So is it just water weight?
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Iguessicandothis
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I've lost almost 5 pounds now and feel great! Who knew that cutting out entire bags of chips every night would make my tummy feel so much better;). But I've been told it's likely water weight. So how do I burn actual fat? Do I need to go below my goal weight and if so, by how much? Or is it time to build muscle?
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Some of it likely is water. Some isn't.
What you really need to do to see actual fat loss is look at long-term trends. In the short term, glycogen and water just confound everything, but since these fluctuate within certain ranges, as you look over longer and longer time windows, you see the trend emerge, and the trend is primarily a change in fat.
Early on, it's hard to say what is what. You need more data.
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In addition to the above, it doesn't matter. Most of the time people start a diet they tend to lose some water along with fat.
You'll never be able to tell definitively but it's going to be happen regardless.0 -
Ok, but if I'm at my goal weight, should I be eating to maintain or still to lose slightly for the next few weeks?0
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I'm a bit paranoid, because I used to have a lot of trouble putting weight on right up until this year.0
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Are you happy with where you are at?
Maintain.
Want to lose more?
Keep dieting.0 -
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you may want to consider a structured lifting program like strong lifts or all pro beginner routine and do a recomp where you lose some fat and add some muscle...0 -
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you may want to consider a structured lifting program like strong lifts or all pro beginner routine and do a recomp where you lose some fat and add some muscle...
Yeah, I've been mulling that over...it's scary to me since I'm a weakling and clueless. But some of the ladies on here have very motivating pics.0 -
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you may want to consider a structured lifting program like strong lifts or all pro beginner routine and do a recomp where you lose some fat and add some muscle...
Yeah, I've been mulling that over...it's scary to me since I'm a weakling and clueless. But some of the ladies on here have very motivating pics.
stronglifts would probably be a great program for you then, as you can start really low with the weights and work your way up. IMO it is a great introduction to compound movements and will build you a solid foundation of strength..
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Eat! You look and feel great. Get into maintenance and start reading through some of those lifting programs (or body weight programs) if you want to start changing your body composition.0
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http://stronglifts.com/5x5/
It is an exercise routine focused on building muscle for beginners, focusing on compound (using lots of muscles at once) lifts.
Thank you:). So machines, not free-weights?0 -
http://stronglifts.com/5x5/
It is an exercise routine focused on building muscle for beginners, focusing on compound (using lots of muscles at once) lifts.
Thank you:). So machines, not free-weights?
Absolutely free weights. Not machines.0 -
Ok, I'm going to check out my local gym and then I'll probably be back with tons more questions.
Yikes, just using the words "I" and "gym" in the same sentence gives me heart palpitations. Bad memories of junior high gym class!0 -
arditarose wrote: »
http://stronglifts.com/5x5/
It is an exercise routine focused on building muscle for beginners, focusing on compound (using lots of muscles at once) lifts.
Thank you:). So machines, not free-weights?
Absolutely free weights. Not machines.
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It's about balance along with gaining strength and keeping your muscle while losing fat. I was also a weakling when I started lifting. I had also only lost about 30 lbs at that point. It's been two years and I'm still gaining strength with SL 5X5. I have the app on my smartphone and follow it to a T 3 days a week. I went from not being able to lift the bar (45 lbs) to being able to squat my own weight (180 ish) in a little over 6 months and still going strong.0 -
Ok, I'm going to check out my local gym and then I'll probably be back with tons more questions.
Yikes, just using the words "I" and "gym" in the same sentence gives me heart palpitations. Bad memories of junior high gym class!
One of the most awkward times of my life. And now I'm a gym rat.0
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