Question for Women who lift weights

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  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    Year old thread revived....
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    Year old thread revived....

    Oh snap.

    No wonder food log is empty. Glad I saw this before I put in my response.
  • runner475
    runner475 Posts: 1,236 Member
    My scale hasn't budged. Like not at all. But I did go down a size since I started lifting. I try to ignore the scale but it's hard sometimes. I really do wanna get at least down into a 'normal' weight range (my BMI is actually still closer to obese than it is to normal). And I know people say BMI is crap, and for athletes and people with a lot of muscle, that's probably true, but I think it's a pretty decent guideline for the average person.

    Here's the difference 6 months made. I'm sure it would have been more significant if I could get my eating habits sorted.

    progress1.jpg

    Very Nice. You look great!!! Can very easily tell the difference.
  • laureneliset
    laureneliset Posts: 50 Member
    Yep, the scale is a right pain in the backside. When I first started training and was constantly sore, I was absolutely gutted to see the scale had only moved 1kg in my first month. However throwing in the bodyfat calculations I'd actually lost 3kg in fat and gained 2kg in muscle and my friends had started to notice a difference in my figure. I also added 50 calories to my BMR - small win but I'll take it!

    I read somewhere that newbies to weight training who are also on a calorie deficit will gain some muscle, however at some point this stops and all you do is maintain your current muscle mass. I would presume at this point we would start to see the scale move downwards more quickly as the fat weight we lose isn't offset by muscle weight gained. I don't know how true this is and, if so, when it would start. It hasn't happened to me yet but fingers crossed!
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    Please don't focus on the scale as a measure of success when lifting weights. I post this pic all the time because it perfectly illustrates why.

    These are all the same woman. On the left, at her goal weight. On the right, after a heavy lifting program. The scale is no indication of looking good.

    bodycomp_zps5030830e.jpg

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