Same weight I use to be but look different

Lalsh

Hey all, if anyone can spread any light on this I would be extremely grateful-
I have lost almost a stone in weight (14lbs) which leaves me back at the weight
I always was but I look completely different, I still look like I did before I even lost
any weight, well I'm a little smaller but I definitely need to lose more. I just don't understand
that if I lost the weight I put on, I don't look how I did before I put on the weight you know? :huh:

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LisaWilson2012

Are you strength training as well as including cardio in your exercising?

Lalsh

I'm not no, I don't really do much exercise to be honest, some days I might but I mainly just
eat less during the week, I still have treats at the weekend. I didn't have much to lose but now
that I have lost what I needed to I still look the same and that's not me being paranoid! Just thought
if I lost what I put on, I would be back to how I use to be, I guess it's just not the case. Thanks for your
response :flowerforyou:

Koldnomore

I have lost almost a stone in weight (14lbs)...well I'm a little smaller but I definitely need to lose more.

14 lbs is not a ton of weight. So yes, you will be only 'a little smaller' - sounds about right..From your profile picture (if it is you) I'd say you look fine.

Lalsh

I wish that was me but unfortunately it's not Thanks for your response. I know it isn't
much to lose but it was for me and getting back to what I use to weigh was great for me
but a bit disappointing when I didn't look the same I will try lose a few more pounds
and be happy with that Thanks

ingies2011

You should do weight training and eating plenty of protein to build up more muscle tissue, if you maintain your weight whilst doing this you will start seeing your shape change. If you haven't done much exercise maybe start by doing something like the 30 day shred (it is on youtube) or buy it on amazon, lots of people have had great results with it.

Lalsh

Thanks very much for your help :flowerforyou:

LorinaLynn

Don't try to "lose more weight." Work on body composition instead. Exercise including strength training, with good nutrition and way more protein than MFP suggests. Dieting alone will not get you the body you want, because you'll lose muscle with the fat if you're not eating right and exercising.

nxd10

This sounds kind of silly, but yes, your body looks different now because you added 14 pounds of fat and then took it away. The activities you did while you gained (and then lost) that tissue changed the rest of your body composition too. You probably had more muscle before you gained extra weight and you haven't put it back on again now that you've lost it.

It's the flip side of all the people on this site who complain that they exercise a lot, look great and have lost inches, but haven't lost weight.

You will need to exercise to look your old self again. You may even look better! Even brisk walking in good exercise for the legs and abdomen and buttocks. You can carry light weights and work your arms a bit too. Or you can work out harder.

honeysprinkles

Like others have said, it could be because you lost some muscle in addition to fat so your body composition is different this time. When you gained weight, it was likely mostly all fat, but then when you lost it by eating at a deficit you can lose muscle too so you can end up with more fat at the same weight. Follow the suggestions of strength training and getting enough protein and give yourself time and you will see some improvements! I wouldn't even pay attention to the scale at this point. I'd also start eating closer to your maintenance calories!

yksdoris

first of all, congrats on the loss!

Secondly, right now I'm not yet back to the weight I was when I was comfortable with myself, I've still about 4 kg to go, BUT - and this is the freaky part - the clothes that fit me then are now loose on me because I've more muscle and less fat than I did then. So, while I'm not yet even at my goal weight, I am already at my goal shape, almost, and it's all because of the workouts! Of course, some things are never going to be the same: gravity has done a number on my boobs for example :P

Now it's just toning and tweaking for better muscle definition.

MommaKit79

There could be changes in your body. For me, I am down to a weight Iw as before my wedding but, I have noticed some of those clothes I bought then still dont fit me correctly enough to wear. DIFFERENCE is, I have had a baby since then and lost a bunch of the muscle tone I used to have under the insulation. SOOOO....I have to gain the muscle back I lost and lose the fat that is now in its place.

As we age, out bodies change, for one reason or another. Start weight training or something to build muscle and that will help. GOOD LUCK!!!

Lalsh

I can't thank you all enough, what you all have said makes so much sense to me!
I will get my lazy *kitten* in gear and get moving. Thanks again

blackdahlia22

If that is you in the picture you look young and your body shape may still be changing (btw you still look amazing). I know my body totally changed between the ages of 18 and 23. Even though I weighed the same amount, my small troll belly moved up and became a nice chest and I ended up with a curvy figure compared to the troll that I was.

Just a thought.

Keep up the good work!

ChristyRunStarr

Before you started, did you take measurements? You might have lost inches but for some reason it's not showing like you might think.

Lalsh

I wish it that was me in the pic!! I'm in my late 20s also!
I didn't take measurements no, I'm just going by clothes etc. I basically
lost a stone, I'm back to the weight I was and have been or years but my clothes
are still too tight and I don't look any different. What everyone said though makes a
lot of sense, I haven't really been very active so I that could be a lot to so with it.
Thanks again

LottieLou13

I have lost almost a stone in weight (14lbs)...well I'm a little smaller but I definitely need to lose more.

