Weight doesnt seem to be going down?

Hello Vicky )

I seem to be having the same problem. I weighed myself this morning and had actually gained 1lb. Its very frustrating!

xx

Experts claim that an average person should get 30 minutes of exercise daily...this isn't for weight loss. You might want to vary your exercises for awhile...trick your body. Go to 45 minutes of cardio. Are you doing a weight circuit?

If you're losing inches...then the weight shouldn't matter. Don't get stuck on a number. That's much easier said than done...but if your body keeps changing and you're noticing differences in the way your clothes fit...then a number is just a number.

Good luck.

Ok if you know for a fact your muscle is going up and your body fat percent is going down, then it is a simple case of muscle weighs more than fat. I think that is thrown around more than it should be but if your getting measured and bodyfat perctages done, then thats whats happening

Don't be discouraged! Every person's body is different, all I can share is my experience. I've lost over 30 pounds twice in my life, and this will be the third time, hopefully the last as I am making more permanent lifestyle changes this time.

My body fights weight loss for the first four to six weeks. I have to keep my calorie count at my goal with one day every seven to ten days where I splurge for one meal to keep me from blowing the calorie goals...it gives me something to look forward to. Keep working out, at least 30 minutes per day, preferably for 60 minutes. It is easier to do if you vary it up by doing 30 minutes of walking and 30 minutes on the bike, jog, or elliptical trainer. Try to not do the same thing every day either...like someone mentioned earlier, an hour of circuit training (light weights, lots of reps, no rest between exercises) will get your heart racing at your fat burn level.

Biggest thing - don't quit! Keep working out regularly and watching calories, fat grams and keep up the fiber. Lots of fiber is a great way to eat the right kinds of calories. Fiber has helped me keep the right kinds of food in my stomach.

Has anyone else had the same experience? In time, you'll see the weight burning off...REAL weight loss takes time, like ONE to TWO pounds a week, maximum. Weigh yourself only once a week, the same time of day, on the same scale. I weigh myself on Friday morning before I get ready for work since I've been working out all week and it gives me a sense of accomplishment to see one pound missing...but sometimes my weight is the same. The next week I've usually lost a pound, sometimes two. ) It took me six months to lose 25 pounds, that's about one pound a week, average.

Stick to it and don't look back, it will work, just put in the effort and you're guaranteed to see the results.

Al.

It definitely sounds like you're just gaining muscle and losing body fat so the weight will be coming down for sure! Just watch how your clothes fit instead of what the scale says.

Caro83, I can see one big reason you might have gained weight--DON'T make breakfast and lunch smaller and keep dinner the same! Breakfast should be the biggest meal, then lunch, and dinner should be lighter. I know that is just the opposite of what most of us do on a daily basis but that's why we're overweight!

Good luck, girls! I'm in a little slump myself but I have to remind myself that I am doing P90X and working VERY hard and it's probably just muscle coming on and fat burning off!

Hello everyone

For the past 3 weeks I've had a diet of 1200 calories a day (roughly) and seem to have hit a point where my weight doesnt seem to be getting any less, but my body fat % is? Also my muscle % is increasing?
I wondered if my body has gone into starvation mode and the weight loss will start again?
Should I increase the amount of daily exercise im doing? (30 mins cardio)

Any advice/opinions would be greatly appreciated!!

Cheers,

Vicky xx

Your eating plan is definitely working as your fat % is down and your muscle % has increased. It is due to this increase in muscle that your scales are staying the same. The sacles will shift again you just have to persevere.

The body shifts fat here, builds muscle there, sometimes weight decreases and water excess goes. Nothing will ever work in the same way all the time.

You are not in starvation mode because your % are changing.

Do you measure yourself? I bet you find your measurements have changed quite a lot and in that respect you can safely know that your eating plan is a good one.

Is your fat % lower than 5%? If not, take starvation mode out of the equation, it is used too loosely :flowerforyou:

Erm...... Im probably going against what everybody else on here is saying but contrary to popular belief muscle I believe does not weigh heavier than fat - a lb of muscle weighs the same as a lb of fat it just takes up less space in your body so you lose inches and look leaner than if you had no muscle tone. So apologies if this goes against what you have heard

Yes exactly.

It doesn't weigh heavier than fat - however, if a piece of muscle and a piece of fat - both pieces being 4 square inches each were side my side the muscle will weigh more, this is what many people mean when they say muscle weighs more than fat.