisthenics would often stay at the same weight level. They said "to try to incorporate more protein in their daily plan". Any thoughts on this?

Actually muscle does NOT weigh more than fat and muscle takes a long time to build.

Muscle weighs more than the same volume of fat, which is typically what people mean when they say one thing weighs more than another. If someone says "lead weighs more than styrofoam" I doubt there's any confusion about what he means.

cavia

nicolatracey1 wrote: »

Thank you all some really useful stuff here. I'm 35 and 5ft 5". I don't weigh everything but have a good idea of what I'm having plus I don't have a big appetite so tend to have small portions.

If you really want to lose that last 8lbs (going by your ticker), you're going to have to precise with your intake. You aren't losing because you're not eating at a deficit. It's cool if you don't wanna weigh your food but that means you have to be cool with the results of not weighing your food.