Pounds not coming off only inches , why?!?!
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kim808skittles
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Hi, I do fitbody bootcamp which is high intensity interval training for 30 min 5 days a week. I have lost 3 inches in almost a month but I've only lost 1.4 pounds! I'm eating clean meals high protein low car with one cheat meal a week and even that is portion controlled.
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You've lost 1.5 pounds and 3 inches? Sounds like it's working. WTG!12
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I guess I'm just used to pounds going down and inches coming down together1
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muscle weighs more than fat1
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Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?0
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fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
No it doesn't, a pound of muscle & a pound of fat're each still; a pound!11 -
You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.3
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You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.
She's losing inches which, means she's losing weight & thus, she's consuming at; a caloric deficit!1 -
DeficitDuchess wrote: »You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.
She's losing inches which, means she's losing weight & thus, she's consuming at; a caloric deficit!
Ummm @DeficitDuchess... I'm not sure where you are coming from with this. Did you read the title of the thread and her post? She is specifically asking why she is losing inches but not weight (and 1.4 pounds is not enough to represent 3 inches).
If the 3 inches is from her belly, the answer is that her muscles are getting toned although she isn't losing much fat. That leads to a tighter, leaner-looking belly, even without weight loss.6 -
I saw a girl that became fit by not losing any weight at all. She just gained muscle. She was 183 at the beginning and 183 at the end. You could tell her fat was replaced by muscle. Her belly and stuff was gone.5
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fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
I think you mean that muscle is more dense than fat, therefore, a pound of muscle will take up less space than a pound of fat. They are still both a pound, but the muscle is tighter and more compact, while the fat fluffs and blobs out, taking up more space.5 -
When weight of things is compared, equal volume is implied. Always. If you didn't know this now you do.
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Ignoring the age old weight vs volume muscle debate, in just a month, OP is not building muscle. If it were that easy, especially for a female, we would all be ripped.
It's more likely water retention from TOM, sodium, or a workout given the timeline.10 -
DeficitDuchess wrote: »You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.
She's losing inches which, means she's losing weight & thus, she's consuming at; a caloric deficit!
Ummm @DeficitDuchess... I'm not sure where you are coming from with this. Did you read the title of the thread and her post? She is specifically asking why she is losing inches but not weight (and 1.4 pounds is not enough to represent 3 inches).
If the 3 inches is from her belly, the answer is that her muscles are getting toned although she isn't losing much fat. That leads to a tighter, leaner-looking belly, even without weight loss.
There're many reasons why someone's weight loss might not, be reflected upon the scale especially with; being a woman! Many times, I don't gain any; inches (sometimes 1") but'll gain 5 pounds of, water retention & blood generation via, my monthly cycle & thus that might be, masking some; weight loss! Plus sodium, etc.!1 -
Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?
I am being measured weekly by my coaches at the bootcamp ,Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?
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You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.
Yes I do have a caloric deficit 90% of the time0 -
DeficitDuchess wrote: »You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.
She's losing inches which, means she's losing weight & thus, she's consuming at; a caloric deficit!
Ummm @DeficitDuchess... I'm not sure where you are coming from with this. Did you read the title of the thread and her post? She is specifically asking why she is losing inches but not weight (and 1.4 pounds is not enough to represent 3 inches).
If the 3 inches is from her belly, the answer is that her muscles are getting toned although she isn't losing much fat. That leads to a tighter, leaner-looking belly, even without weight loss.
Yes it is from my waist .0 -
DeficitDuchess wrote: »fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
No it doesn't, a pound of muscle & a pound of fat're each still; a pound!
Oh for goodness's sake - that is purely pedantic.
Muscle is more dense than fat, so a smaller volume of muscle will weigh the same as a larger volume of fat - so inches can come off as far is burned and muscle is built up without much change on the scales.
To the OP - great job! It sounds like you are building muscle and getting results!6 -
fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
lol. she's not gaining sizable amounts of muscle in one month in a calorie deficit doing bootcamps - I can promise you that!2 -
lifeandleaves wrote: »DeficitDuchess wrote: »fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
No it doesn't, a pound of muscle & a pound of fat're each still; a pound!
Oh for goodness's sake - that is purely pedantic.
Muscle is more dense than fat, so a smaller volume of muscle will weigh the same as a larger volume of fat - so inches can come off as far is burned and muscle is built up without much change on the scales.
To the OP - great job! It sounds like you are building muscle and getting results!
Not in a month....
OP, most likely water retention due up your cycle or sodium, or from your new exercise routine. Keep it up!1 -
lifeandleaves wrote: »DeficitDuchess wrote: »fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
No it doesn't, a pound of muscle & a pound of fat're each still; a pound!
Oh for goodness's sake - that is purely pedantic.
Muscle is more dense than fat, so a smaller volume of muscle will weigh the same as a larger volume of fat - so inches can come off as far is burned and muscle is built up without much change on the scales.
To the OP - great job! It sounds like you are building muscle and getting results!
Building muscle, takes calories; for fuel! I am unable to, build a Lego house without; plastic lol!
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