14 lbs is not a ton of weight. So yes, you will be only 'a little smaller' - sounds about right..From your profile picture (if it is you) I'd say you look fine.

Ouch... 14lbs is 1 stone which here in the UK is a good figure to be able to say that you have lost.

To the OP - I have lost 1.5 stone...or there abouts and my body looks the same (to me) and seems to be the same shape too. My measurements have gone down and some of my old clothes are now dropping off me.

Unfortuantly you can't spot reduce or pick and chose where the weight comes off from. I'm sure when I weighed this weight 10 years ago my bum and stomach weren't this big...but so long as the weight is coming off it will all catch up with time

ninerbuff

Losing weight without exercise DOESN'T ensure that the weight lost was mostly fat weight.

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Lalsh

Thank you!! Yep a stone is a lot I would have thought!! :huh: It was for me anyway!
Well done on your weight loss

Lalsh

Can I ask how I could incorporate strength training into my day without going to the gym?
I'm not a member and cannot afford it
Thanks

jackflak

Before you started, did you take measurements? You might have lost inches but for some reason it's not showing like you might think.

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What she said. Have a friend that has lost some weight-not much and it bothers her, BUT if you look at her, you can tell that she's lost inches. Take your measurements, do your weight training AND cardio, eat right, and things will change. You just gotta give it some time.

LorinaLynn

Can I ask how I could incorporate strength training into my day without going to the gym?
I'm not a member and cannot afford it
Thanks

Do a google search for body weight exercises. It's a great way to start. There's a $1.99 app for a smartphone for "Be Your Own Gym," too.

Also, if any friends have a gym membership, many times they can take a guest. Ask if you can tag along once in a while.

Lalsh

You're all so good, thanks so much

MrOFM

You look good from what I can see in your profile pic. Just do some strength training and you will be good.
Always remember that diet alone isn't enough for the (baby fat) areas that will need some exercise.

Eat good and some strength and core workouts. If you don't want to pay for app just search some youtube videos. Ab Ripper X from P90x is everywhere.

cominupmilhouse

Can I ask how I could incorporate strength training into my day without going to the gym?
I'm not a member and cannot afford it
Thanks

Actually there is anoter free app that I just found this week that is AWESOME for training at home! I'm very new to strength training as well and now I do it while watching tv so I dont feel so lazy, I love it! The app is called "Skimble" and it has a TON of workouts ranging from 5-60 minutes and from beginner to intense. There are different categories (abs, arms, weight loss, yoga, etc) to choose from and it's super easy to use. You can also create your own workouts. I recommend getting this app or go to skimble.com

aippolito1

I never lose weight the same way. Especially because I haven't worked out the exact same each time I've lost weight. If you're lifting, or doing more of one exercise, you could be targeting different muscles than last time, and therefore, your body looks different. A yoga body is much different than a runner's body - different muscles targeted, different exercise...

Lalsh

Thanks so much everyone, much appreciated - I will definitely check out skimble.com, thanks! :flowerforyou:

gypsybree

Honey if you're not exercising and you weigh the same as you did in the past but your weighing fat tissue as opposed to muscle tissue you will look different and you will be larger.
Muscle mass is more dense than fat (so it appears to be smaller than a mass of fat) It's like not a cup of water is 8 ounces and a glass of soda is eight ounces. Its like a sack of flour is 10 pounds and an infant is 10 pounds. They're shaped and make of entirely different things.
So just exercise and you'll lose a ton.

It sounds like you might be like me and not like to exercise. lol. I found an app called Workout trainer by skimble and its free (some are paid but you don't have to pay to use the free exercises). You can pick from thousands of exercises and it will count your calories and you use it on your phone so you can just be by yourself and it shows you how to do the exercises and you can pause and start over any time you like. It's a really solitary thing but you can learn lots of moves. And if it hurts you're doing it wrong or too much.

I think this is the same thing, but I can't say for sure since I just googled it.
http://www.workouttrainer.com/


Either way, just find some sort of exercise you like to do, even if its just walking and you'll start to look like you used to.. and better yet, do what you used to do. If that's impossible (for me it is) then do something you never have but Can do. like yoga or something simple.

And after time you might actually start to weigh more than you used to but be smaller!!

Oh and now I see that someone else suggested the same app... cool.. at least you know its good.

Lalsh

Ah thank you!! That's a great help, thanks for such great advice
I will get off my lazy *kitten* and soon I will hopefully look like my profile picture!! :laugh:

fabafter5

I wish it that was me in the pic!! I'm in my late 20s also!

Good to know, I was going to step into Mommy mode and say take that profile picture down, you look like you are 16!

professorRAT

Read this! It may help explain why: http://www.coachcalorie.com/weight-loss-vs-fat-loss/