Muscle Mass/Weight Loss and goals

Brannock8

Hello,

I've been at this for about 3 months now. 5'10" been an athlete my whole life, but sitting at a desk all day has slowed me down a bit and I put on a few lbs. Started at 177 and now I sit around 165-168 depending on the day.

My original goal was 155, I was hoping to drop the excess weight and then put on some muscle mass. Since I started though there has been a small visible increase in muscle size/definition. I run and lift 6 days a week for at least half an hour each. There is definetely visible fat left to lose on my stomach and sides, but not a lot. I have been stuck between 165 and 168 for about 6 weeks, should I stop driving myself crazy with the scale and realize I am probably not going to go lower as long as I keep working out like this? Or am I fooling myself and just need to step it up a notch still.

cmsu64113

How tall are you?. I have the exact same problem some fat left on my stomach. I too am fluctuating between 161-165 for over a month but have lost inches. I stopped doing so much cardio and started circuit training and lifting for 30min a day along with more protein but Scale is not moving. I think what the scale says has little to do with how much fat you are losing or how much muscle you are putting on. I was also told to eat maintence calories if you just do lifting otherwise cutting calories will just deplete any gained muscle.