Almost 3 months and very little success.....

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    You are going to get some strong opinions on this. Please listen to your body...it'll let you know if you are hungry. My trainer says no to eating burned calories... but if you work out intensely and feel hungry...then eat...

    Also watch your sodium and drink lots of water!!!!

    Keep in mind, most trainings include exercise is your TDEE calculations.. In fact, most other websites do the same thing.
  • LuvonLuv
    LuvonLuv Posts: 68
    This discussion thread is very informative.:smile:
  • LuvonLuv
    LuvonLuv Posts: 68
    The answer is here http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/

    Whao! The tone of this article was hilarious but I do get the point. I have to check my inputs in MFP and be more realistic in estimating my caloric intake and burns. The article pointed out something really important though...even though I hadn't seen weight loss on the scale, I have been keeping up with measurements and I have lost on chest, waist and hips. I cannot focus on scale only then. Thanks for sharing that article.
  • uconnwinsnc
    uconnwinsnc Posts: 1,054 Member

    By performing strength training while in a deficit you can lose inches of fat while maintaining muscle mass. By doing this it can give the illusion of gained mass. Gains in strength doesn't indicate gains in mass. The body is adapting to the exercise.....becoming more efficient, not actually getting bigger.

    A 3.8 liter flat six engine can outperform a 7 liter v8 out of an old muscle car. Size and volume doesn't mean everything when it comes to output in cars, and it is the same with human muscle. Weight training on a deficit should be done by most people to improve overall body health even though they won't "gain muscle mass" they will still get stronger.
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member

    Also, with being a female it is extremely difficult to pack on muscle mass, especially enough to stall out the scale. A professional body building female would be hard pressed to put on more than a lb of muscle in 4-6 weeks, of heavy lifting.

    As a former dedicated weight lifter I not only agree with you, but would like to add that for a female to develop an extra 10 pounds of muscle in three month, steroids would have to be involved and I think furthermore that even with chemical help it would not be possible in such short a time.
    I would think that such a stall is caused by burning less calories than given, taking in more calories than the OP thinks and probably some water weight increase also. It is difficult to tell if the OP does not open her food diary and all advise would be guesswork and as such not worth the energy it takes to type a response.
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member
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    A 3.8 liter flat six engine can outperform a 7 liter v8 out of an old muscle car. Size and volume doesn't mean everything when it comes to output in cars, and it is the same with human muscle. Weight training on a deficit should be done by most people to improve overall body health even though they won't "gain muscle mass" they will still get stronger.
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    This is true, but has nothing to do with " ten pounds of muscle gained " the problem the OP addressed in her post. She is not complaining that she is not strong, she is however complaining that she is not losing weight.
  • CorlissaEats
    CorlissaEats Posts: 493 Member
    If you havent already done so, buy yourself a food scale. They cost $10 and up.
    ACCURATELY weigh and log for at least 3 weeks. Using only the most recent 2 weeks, one is just to get a base line. Write down any weightloss in pounds and multiply that by 3500. Write that down. Then go to your diary and add up all the calories you ate in those 3 weeks. Write that down too. Add the total calories with the weightloss calories (gain would be a subtract). Then divide that number by 14 days. That is the number of calories your body uses just to maintain. Subract around 500 calories to create a deficit. That is your new daily calorie goal. Of course the data is only as good as your ability to log HONESTLY and accurately. Any binge/low days should be leveled out as your span increases from 2 weeks to more. Good luck.
  • looberella
    looberella Posts: 2 Member
    HI Everyone,

    Thank you all for all your advice. I am on the right track now by doing a few things - weighing my food and sticking to 1200cals per day. I'm not entering my exercise but I'm using a HRM so I know how much I burn and I'm happy with that.

    I joined Michelle Bridges 12WBT, doing the 10km running program and that is getting great results for me.

    Cheers,
    :happy:

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