Pear Shape with extra large frame

patti509
patti509 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
On May 7, 2015, I started Jillian Michaels Body Revolution 90 day weight loss program, 15 DVD's. Since that time, minus 2 week vacation, I completed Phase 1 workouts 1-4 + Cardio 1. I have been following the exercising plan of Monday - Friday, resting Sunday. My weight was 177lbs. I did not measure. Today, my weight is 180lbs. Below are measurements.
Neck 14ins.
Bust 40ins.
Bicep 14ins.
Waist 38ins.
Lower Hips 44ins.
Thighs 25.5ins.
Calves 15ins.
Ankles 9 ins.
I feel something is wrongs because my arms, abdomen and thighs look bigger than before. I must confess, I didn't use the fat burning meal plan. I cut portion sizes. I will try harder to incorporate fat burning menus along with exercise workouts 5 - 8 + Cardio 2 starting Monday.

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  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited June 2015
    If you want to lose weight, you need to eat at a calorie defict. Period.

    Exercise is just icing on the cake. :)

    Why do you say you have an extra large frame?
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    How many calories you eating? What's your defecit?
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    You probably look fatter because you have water weight for muscle repair due to the exercise. To lose weight, you have to eat less than you burn (a calorie deficit). Are you weighing and measuring food with a scale?
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Agreed: if you aren't losing weight then you aren't eating less calories than you're burning each day. It is almost always that simple. Exercise is for fitness, a calorie deficit is for weight loss. Here's a chart (created by @lemonlionheart) that may help you to determine why you aren't losing weight:

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    If you still have questions, feel free to ask.
  • pollypocket1021
    pollypocket1021 Posts: 533 Member
    Exercise is for fitness. Weight loss starts in the kitchen. Are you logging foods? That is a great way to start. If you are logging your foods, open your diary and other members may be able to help you troubleshoot.
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    If you want to lose weight, you need to eat at a calorie defict. Period.

    Exercise lets you eat is just icing on the cake. :)

    Why do you say you have an extra large frame?

    FIFY.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    MamaBirdBoss wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    If you want to lose weight, you need to eat at a calorie defict. Period.

    Exercise lets you eat is just icing on the cake. :)

    Why do you say you have an extra large frame?

    FIFY.

    LOL!
  • patti509
    patti509 Posts: 8 Member
    Body measurement are extra large.
  • patti509
    patti509 Posts: 8 Member
    Not using food scale. Thanks for reminding me. I have a food scale from Weight Watchers.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    patti509 wrote: »
    Body measurement are extra large.

    No. Get a measuring tape and actually measure the different parts of your body like chest, waist, arms, thighs, hips, etc. What you might think of as a large frame could actually be the "norm".

    Also in order to lose weight you have to eat at a deficit. The uptick in your weight could just be water weight.

  • markiend
    markiend Posts: 461 Member
    Definitely take measurements and photos.... that way if you lose an inch or 2 and the scale stays the same it will / should keep you motivated. As others have said, use the food scale and exercise as means to making yourself feel better and fitter but not just to create a huge deficit
  • workhardtogethard
    workhardtogethard Posts: 49 Member
    There need not be a correlation between body measurements and frame size. If today, 70 lbs heavier, I were to go by my wrist size for body frame, I'd be falsely believing I have a large frame. But I know from a past wrist measurement at my healthy weight that my body frame is actually small. So don't pigeonhole yourself as having an extra large frame yet…

    As for not losing weight, start measuring and recording your food intake. Calories can very easily sneak up on us throughout the day!
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