So I wait to lose remaining weight before heavy lifting??

lynnymcc
lynnymcc Posts: 89
in Fitness and Exercise
I am down 29 lbs, half way! I would like to lose another 30 as well. I am interested in lifting heavy but from what I have seen, that might not make my scale numbers go down, but inches down. This concerns me a little as the number isn't the priority but I don't want to be 208 lbs....I would LOVE to get into the 180's or lower. All of you heavy lifters out there, would you recommend me waiting to lose more weight before starting a program? Would love advice on this.

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  • MisterDerpington
    MisterDerpington Posts: 604 Member
    As someone who lost a lot of weight, hated the way he looked from the loose skin, and ended up binging and gaining it all back, I'd say lift while you lose the fat.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    nope start now
  • MammaC66
    MammaC66 Posts: 118 Member
    Definitely start now! You can lose weight and get stronger at the same time. Just limit your calories and eat lots of protein. That's what I am doing, and I am loving it~
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    No. You start lifting heavy right now.
  • StellaHarmon
    StellaHarmon Posts: 34 Member
    it is a myth that you gain weight from lifting heavy. At first your muscles will store carbs in the form of glycogen to make it available for a fuel source to muscles. Glycogen holds onto water, which may cause the scale to go up TEMPORARILY. It is just water not actual weight gain. Once your body adapts your weight will go back to normal. Lifting heavy burns fat. The more muscle you have the more fat your body will burn even at rest. Weight loss and gain is all about you caloric intake. You have to be at a calorie deficit to loose weight. No matter what type of exercise you do you will gain weight if you eat more calories than you burn.
  • mountaingirl2207
    mountaingirl2207 Posts: 181
    I started lifting g heavy the first week of april. I did gain 5 lbs the first 3 weeks, but now I am 12 lbs down from where I started, so its not always true that you stop losing.
  • MochaMixAZ
    MochaMixAZ Posts: 844 Member
    START now!!
  • Isakizza
    Isakizza Posts: 754 Member
    I was afraid of that too.

    As I understand it, eating at a deficit will still make you lose weight. Regardless of lifting or not.
    Lifting will help ensure that the weight loss is more FAT loss, and help build the muscle you already have now. The scale will still go down, just maybe a little slower, and when starting I did notice a slight weight increase. Probably from muscles retaining water. But it's headed down again.

    Hope that makes sense, this is what I was taught so hope it's correct.
    It's worth doing now instead of later.

    Good luck. :happy:


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  • taylorwaylor
    taylorwaylor Posts: 417 Member
    DONT WAIT! People say that lifting makes you gain weight and all that, but if you have a lot of fat/weight to lose, then lifting will make the scale go down! Start lifting now and your progress will be even faster!
  • Snow3y
    Snow3y Posts: 1,412 Member
    You'll lose weight as well.. don't stress
  • zentha1384
    zentha1384 Posts: 323 Member
    More muscle will mean a higher metabolism. Higher Metabolism will help you burn fat faster.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Doing the big compound moves like squats should burn lots of calories and have the added benefit of at least stopping you burning muscle - presuming you do want your body composition to change by burning fat, rather than losing muscle so you look similar, just smaller :).
  • kcaffee1
    kcaffee1 Posts: 759 Member
    I'll chime in here....

    DON'T WAIT as the others have said. Besides the metabolic reason (muscle burns more calories at rest than fat), if you have a LOT (relative) to loose, as the fat goes, so does muscle tone, which puts your joints in a position of being vulnerable to injury.

    I've been there, done that, and am finally on the road to recovery from it. Trust me... it BITES!

    Starting to lift now will help ensure you keep the muscle tone you have, and will probably enhance that tone, which will help keep your joints stable, so you can continue being active while you lose the weight.

    I lifted most of last semester, and lost at LEAST 30 pounds, so not only is it possible, it is probable that you will lose while lifting. From what I have read, the only time you GAIN from lifting is if you are eating at a surplus, then the gain will depend on what kind of surplus you are eating (protein vs carb).

    Hope this helps, and I hope that no one else has to go through multiple joint issues while trying to get the muscles toned up from a massive, fast loss!
  • phjorg1
    phjorg1 Posts: 642 Member
    why do you care more about how numbers on a scale look rather than how you look?
  • h9dlb
    h9dlb Posts: 243 Member
    Lift now or you will regret all the loose skin
  • darwinwoodka
    darwinwoodka Posts: 322 Member
    Don't wait, LIFT! It's fun!
  • lynnymcc
    lynnymcc Posts: 89
    phjorg, the numbers aren't my priority, so really its not completely about the number on the scale....although it is a little...just the 200 number...i HATE it! if i was 199 for the rest of my life I seriously wouldn't care so much...200's is just a number I hate and don't like to be. I do like to go by my clothes as a measurement too. I think my fear of lifting heavy and seeing the scale go up or stay the same might freak me out a bit....but I guess I have to get over that. I struggled for over a month at 216 and finally got down to 209 and now staying there....
    Thanks everyone for your words of encouragement and advice! Its so very appreciative!
  • healthyKYgirl
    healthyKYgirl Posts: 272 Member
    phjorg, the numbers aren't my priority, so really its not completely about the number on the scale....although it is a little...just the 200 number...i HATE it! if i was 199 for the rest of my life I seriously wouldn't care so much...200's is just a number I hate and don't like to be. I do like to go by my clothes as a measurement too. I think my fear of lifting heavy and seeing the scale go up or stay the same might freak me out a bit....but I guess I have to get over that. I struggled for over a month at 216 and finally got down to 209 and now staying there....
    Thanks everyone for your words of encouragement and advice! Its so very appreciative!

    If the number will upset you a lot, stay off the scale for 3-4 weeks after you start lifting. Start with measurements and if you can body fat percentage. Then, start lifting. Track your food. After one month, weigh and measure yourself again and see how you've done. I would suggest lifting. It does help!
  • lynnymcc
    lynnymcc Posts: 89
    Thanks
    I was planning on staying away from the scale for at least a month...but i will measure myself just to see.

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