Insanely frustrated...

kerrilucko

Now I'm just confused. :noway:
Eat more? Eat less? Eat the same?
Do more cardio? Do more strength training?
I feel very unsure about my entire routine now....

Keep doing EXACTLY what you're doing. Eat the number of calories MFP suggests and excercise regularly. If another month goes by and you're seeing no change, then you should start playing with your calories. Until then, don't worry about it. Also, make sure you are taking youor measurements too! SOmetimes you will see changes there but not in the numbers on the scale. good luck! :flowerforyou:

SuzieQT

I really want to thank all of you guys for your tips and support!
I tweaked my goals to 1 lb per week loss and more exercise. So we'll see how it goes!
Wish me luck and thanks again! :smooched:

Juliebean

Well thanks! :smooched: I'm 5'8" naturally curvy and I've got a pretty average frame I think. My boyfriend always tells me I wouldn't be overweight if I didn't wear a D cup and have baby making hips lol. I think I'm going to try decreasing my per week goal and see if it helps any. Thanks for the suggestion!

Check out this site--it's got a "ideal body weight" calculator that uses body frame size. It seems to agree with many others I've used. It also tells you how to measure your body frame and it's simple!


http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html

Shore, thanks so much for this website! I went and checked out what my "ideal body weight" is and it's actually about 30-50 pounds more than I had thought! Obviously I will still set my sights on the lower number than I am striving for, but it's nice to know that I have a "buffer" and can still be termed "ideal." Yay and thanks again! :flowerforyou:

LAPETITERUSE

You just won't gain pounds from added muscle in a deficit.

I hope not! I do know that muscle doesn't "weigh" more than fat but is more dense than fat. And, I also know that I will gain or at least maintain for a day or so or week ( ) after a weight training work-out. I finally learned that's because one can retain fluid after weight training.

Which is why I've scaled those back now to only once every week or even once every 2 weeks. I want to lose some more fat first before starting to really "tone." Plus, the cycling works the legs more than enough for that part of the body.

Now, tell me, when do you start studying pre-men women and their physiology and weight loss conundrums because have I got some questions for you then!

Actually - muscle does WEIGH more than fat by mass volume - meaning 1 lb of fat has almost twice the mass of 1 lb of muscle.

I'm linking a photo, but not sure if it's gonna work.

<a href="http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s24/lapetiteruse/?action=view&current=FatvsMuscle.jpg&quot; target="_blank"><img src="http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s24/lapetiteruse/FatvsMuscle.jpg&quot; border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

LAPETITERUSE

You just won't gain pounds from added muscle in a deficit.

I hope not! I do know that muscle doesn't "weigh" more than fat but is more dense than fat. And, I also know that I will gain or at least maintain for a day or so or week ( ) after a weight training work-out. I finally learned that's because one can retain fluid after weight training.

Which is why I've scaled those back now to only once every week or even once every 2 weeks. I want to lose some more fat first before starting to really "tone." Plus, the cycling works the legs more than enough for that part of the body.

Now, tell me, when do you start studying pre-men women and their physiology and weight loss conundrums because have I got some questions for you then!

Actually - muscle does WEIGH more than fat by mass volume - meaning 1 lb of fat has almost twice the mass of 1 lb of muscle.

I'm linking a photo, but not sure if it's gonna work.

<a href="http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s24/lapetiteruse/?action=view&current=FatvsMuscle.jpg&quot; target="_blank"><img src="http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s24/lapetiteruse/FatvsMuscle.jpg&quot; border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

well that didn't work. How bout this

LAPETITERUSE

You just won't gain pounds from added muscle in a deficit.

I hope not! I do know that muscle doesn't "weigh" more than fat but is more dense than fat. And, I also know that I will gain or at least maintain for a day or so or week ( ) after a weight training work-out. I finally learned that's because one can retain fluid after weight training.

Which is why I've scaled those back now to only once every week or even once every 2 weeks. I want to lose some more fat first before starting to really "tone." Plus, the cycling works the legs more than enough for that part of the body.

Now, tell me, when do you start studying pre-men women and their physiology and weight loss conundrums because have I got some questions for you then!

Actually - muscle does WEIGH more than fat by mass volume - meaning 1 lb of fat has almost twice the mass of 1 lb of muscle.

I'm linking a photo, but not sure if it's gonna work.

<a href="http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s24/lapetiteruse/?action=view&current=FatvsMuscle.jpg&quot; target="_blank"><img src="http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s24/lapetiteruse/FatvsMuscle.jpg&quot; border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

well that didn't work. How bout this

anyone know how to get a photobucket image to display in forum? Until then, copy paste the link in your browser to see the picture of 1 lb of muscle vs 1 lb of fat and then figure out why when you gain muscle weight, you lose inches...

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s24/lapetiteruse/FatvsMuscle.jpg

beahurey

You can do it! You are doing the right thing by being motivated to be healthier. Keep that in mind at all times and you will reach your goal! Keep the end result in mind always!!! :flowerforyou: