Scale isn’t moving?
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aidayazd95 wrote: »aidayazd95 wrote: »Ok, but I don't think losing more weight is the best choice for that. Recomp is. You will (slowly) reduce fat and add muscle. You will look great over time and should lose that last little bit of fat. But either way, it's going to be slow going and require lots of patience. When you are already fairly lean, it's hard to lose that last bit of body fat in the trouble spots.
Got it, thank you!
Most are saying recomp.
I have no clue what that is exactly.
Where can I find the best info all about it?
What is it exactly?
Great thread on recomp here.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1
Yay thanks!
It talks about TDEE can someone explain what is it exactly and where can I find mine?
Your TDEE is your total daily energy expenditure, the total amount of calories you need to maintain your current weight (includes the calories you burn at rest, exercise, daily activities and digestion). You can find an estimate of this number with a TDEE calculator (there are many floating around the web) you can enter your stats into a few and take the average them go from there. Otherwise if you have been tracking you can use real world data to know your total intake.
At the end of the day, whether you know your TDEE or not, you want to be maintaining your weight over time to recomp.
This is one way. Another is to set MFP for maintenance and log all exercise and eat back a portion of those calories. Just 2 different ways to achieve the same thing. Monitor for a couple of months and adjust based on actual results.
When I think of your situation, I think of a thread from a year or so ago where a young lady lost weight, then did recomp. At the end of it, she was actually heavier but looked leaner and more shapely. Maybe someone will remember it and post the link.3 -
aidayazd95 wrote: »aidayazd95 wrote: »Ok, but I don't think losing more weight is the best choice for that. Recomp is. You will (slowly) reduce fat and add muscle. You will look great over time and should lose that last little bit of fat. But either way, it's going to be slow going and require lots of patience. When you are already fairly lean, it's hard to lose that last bit of body fat in the trouble spots.
Got it, thank you!
Most are saying recomp.
I have no clue what that is exactly.
Where can I find the best info all about it?
What is it exactly?
Great thread on recomp here.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1
Yay thanks!
It talks about TDEE can someone explain what is it exactly and where can I find mine?
Your TDEE is your total daily energy expenditure, the total amount of calories you need to maintain your current weight (includes the calories you burn at rest, exercise, daily activities and digestion). You can find an estimate of this number with a TDEE calculator (there are many floating around the web) you can enter your stats into a few and take the average them go from there. Otherwise if you have been tracking you can use real world data to know your total intake.
At the end of the day, whether you know your TDEE or not, you want to be maintaining your weight over time to recomp.
Got it, Thanks!aidayazd95 wrote: »Pipsqueak1965 wrote: »Two weeks is no time at all at your size - when you are fairly small/light, it takes blinking ages to lose any weight (unless you amputate something).
I seeaidayazd95 wrote: »Unless you have health issues, or you're lifting like a beast and on gear, there's only one reason you're not losing weight, you're eating the same number of calories that you're burning. Eat less or burn more.
What do you mean by not losing weight though? Has your weight not moved in a week or more? You can't base calculations on weight over a day or two, or three, you have to base it on what your weight is doing over a week or two so that variations due to hydration and nutrient transit aren't what you're seeing.
I mean by like a week - 2 weeks.
Maybe yeah it’s true.. I eat more that I don’t know of.
But all I know is I’m very active like excercise a lot and stand/walk a lot plus don’t really eat that much.
It could be the nuts, the good fats (that are high in calories) Cuz I eat a lot of that.
It is totally normal to not see the scale move for 2 or 3 weeks, even when you are doing everything right, because of normal weight fluctuations.
It seems like you really don't like this answer, but the answer is that you need to be more patient, focus on your goals, and settle in for the long haul. No matter what you eat, what workouts you do, how much water you drink, etc etc, you need realistic expectations. Once you are already lean, further improvements are really slow, over months and even years, that's just real life.
Oh no I totally get it,
Patience that’s exactly what I need.
I was just curious since I’m new to the muscle building and if that could be the reason of the scale not moving/going up.
But thank you so muchI'm confused. You are at a very healthy weight. Why do you want to lose more? To rework your body composition, follow the advice people have given you for recomp. But I'm not getting why you feel you need to lose weight or want the scale to move.
I know but I just wanted to be a little less or maybe it’s the body fat.
Because when I gain weight it goes mostly in my face, my thighs and butt.
The problem is the face, it’s still little chubby Lol and still have little bit of double chin and lower belly fat.
If you're not making a dramatic change in weight the scale can be very confusing, even at your size your weight could fluctuate several pounds in a day just from water. You could be losing a pound or two of fat and not seeing it on the scale if you are holding water. Likewise if you are that small but have a "chubby" face lol, it may very well be water weight held in your face. If you are holding extra water then possibly changing what foods you're eating, and tracking sodium, could be the only change needed to achieve your goals.
I understand, but the thing is I actually watch my sodium intake and I’m pretty strict with that lol
The food I eat my mom makes she either puts very little salt or maybe not at all so we later we can add as much as we want (I usually never add)
Yeah overall I don’t eat much salt
And I drink water 40-80 oz per day 🤔 when I have school/classes not that much because I don’t want to keep going to the bathroom in the middle of the class lol.2 -
aidayazd95 wrote: »aidayazd95 wrote: »Ok, but I don't think losing more weight is the best choice for that. Recomp is. You will (slowly) reduce fat and add muscle. You will look great over time and should lose that last little bit of fat. But either way, it's going to be slow going and require lots of patience. When you are already fairly lean, it's hard to lose that last bit of body fat in the trouble spots.
Got it, thank you!
Most are saying recomp.
I have no clue what that is exactly.
Where can I find the best info all about it?
What is it exactly?
Great thread on recomp here.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1
Yay thanks!
It talks about TDEE can someone explain what is it exactly and where can I find mine?
Your TDEE is your total daily energy expenditure, the total amount of calories you need to maintain your current weight (includes the calories you burn at rest, exercise, daily activities and digestion). You can find an estimate of this number with a TDEE calculator (there are many floating around the web) you can enter your stats into a few and take the average them go from there. Otherwise if you have been tracking you can use real world data to know your total intake.
At the end of the day, whether you know your TDEE or not, you want to be maintaining your weight over time to recomp.
This is one way. Another is to set MFP for maintenance and log all exercise and eat back a portion of those calories. Just 2 different ways to achieve the same thing. Monitor for a couple of months and adjust based on actual results.
When I think of your situation, I think of a thread from a year or so ago where a young lady lost weight, then did recomp. At the end of it, she was actually heavier but looked leaner and more shapely. Maybe someone will remember it and post the link.
Thank you so much
I’m gonna try that by using the maintenance in MFP3
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