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BF% down, but not weight

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ellen1188
ellen1188 Posts: 12
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I'm nearing the end of Stage 1 and have been consistently completing workouts 3x/week along with a personal training session. I've lost .5 lb (though only weighing in at my PT session which is at night.. not sure how much of a difference this makes) and 2% body fat.

I know how my body looks, how I feel, and my BF% mean far more than scale weight, but is the slooooow weight drop indicative of anything? At some point, the weight has to give way if I want to continue to decrease my BF%.. right?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    not necessarily. you can lose inches (bodyfat) but put scale weight on....

    this is why the tape measure is your best friend throughout NWOL4W!
  • xMonroeMisfit
    xMonroeMisfit Posts: 411 Member
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    ^ THAT.

    Trust your body. There are plenty of women who look more slender and better now at a higher weight/lower BF than a lower weight.

    Nothing is wrong, you're doing everything right :) keep it up!
  • KatLifter
    KatLifter Posts: 1,314 Member
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    Look at this, women who look really different, but weigh the same, http://paleozonenutrition.com/2012/04/25/what-does-your-body-look-like-on-the-inside-more-reasons-to-lift-weights/
  • ellen1188
    ellen1188 Posts: 12
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    katwhelton26: wow, some of those pictures were disturbing.. but in a good way!

    TavistockToad: I have a tape measure, currently measuring by whole inches, but wondering if I should try smaller increments to better gauge change.

    Cognitively, I understand that I can look better at the same weight-- or a higher weight-- but I'm skeptical that I can cut my body fat percentage by 8-10% without any weight loss. Since I'm about a month+ in, I'm just trying to pay attention to everything so that I know if I'm on/off for my goals. :)

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