Water Weight Loss?

Tan43

HI All,

So I have averaged the same weight and body fat % for 4 weeks after completing 8 weeks reset. I have cut 150 calories per day for the last week and have lost 1.8 pounds in that time and spreadsheet has a loss of LBM of .6 and Fat at .2 so in essence I have lost some LBM and Fat but I`m thinking it is mostly water weight as my measurements are the same except for a 1cm loss around my abdomen. Body fat % has stayed the same for the last 4 weeks as well.

I am more disapointed in the fact that I have not lost any cms instead of celebrating the scale weight loss. I am proud of myself for thinking this way as I am now free from the scale.

Interested in peoples thoughts.

Cheers

heybales

Can't spot reduce.

That includes 8 spots you are measuring, 1 of which probably won't show much (wrist).

You may be losing in other spots.

So very correct that a deficit of estimated 150 calories couldn't cause 1.8 lbs of fat to be burned, so it was water weight, which is LBM.

Be more curious why it was so great though with only 150 drop. Not like that should cause a big depletion of glucose stores, which is usually the first big water weight drop when you start a diet, well and cutting back on sodium too.

Using TDEE Deficit method, or MFP Tweak method and eating back exercise?

150 deficit is going to mean very little margin for error, so gotta be very correct on food logging.

Did your exercise routine change any from reset to cut time?

The sheet TDEG was only 150 less than TDEE?

Tan43

Week prior TDEE 2463 TDEG 2066 But actually ate 2152, 70.5KG 27.11% Av 31.39% Navy
This week TDEE 2442 TDEG 2059 Actual food 2000, 69.7KG 27.11% Av 31.39% Navy

The only difference activity wise is that I did not do any road runs for that week. I usually average around 25 kms a week but this week I focused on weights and short interval runs on the treadmill.

Could the constant road runs be too much stress???

Greenrun99

As heybales said your body could take that weight from anywhere, your not measuring everywhere.. But at 1.8 lbs lost, your not going to find it and calculate that.. I wouldn't do anything til 5lbs lost or more then you may see some change in your measured areas.

heybales

Week prior TDEE 2463 TDEG 2066 But actually ate 2152, 70.5KG 27.11% Av 31.39% Navy
This week TDEE 2442 TDEG 2059 Actual food 2000, 69.7KG 27.11% Av 31.39% Navy

The only difference activity wise is that I did not do any road runs for that week. I usually average around 25 kms a week but this week I focused on weights and short interval runs on the treadmill.

Could the constant road runs be too much stress???

Ok, so that is closer to a deficit I'd think would be recommended, almost 400 cal.

Too frequent and/or too intense and/or too long all depends on your fitness level and amount of deficit and what your body is going to consider stress.

So I would only do measurements at most every other week, and then that may or may not change the numbers enough to worry about.
But, did you adjust the activity time for your planned change of focus?
For instance, if you dropped 180 min of high cardio and instead did extra 135 min lifting, that's a difference in TDEE, less.