Normal or not?

Hirgy03
Hirgy03 Posts: 332 Member
edited January 11 in Fitness and Exercise
Okay, so I started working on losing weight back in Sept-Oct (kinda shaky on exact start since business trips, vacation, etc. made sticking to any true calorie-counting low on the priority list).

The first two months, my weight loss was pretty steady. I started to add weight-lifting to my regimine in late November, prior to that was only focusing on watching what I was eating and cardio. Well, over the last two months, while I continue to lose weight, I seem to be doing it more in a way that has me confused, and am just wondering if this is normal......maybe it has something to do with the weight lifting?

I'll go for say 2-3 weeks showing no weight loss, maybe a pound or so. Of course, during this time, THAT is when I seem to see the most change in my physical appearance and in the way my clothes are fitting, but virtually no results on the scale nonetheless. But then, and this has been the case 3 times now, I'll suddenly drop 5-6 lbs over the course of a week or so (and I make sure I show the same weight 3 straight days before I officially say that I am "X-Pounds") , then steady out again for a couple of weeks. I'm not really concerned as much as I am curious. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?

This last time, I got away from doing the MFP daily calorie and workout postings/checking. I pretty much know now, after a couple of months of daily tracking, what I'm taking in and what I need for food and have a rough idea of how many calories I'm burning as I workout. After a few weeks stuck at the last weight, I decided to take everybody's advice and not pay so much attention to that and even cheated a bit from time to time (though not much) on what I was eating, etc. Suddenly, bammo, I drop another 6 lbs.

(By the way, that makes it 39 lbs now....only about 20 lbs from my goal weight).

I'm packing in the protein, no more junk food (except for the occasional sneak), have cut WAY back on the beers and soda, and am making sure to have more well-rounded meals as a whole.

Anybody have similar weight loss patterns, or know if this is a sign of doing something wrong? Thanks in advance for any input. I'm gonna post this on another of the boards as well as I'm not sure which board to post this on exactly.

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  • pat_asai
    pat_asai Posts: 21 Member
    Weight lifting is a great way to burn fat. You are doing the right thing! Just be consistent, weigh yourself no more than once a week and do it first thing in the AM. Keep up the good work!
  • Hirgy03
    Hirgy03 Posts: 332 Member
    Thank you. I normally weigh myself a couple times a week (the curiosity killls me with the scale sitting where it does). But I don't let it get me too "up or down". But after I show a loss of a couple lbs or more, then I'll way for 3 consecutive days. If the loss stays, then that is how I determine that I'm "officially" that new weight.

    Maybe the best thing about all of this is that this weekend my fiancee and I went shopping to get a couple pair of jeans for our upcoming vacation. For the first time in over 20 years, I'm in a 34 waist jean. I tried on several different brands, and all of them were way too loose at a 36 (at one time I was a 40-42). Heck even the 34's weren't tight. Now I realize that the cut of jeans has changed a lot since the 80's, so maybe that is the difference, but either way, that really had me pumped (maybe more than I should be as a guy.....you know how we aren't supposed to care that much and all), but for once to not have my waist larger than my inseam was pretty rewarding on a personal level.
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