Confused & Discouraged...

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  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    This happens a lot, and believe it or not, it's probably because 1200 calories isn't enough for you... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/952996-level-obstacles-lose-weight-target-fat-easy
    This and that link
  • Lilianam881
    Lilianam881 Posts: 25
    I am just going to say this because I have seen several posts...

    muscle does not weight more fat and you can't gain muscle while eating in a calorie deficit...you can get stronger yes, but gain muscle, no...

    this!! 1 pound is a freakin pound -weight is weight. the only difference is density -the space it takes up-but it weighs the same! :) I'm currently on a calorie deficit and lifting weights; I'm two weeks in (after switching from strictly cardio) I've definitley gained strength. It's amazing being able to lift weight that I could lift the first day
  • girl4god77
    girl4god77 Posts: 1 Member
    Don't give up! Instead- switch it up! This is what I'm learning. Change your exercise routine daily if you can. I just started cross-training. I have a long way to go still, but I have lost 35 lbs since January, and the weight loss started slowing recently. I'm a HUGE fan of Jillian Michaels and something she said about when you are trying to lose your last 20-30 lbs, that you should change your calories. When you only eat 1200 daily, your body starts to store up, as it thinks you are starving it. When this happens, she says to bump your calories up to like 1500 one day, then down to 1300 the next, then up to 1600 the next 2 days then finally back down to 1200 for a while. You trick your body. I'm not there yet, but a friend does that and it helps. When you first start any new health habit, you will drop weight faster-but then your body gets used to it. So change it up as often as you can. Good luck!
  • joannalowens
    joannalowens Posts: 2
    Wow! Thanx Y'all. I was so happy to wake up this morning to find all these encouraging comments! I'm ready to get back in the game & stay there! Hope everyone has a GREAT day! Thanx Again!!!
  • Shadowcasting
    Shadowcasting Posts: 124 Member
    I am just going to say this because I have seen several posts...

    muscle does not weight more fat and you can't gain muscle while eating in a calorie deficit...you can get stronger yes, but gain muscle, no...

    this!! 1 pound is a freakin pound -weight is weight. the only difference is density -the space it takes up-but it weighs the same! :) I'm currently on a calorie deficit and lifting weights; I'm two weeks in (after switching from strictly cardio) I've definitley gained strength. It's amazing being able to lift weight that I could lift the first day

    ^^^THIS is just semantics. You know exactly what people mean, and what they MEAN is correct. Take the same SIZE sample of each (say a 2"x2"x2" sample), and the muscle will weigh more than the fat. Hence the "muscle weighs more than fat" saying. A pound of muscle looks much smaller on the body than does a pound of fat.
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    Muscle weighs more than fat (by volume). Some people need that list bit spelled out to feel comfortable. Also since we're dealing with some high performers, we should also clarify that we're talking about human muscle tissue and human fat -- no mixing and matching. We're also assuming measurements were both taken at the same altitude such that there is no impact of differential gravitation. I should also specify that we're disregarding differences between muscle fiber with hypertonia/hypotonia, engorged with blood, fast twitch vs slow twitch fiber, and without regard to the state of glycogen saturation.

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