Training and losing HELP ME!

JElizabethJB
JElizabethJB Posts: 16
in Motivation and Support
I'm 5 feet 2 and I am at 199 pounds. I have signed up for a half marathon and I have been training for two weeks. I "run/walk" four days a week with my training schedule. Two or three of those days I spend 30-40 minutes lifting weights and strengthening my core. On on or 2 of my off day for "running" I do a cardio for an hour or two. I haven't lost weight since I started training! Someone please tell me what to do to make this weight come off. I know I can feel my clothes fitting better but I NEED to lose some of this weight I am TOO heavy to feel comfortable!


HELP PLEASE!!!

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  • sallyaj
    sallyaj Posts: 207 Member
    You may want to google Dr. Peter Attia's site The Eating Academy.

    He's a doctor and triathlete who was working out 4 hours a day and still gaining weight.
  • lauraaryan1985
    lauraaryan1985 Posts: 33 Member
    I'm not qualified for this to be the correct answer to your question but...

    If you working hard on cardio on weights which it sounds like you are as and your clothes feel looser maybe you muscle mass is building as fast as your loosing fat so the scales aren't reflecting you true weight loss...!
    When you build muscle you furn more fat so measure yourself with a tape measure... Arms, Bust, Waist, Hips and Legs and use that as a guide not the scales!
    REMEMBER muscle weighs more than fat! :o)
    Keep going as being healthy is as important as loosing the weight!

    GOOD LUCK!!!
  • imjenjen00
    imjenjen00 Posts: 75
    Sometimes the scale can be a jerk. If your clothes are getting loose then you're doing something right! I would highly suggest taking your measurements and not just relying on what the scale tells you. You're doing great things for your body, and your clothes being loose is proof. Stick with it...two weeks isn't very long at all!
    Also, are you sure you're eating enough? You've calculated your BMR and TDEE and all that?
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    If you working hard on cardio on weights which it sounds like you are as and your clothes feel looser maybe you muscle mass is building as fast as your loosing fat so the scales aren't reflecting you true weight loss...!


    No. Not after only two weeks.


    OP: You are almost definitely experiencing water retention from a new workout plan. Give it another week - you'll likely see a decent-sized drop in scale weight. One more thing to consider: since it's likely water retention, make sure you're not way over on your sodium intake.

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