Why lose weight and then "tone"?

itsirkmr

I've been at this weight loss thing for the last 3 years and I have lost 120 lbs. I have about 60 to go. I lost the majority of mine with cardio. In the last few months I have switched to mainly all weight lifting and some cardio.. I also upped my calories to help with the muscle growth with less of a deficit. The scale hasn't moved up or down, but I do notice I have a lot more "fluff" in my mid section. What do some of you suggest for trying to get rid of that and also how much cardio do you do with your weight training?

I lift 3x/week. I run/do zumba/yoga/some other thing 2 to 3 times per week. I started in January of this year. If I skip something, it is the cardio. But I really try to do it at least 2x/week. I have noticed amazing changes in my body due to lifting. I am an apple, I have lost 15.5 inches on my waist! Still an apple though, just a smaller one

meshashesha2012

i think it's because some people think they have WAY more lean body mass than they actually do and assume that because of that they will gain muscle very quickly. then when they dont strength train while losing weight and lose tons of lean body mass they realize that it's much harder to gain muscle than they thought and maybe they should have started earlier.

tabicatinthehat

I want to be able to see my progress. That's my only reason for holding out. Well, aside from working on changing one set of habits at a time. Might be lame, but there it is.

KameHameHaaaa

Everyone is different. People choose to lose then lift due to schedule interference, chronic injury or fear of injury, anxiety of being around people they think might be judging them etc.

I do cardio and very very light lifting. BUT, I have degenerative disc disease, have had one surgery, nerve damage, etc. I'm terrified to go as "hard" as I want to until I have less weighing me down and "getting in my way". One slip, one fall, one instance of bad form and that could mean paralysis for me.

TrailNurse

I lost my weight by strength training and diet together.

kimothy38

For me, it's a matter of confidence. I have more confidence to do lifting after I've lost some weight - not all of it, just some weight.

kazzsj0urney

I am aiming to lose 200 pounds....im down about 150+ pounds at the moment. I started weight training after I had lost about 50 pounds....reason being was I was uneducated....didnt really know anything about weight training. Also it was a struggle to even walk to the letter box....it was once I was a bit fitter and had the desire to do more that I joined a gym and my trainer had me doing weight work.