HELP! A little advice needed!

daviddjhonna

Hi everyone! I have been on MFP since 2011. When I first started I was only 10 lbs heavier than my "happy" weight. I started at 154. 10 lbs difference was not too much of a big deal for me so, I was off and on. I gained some and lost it and stayed around 154. Well as of November 2013 I started Insanity. During my first 2 weeks of Insanity I gained 10 lbs. I did not follow the nutrition guide, but I did eat the recommended calorie range (tdee). I was soooo angry about that. All everyone kept telling me is that I was gaining muscle. I do not believe that. I am 5'3 and 32 years old. At that hight and eating at a calorie deficit that is not muscle I gained. Especially after just only 2 weeks. I know I know if I gained that means I was not eating in a deficit. I stayed at 1800 to 2000 calories everyday.

Anyways. I gave it up. Worked out other ways...insanity, brazil butt lift, running, walking, dancing, zumba, etc. I am still till this day 164 lbs!!! Ok I have lost a few inches up top and my body is a little smaller than the old 164, but I am STILL 164!! I eat back my exercise calories or at least most of them. I guess maybe I need to be eating less than 1800 calories idk. Well now I am back on Insanity and am in week 2. I do not see any difference. No inches lost or weight lost. I have no patience for this. Summer time is coming and I live in FL.

I looked back into my diary from when I was smaller and realized that I lost weight when I ate around 1200 - 1300 calories a day just walking/running on the treadmill 3 times a week. Now I feel like I am busting my *kitten* for no results. I cannot wait until month 2 to see changes. I want at least a 1 lb per week loss right now. So my question is should I continue with Insanity, wait it out and the results will come? OR go on a 1300 calorie diet (not diet but stay within that range) work out 3 times a week and see if I lose 1 -2 lbs a week? I hate being someone who gives up on something (Insanity), but I want to just lose weight already! Any advice anyone??

You said you lost inches and your body is smoller than it was the last time you where 164 (I wish at this point). It is a proven scientific fact that muscle weighs more than fat, and yes on insanity you can gain 10lbs of muscle in two weeks. It is not unheard of. I find Insanity too intense for me so I wont do it, however I have a number of associates that have done Insanity and report a change like that each time. Here is the thing, you may want to follow the nutrician guide and only substitute when necessary. 1800-2000 calories is a lot but if you are extremely active ( job that requires a lot of lifting and on your feet all day as well as doing insanity) then this may constitute a deficit for you. Befor you loose it and give up make sure you are doing everything possible (including Nutrition guide) to lose the weight. If all else fails go to a nutritionist or doctor and get some sound medical advice. You never know, it could be something as simple as any medication you are taking reacting to your body change.

to the bolded part just no...

Muscle takes up less space than fat...but 1lb of muscle weighs the same as 1lb of fat...and a woman cannot build 10lbs of muscle in 2 weeks...that is impossible and I mean literally impossible without the use of steriods, eating a lot and lifting weights...

If the OP has gained 10lbs in 2 weeks eating 1800-2000 some of it was water retention but after this long of a period it's just weight...period.

She is not in a deficet and it wont matter how much exercise she does if she isn't in a deficet she wont lose weight.

Well then I will have to tell that to the men and women who swear they gained atleast that much in a two week period. And who's to say it is not a combination of the two. But to put someone out ther damning their post with self righteous indignation is a reflection on the writer. I simply told her from my experience. And yes 1800 can be a deficit if they are highly active. Many individuals that do a great deal of activity need much more calories to keep going. If you would have read you would notice that I pointed out that if she is doing a high amount of activity that 1800-2000 is a deficit in that case. If not then no it is not a deficit. Read then evaluate please. Oh and by the way, To evaluate whether muscle weighs more than fat, you need to weigh two identical volumes of each material. Final result: One cubic inch of muscle weighs more than one cubic inch of fat because it is more dense.
It the statement is by nature two fold. Research and try again!