stop lifting or????

bigbrownkid

hey guys im 3 weeks into my diet and weight loss

intial weight - 215.1
week 1- 213
week 2- 210.5
week 3- 210.2

i recently starting lifting more with a friend who goes and lifts, i dont care to much about losing weight to quickly because im not to self conscious about my weight. but i feel like im dieting alot and not sure if i should stop lifting or not. i do an hour of cardio everyday, and lift whenever my friend lifts.

so what im asking is should i stop lifting to lose weight? i feel like if i dont see weight loss results i will stop. i was hoping to be under 200 by the end of the month or if not start of school year. and was hopin to be under 170 by end of the year.


my ultimate goal is to slim down, i dont care about being the strongest person in the world. let me know what i should do

im 21 5-8 and male

lclarkjr

Keep lifting in order to preserve your lean body mass and promote fat loss.

robertf57

LIfting is great to help you maintain your lean body mass. I think your goal of under 200 in a month is not reasonable. That is 15 pounds. 1-2 pounds a month is much more reasonable.

ejohndrow

Yeah I don't really understand why you would stop lifting, as mentioned earlier 15 lbs in a month is pretty out there as far as weightloss goes. Lifting will definitely help with weightloss, along with a good diet and cardio as well.

kerriknox

Yep - totally keep lifting. I am here to lose weight and so I started lifting. You may not lose as quickly but you will get better definition and lose less muscle over fat.

MMAsac

Keep Lifting The more muscle you have the more Fat your body will naturally Burn!

dragonfly__

Dont stop, you want to maintain your lean muscle. The more muscle we have the more calories we burn while at rest and that will equal weight loss! You gotta love burning calories while sitting on the couch checking out MFP! As far as a weight loss goal goes shoot for 1-2 pounds a week, so around 8 in a month.

JennLifts

nope! keep doing both.

sarahsmom1

Lifting will tone you you will only get strong when you use heavy weights and fewer reps you will tone if you use light weights and do more rep

bigbrownkid

wow did not know this forum was this active.

well im 210 right now i wanted to be under 200 by either august 6th (when summer school ends or august 19th when school starts) is that really not reasonable?

cartern1

I had/have the same issue - I seem to build muscle really easily, especially in my arms. I've got big frame and broad should and do NOT want to end up with too much muscle.

I cycle alot and can easily clock up 100 miles of tough terrain on my bike per week. I worry the muscle in my legs are already too big because my aim is to slim down.

As I say, I seem to build muscle easily so i'm careful about how much and how frequently I lift. So far i've try to build, tone and maintain but can go up to 3-5 days without needing to tone more. My flat mate is a weights junkie, he only weighs 5 kg less than me but it's all muscle - there's big weights in the house so I have to stop myself from just doing it when I have a spare 5 mins.

He (my flat mate) keeps telling me to lift heavier weights but less reps but I think more reps of lighter weights is best for toning.

I get scared that if I turn all this to muscle i'll be built like something I don't want to be.

RangerSteve

wow did not know this forum was this active.

well im 210 right now i wanted to be under 200 by either august 6th (when summer school ends or august 19th when school starts) is that really not reasonable?

The American College of Sports Medicine recommends 1-2 pounds per week as safe fat loss. Can you lose more? Sure, especially if you're just starting out with a diet and your body is making major changes. Once you're on your way with it though, you can lose 2 pounds a week safely. That's generally about 1,000 calories under your BMR + exercise a day. So, judging by that, you'd be pretty close to your goal around August. I wouldn't worry too much about "weight" though and I'd instead worry about increasing lean body mass and losing fat.

In fact, the obsession over scale weight in this forum/website in general is quite scary. Just stick to what works and build some muscle while losing some fat.

wildon883r

Once you're on your way with it though, you can lose 2 pounds a week safely. That's generally about 1,000 calories under your BMR + exercise a day. So, judging by that, you'd be pretty close to your goal around August. I wouldn't worry too much about "weight" though and I'd instead worry about increasing lean body mass and losing fat.

