Losing weight but not inches Need Help

cmgb2008

I have lose 6 lbs but i am not losing inches i excercise by running 2 miles and up that last night to 2 1/2 miles and i swim at least 3 times a week and i watch what i eat but i am not losing inches ? need help!

HannahPendrigh

try adding some strength training into your workouts?

leamatthew

How much do you have to loose?

I no that i have to loose quite a bit before noticing inches and a difference

YukonJoy

You definitely need to focus on weight training I think!!

I focus mostly on weights and less on cardio. I am losing inches and fat off my body but no weight because I am gaining muscle Which I think is awesome. I just have to learn to ignore my scale

arissfive

add more protein , that helps with muscle mass

YukonJoy

add more protein , that helps with muscle mass

Don't add a lot of protein if you aren't actually doing any exercises to build muscle (which you aren't). Too much protein can actually lead to weight gain.

AZackery

I have lose 6 lbs but i am not losing inches i excercise by running 2 miles and up that last night to 2 1/2 miles and i swim at least 3 times a week and i watch what i eat but i am not losing inches ? need help!

Hi Cmgb2008, I have a few questions to ask you:

1. In what span of time did you lose 6 pounds?

2. How many calories do you eat a day and much water you drink a day?

3. How many spots are you measuring? I know that I only measure three areas of my body, but that doesn't mean that I'm not losing inches in the areas that I'm not measuring. Some people measure their neck, shoulders, arms, wrists, chest, waists, thighs, hips, legs, ankles. I measure three parts of my body: My chest, waists and thighs and sometimes the numbers don't buldge, but it doesn' t mean that my other body parts aren't getting smaller.

Strength train and do some interval and circuit training workouts. They help.

cmgb2008

in like 2 1/2 months. 1200 that is what they have on here for me to eat. i just measure 3 spots my chest, waists, and thigh..
Thank you for pointing that out i did not look at it that way that i could be losing inches where i am not measuring.

cmgb2008

Thanks everone i am going to though in some strength train...

AZackery

in like 2 1/2 months. 1200 that is what they have on here for me to eat. i just measure 3 spots my chest, waists, and thigh..
Thank you for pointing that out i did not look at it that way that i could be losing inches where i am not measuring.

You are welcome cmgb2008.

I've made a mistake and said waists in my post, instead of waist.