Dieting for 2 weeks and only 1 pound lost

jackielou867

If you try too hard your body reacts in a different way.
Starve it and it will horde fat.
Work it for more calories than you gave it, then it will turn to muscle for its energy source.
Trust me I did this. First I crash dieted and lost all my boobs. then I did it ever so carefully for a while. then in the final push for the last kilo, I went nuts and lost it in a week. This worried me a bit, and since I had just had all my measurements done in the gym I went to be checked over, and guess what LBM was down and body fat% was up.
In other words, I lost some muscle and grew some fat.
Or to put it even more simply, I lost a kilo but my pants were tighter!
There is only one way to lose weight and that is slow and steady.

melaniecheeks

Massive workouts wont be the best way of losing weight, that comes from your nutrition.

TavistockToad

well, I didn't loose anything this week, and I've done two 2 hour workouts with one burning 900 cals using weights too

Open your diary

kbmnurse

Need to increase your cardio workout. 2x weekly not enough.

RhysJ13

It's a slow process. Weight goes on over weeks and months; it takes time to lose as well.

RhysJ13

well, I didn't loose anything this week, and I've done two 2 hour workouts with one burning 900 cals using weights too

Obviously I don't know what your workout is, but 900 calories is a lot to lose in one workout. Can we ask how you got that number?

eldamiano

Poor you. I bet loads of people who struggle to lose weight are in envy.

misskells

Its a work out called boogie bounce so rebounding aerobics on a trampette with 2x 1kg weights, I had a heart rate monitor watch thing on and it showed just under 900

misskells

Poor you. I bet loads of people who struggle to lose weight are in envy.

Meaning what?

TavistockToad

Poor you. I bet loads of people who struggle to lose weight are in envy.

Meaning what?

Still waiting... Open your diary....

ashenriver

http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/977538-halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/560459-stronglifts-5x5-summary

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1161603-so-you-want-a-nice-stomach

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

^^ These should have all the information you need.

Patience, for what you want to do I would throw away the scale, its all about measurements and body comp at this point.