5 months of working out, 0 weight lost
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you wont gain muscle unless you are eating in a surplus.
Inches down are good...but if you are losing inches and no weight after 5 months sounds like recomp to me...
which means you are not eating in a deficet...you are at maintenance.
But with your diary closed it's hard to say why.
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I eat 1700, and then normally burn 400 calories by working out everyday.0
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You can find out how many calories to eat by using a TDEE calculator.0
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So if I may be eating too much, does anybody have any suggestions on how many calories I should be eating if I want to lose fat?
I would suspect that your calorie goals may be reasonable (can't really judges without height /weight / activity information), but that you are eating more than you think you are.
Obvious ones that people miss: fruits, cooking fats, vegetables, quick snacks. But the biggest source of inaccuracies are estimating portions or measuring (cups) rather than weighing (oz/g) solids and viscous fluids (nut butters, oils).0 -
Thanks for your help! And I do use a heart rate monitor, I LOVE it!0
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Sorry if I overlooked something, but are you using a food scale to weigh these foods your eating???? A scale will help you Know if your really at a deficit or not0
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I eat 1700, and then normally burn 400 calories by working out everyday.
Do you weight your solids on a food scale? if hte answer is no then you are probably eating more than you think.
And how do you get your burns? you could be over estimating those too.0 -
I just looked at your pictures, the scale may not have moved but you certainly look better. Keep doing what you are doing and watch your diet even more closely. May have to start measuring and weight your food. At 5'6', you are within your normal weight range even with the 5 pound gain.0
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I eat 1700, and then normally burn 400 calories by working out everyday.0
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Personally my base line is 1200 calories plus calories earnt from exercise (I'm female 5'5).
Are you measuring everything? And do you log all of your drinks as well? Don't mean to sound patronising but its suprising how many folks don't realise how many calories most drinks contain plus its easier to underestimate quanity if its not measured out.
Are you feeling fitter and healthier in yourself though?0 -
Just read and implement the suggestions on these links...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
Exercise calories
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818082-exercise-calories-again-wtf
Logging accuracy
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think
And join the group as their information is solid...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/10118-eat-train-progress0 -
No I don't.0
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"I know muscle weighs more than fat, but I feel like I should have at least burned off some of the fat before I started gaining this extra muscle weight."
A pound of muscle weighs exactly the same as a pound of fat. The difference is volume.0 -
I don't weigh my food. I'll start doing that. Thank you all for your help! I appreciate it!0
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So if I may be eating too much, does anybody have any suggestions on how many calories I should be eating if I want to lose fat?0
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I don't weigh my food. I'll start doing that. Thank you all for your help! I appreciate it!
Great - do that really carefully for a couple of weeks - then see how you're doing.
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I've been working out 6x a week for 5 months strait. I do 3x a week weight lifting with 15 minutes of cardio, and 3x a week pure cardio. I range from burning 300-500 calories a day and eat 1700 calories a day. I'm 22, 5' 6" and started out weighing 142, and I now weigh 148. I've dropped a couple inches, but hardly any from my waist (around where my pants come up to). I know muscle weighs more than fat, but I feel like I should have at least burned off some of the fat before I started gaining this extra muscle weight. I thought I would just be further along than this with as much effort as I've put in. Any suggestions on why I can't lose weight or inches around my waist??
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No I don't.0
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