STARTING TO WORRY

Chris_acc_can

My suggestion would be to stop the strength training and do only cardio for the weight loss. Strength training is great but when you want to lose weight you shoudl really stick to mostly cardio. Additionally, I would suggest reducing carbohydrates out of your diet, and reducing sodium which can cause you to retain water weigt etc.

About half of this. If you are just trying to lose weight, your main focus should be cardio and not strength training. Weight training builds muscle mass and will drive weight up, something you are trying to avoid. Where I disagree is reducing your carbohydrates. Carbs are needed to enegrize your workout, you will need to keep them in your diet.

grneyety

I get where you are coming from; we work so hard and when we don't see the evidence of it on the scale it is hard to stay motivated. Like the people are saying here, there are a host of reasons for hitting plateau's and several different ways to get over them. I think the most important thing is to not give up. Also, by looking at your diary a little, you eat a lot of processed foods. I would try a cleaner diet. When I am good and eat mostly veggies and lean meats my body is kind in return. The process junk never fails to show up on the scale and makes me feel like I need to eat more. I hope this works out for you!

hillm12345

In 50 days you should lose weight, much more than you would gain in any muscle you put on (or water weight). Relook your daily caloric needs, and be honest with calories burned. I have been doing this for 7 or 8 weeks, same as you, and I've lost over 10 pounds, and I exercise tons. Also, I eat every single cardio calorie back. With only 2 days of cardio, you may not be burning as many as you think. You need to burn 3500 calories to lose a pound (or eat 3500 fewer), or a combo of the two. It's great you've lost inches, maybe just add more cardio to get rid of more calories. Good luck!

I use a HRM, and burn anywhere from 300 to 500 four days a week. So this is the problem? Not burning enough? With a deficiet I should lose, i thought?

I'm eating right now at a 750 a day deficit to give me about a 1.5 lb loss a week. If the deficit gets too great, you may be stalling out your weight loss because your body is saving every calorie it takes in. About 3 weeks ago, I went from eating around 1200 daily to around 1700 daily (depending on exercise) and have seen a 3 pound loss in three weeks. It's now taken me 9 months to lose 10 pounds, but my body looks better.

carolemack

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WTF, why didn't you say this at the start? Maybe you are fine where you are... Change insurance companies if you can.. BMI stands for Bull**** something something (I don't know what the M and I stands for).
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BMI = Bull---- Measurement Indicator. :laugh:

mellarsonl828

My suggestion would be to stop the strength training and do only cardio for the weight loss. Strength training is great but when you want to lose weight you shoudl really stick to mostly cardio. Additionally, I would suggest reducing carbohydrates out of your diet, and reducing sodium which can cause you to retain water weigt etc.

This is absolutely false, please don't post a claim like this that has no basis other than some random opinion. The fact is that while you may be able to burn more calories per minute while running or on the elliptical (2-3 calories more per minute...its pretty insignificant), you do not have the same after burn impact that you do with strength. A good mix of strength, dynamic strength (no you won't build mass), and of varying intensity/levels of cardio, combined with a HEALTHY and well rounded diet that includes ALL food groups will guide you toward overall health.

taso42

My suggestion would be to stop the strength training and do only cardio for the weight loss. Strength training is great but when you want to lose weight you shoudl really stick to mostly cardio. Additionally, I would suggest reducing carbohydrates out of your diet, and reducing sodium which can cause you to retain water weigt etc.

About half of this. If you are just trying to lose weight, your main focus should be cardio and not strength training. Weight training builds muscle mass and will drive weight up, something you are trying to avoid. Where I disagree is reducing your carbohydrates. Carbs are needed to enegrize your workout, you will need to keep them in your diet.

Weight training will build muscle mass, while eating on a calorie deficit? :noway: No wonder me and all my MFP friends look like Lou Ferrigno.

Oh wait, we don't.

pritish1

I would venture to guess that your BMR is much lower than 1500 calories. Different folks have different metabolism and the BMR is nothing but average metabolism rate. My sister-in-law barely eats 700 calories a day but does not feel a bit of tiredness or anything - ofcourse she weighs around 110 lb. I am at 1200 calories net (regularly exercise) and have not lost weight so now I am reducing my caloric goal to 1100 calories (net).

Hope that helps.

Sarauk2sf

Now, on topic: I really hate that insurance companies use the BMI scale. It is very inaccurate especially if you aren't of average height. It is only accurate from about 5'4 to 5'11 below or above that height makes it unreliable. I'm 4'11" and it says I'm morbidly obese and I wear a size 12. What morbidly obese person can fit in a size 12?

I am 5 6" and it was saying I was overweight when I was in a size 6. The BMI is often total cr*pola and I am not sure why insurance companies hold such stock in it - it really is not an indicator of health.

Sarauk2sf

I would venture to guess that your BMR is much lower than 1500 calories. Different folks have different metabolism and the BMR is nothing but average metabolism rate. My sister-in-law barely eats 700 calories a day but does not feel a bit of tiredness or anything - ofcourse she weighs around 110 lb. I am at 1200 calories net (regularly exercise) and have not lost weight so now I am reducing my caloric goal to 1100 calories (net).

Hope that helps.

Do NOT take this advice.

Dragonwolf

I am 5 6" and it was saying I was overweight when I was in a size 6. The BMI is often total cr*pola and I am not sure why insurance companies hold such stock in it - it really is not an indicator of health.

Because they can get more money out of you, why else?

Sarauk2sf

I'd say you're swapping fat for muscle, but you're not doing THAT much activity and only half of it is muscle building.
Based on everything I've read and experienced, that is not enough activity for fat loss. Try to spend at least and hour on those days. Try 30 min cardio, 30 min strength. Personally I do 30 min cardio and 1 hour of strength, but what ever. Up it. And make sure your protein and healthy fats are sufficiently high.

Stick with it.

You can lose weight doing ZERO exercises. Its all about calorie deficits (and water weight!) whether that be created by eating less or exercising more.

Sarauk2sf

I am 5 6" and it was saying I was overweight when I was in a size 6. The BMI is often total cr*pola and I am not sure why insurance companies hold such stock in it - it really is not an indicator of health.

Because they can get more money out of you, why else?

Now, that there is realistic cynicism - I totally agree.

GabrielleZelda

The number is NOT IMPORTANT! You are losing inches and gaining endurance. This is what counts. Most likely you have gained a few pounds of muscle at the expense of fat, which is EXACTLY what you want!

Trust me you are on the right track!

Sarauk2sf

OP: how long have you been doing strength training (heavy lifting)? And did you do any before that?