Wrong, eating under your BMR is not right. You need to figure out your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) and adjust from there. BMR is what you burn if you were asleep 24 hours a day basically. TDEE is an estimate of what you burn on top of your BMR depending on your activity level.

http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

bigbrownkid

Once you're on your way with it though, you can lose 2 pounds a week safely. That's generally about 1,000 calories under your BMR + exercise a day. So, judging by that, you'd be pretty close to your goal around August. I wouldn't worry too much about "weight" though and I'd instead worry about increasing lean body mass and losing fat.

Wrong, eating under your BMR is not right. You need to figure out your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) and adjust from there. BMR is what you burn if you were asleep 24 hours a day basically. TDEE is an estimate of what you burn on top of your BMR depending on your activity level.

http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

can u explain this to me? mines says 3500.

bigbrownkid

can u explain this to me, mines says 3500 about

RangerSteve

Once you're on your way with it though, you can lose 2 pounds a week safely. That's generally about 1,000 calories under your BMR + exercise a day. So, judging by that, you'd be pretty close to your goal around August. I wouldn't worry too much about "weight" though and I'd instead worry about increasing lean body mass and losing fat.

Wrong, eating under your BMR is not right. You need to figure out your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) and adjust from there. BMR is what you burn if you were asleep 24 hours a day basically. TDEE is an estimate of what you burn on top of your BMR depending on your activity level.

http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

No, I'm not wrong but thanks anyway.

No one said anything about eating under BMR. I said 1,000 under mainteance was BMR + exercise. Maintenance refers to maintaining the body and that means maintaining including all exercise. Your maintenance will obviously go up (as MFP moves it for you when you add in exercising) so you can adjust your calories off that.

The calorie expenditure I gave was correct. 500 under maintenance would be 3,500 calories a week or roughly one pound. Eating 1,000 under would put you at 7,000 calories a week under or approximately two pounds.

So, in the future, when someone uses the "+" sign, it generally refers to someone adding something in. In this case, it was referring to the adding in of activity calories. Also, please don't say I posted things that I didn't actually post. Kthxbye.

RangerSteve

can u explain this to me, mines says 3500 about

What says 3500? Your daily calorie expenditure? If that's the case, and if it's accurate, eating 3,000 calories a day would put you at one pound a week of weight loss. Granted, the numbers are never entirely accurate because of food intake/exercise never being completely accurate but it's about as close as you're going to get without using equipment that measures it for you.

bigbrownkid

can u explain this to me, mines says 3500 about

What says 3500? Your daily calorie expenditure? If that's the case, and if it's accurate, eating 3,000 calories a day would put you at one pound a week of weight loss. Granted, the numbers are never entirely accurate because of food intake/exercise never being completely accurate but it's about as close as you're going to get without using equipment that measures it for you.

the tdee says 3500, the bmr says 2100

RangerSteve

can u explain this to me, mines says 3500 about

What says 3500? Your daily calorie expenditure? If that's the case, and if it's accurate, eating 3,000 calories a day would put you at one pound a week of weight loss. Granted, the numbers are never entirely accurate because of food intake/exercise never being completely accurate but it's about as close as you're going to get without using equipment that measures it for you.

the tdee says 3500, the bmr says 2100

BMR is your absolute base calories. Well, sort of. There is the RMR vs BMR argument but that doesn't really matter. BMR is what is needed for you regardless of whether or not you exercise. If you're sitting around all day and chilling out, you'll need at least 2,100 calories to maintain proper body function. The TDEE is going to be very dependent on a lot of factors and a lot of them aren't that accurate.

The best thing to do is experiment a little bit at what calorie intake you're comfortable with while still losing weight. (are you trying to lose weight?)

If it's telling you 3,500 calories a day, you could try 3,000 a day and see where that takes you after 2 weeks. If it IS accurate, you should lose approximately 2 pounds after 2 weeks.

christine24t

Maybe take pictures so you can see the fat coming off? I've been stalled for weight loss lately but I can tell my stomach is shrinking...