Its been 3 weeks and have not shed anything???
nicolesworld101
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I have been eating healthy, and working out 4-5 times a week. i have weight myself weekly but i maintained the weight no change, yet my pants size 15 have gone very lose and my waist looks smaller and my legs more toned, but the scale isnt showing it.................
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Mew muscles will retain water for repair dont look at the scale for at least 3 weeks.0
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Open your diary.0
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Can you open your diary and tell us what kind of exercise you are doing and for how long?0
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Progress pictures and measurements. Scales are evil0
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Agreed with @iseed87. Don't pay attention to what the scale says - as long as you're noticing a physical change and feeling more toned, then you're on the right track! Progress pictures are always more accurate than scale numbers.0
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I'd say keep doing what you're doing. If you've lost inches, that means you've probably lost fat and gained muscle! As long as you're accurate in your logging, you should be just fine.0
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Muscle weighs more than fat!
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The people saying that you have gained muscle are incorrect. You are simply not gaining muscle on a caloric deficit. But I'm not even sure if you actually are in a deficit because if you were you'd be losing weight. Get a food scale, weigh your food, if its a liquid use a measuring cup. Log meticulously. Condiments, oils, toppings log them all..0
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Rushgirl82 wrote: »Muscle weighs more than fat!
omg No it doesn't. .
A pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle.
simply put, muscle takes up less space than fat.
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nicolesworld101 wrote: »I have been eating healthy, and working out 4-5 times a week. i have weight myself weekly but i maintained the weight no change, yet my pants size 15 have gone very lose and my waist looks smaller and my legs more toned, but the scale isnt showing it.................
then you are doing something right and you are shrinking! congrats! Get a tape measure to measure your waist and neck and bust. the scale isnt the only thing that tells you that you are losing weight!0 -
Rushgirl82 wrote: »Muscle weighs more than fat!
No, actually they weigh exactly the same. A pound is a pound.
OP, you say eating healthy, but are you in a deficit? Additionally, often, water retention as the muscles repair can mask a loss.0 -
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christinev297 wrote: »Rushgirl82 wrote: »Muscle weighs more than fat!
omg No it doesn't. .
A pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle.
simply put, muscle takes up less space than fat.
Yes, it does. An INCH of muscle on your thigh weighs more than an INCH of fat on your thigh. This is not a pound of feathers/pound of stones question. Calm down.
To Nicole: If your waist has shrunk and you're seeing more muscles, that's more important than a few pounds on the scale. Like the first person said, you'll get there. Weight follows, but your body is clearly taking shape- congratulations!!0 -
happyfeetrebel1 wrote: »The people saying that you have gained muscle are incorrect. You are simply not gaining muscle on a caloric deficit. But I'm not even sure if you actually are in a deficit because if you were you'd be losing weight. Get a food scale, weigh your food, if its a liquid use a measuring cup. Log meticulously. Condiments, oils, toppings log them all..
+1. OP, how long have you been doing this new routine? Are you weighing yourself accurately as well? In the same conditions each time? (i.e. in the morning, before eating etc).0 -
ChristieisReady wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »Rushgirl82 wrote: »Muscle weighs more than fat!
omg No it doesn't. .
A pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle.
simply put, muscle takes up less space than fat.
Yes, it does. An INCH of muscle on your thigh weighs more than an INCH of fat on your thigh. This is not a pound of feathers/pound of stones question. Calm down.
To Nicole: If your waist has shrunk and you're seeing more muscles, that's more important than a few pounds on the scale. Like the first person said, you'll get there. Weight follows, but your body is clearly taking shape- congratulations!!
Ok, but also OP didn't gain muscle and lose fat at the same rate in the last 3 weeks. As others have said, it's likely water retention from her new exercise routines.0 -
ChristieisReady wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »Rushgirl82 wrote: »Muscle weighs more than fat!
omg No it doesn't. .
A pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle.
simply put, muscle takes up less space than fat.
Yes, it does. An INCH of muscle on your thigh weighs more than an INCH of fat on your thigh. This is not a pound of feathers/pound of stones question. Calm down.
To Nicole: If your waist has shrunk and you're seeing more muscles, that's more important than a few pounds on the scale. Like the first person said, you'll get there. Weight follows, but your body is clearly taking shape- congratulations!!
It's just an oft repeated statement here... particularly when someone is in a deficit, which makes it near impossible to gain true muscle weight.
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christinev297 wrote: »Rushgirl82 wrote: »Muscle weighs more than fat!
omg No it doesn't. .
A pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle.
simply put, muscle takes up less space than fat.
Yes the poster was definitely saying 1lb of muscle weighs less than 1lb of fat, not that they occupy space differently. I don't understand the need of some to be fussy with word choice when the meaning is clear.
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Can someone explain how 1lb of fat is less than 1lb of muscle? :huh: Obviously I'm not reading it correctly...0
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christinev297 wrote: »Can someone explain how 1lb of fat is less than 1lb of muscle? :huh: Obviously I'm not reading it correctly...
It isn't. The response wasn't "Remember muscle is denser than fat", it said that muscle weighs more than fat. You're correct.0 -
OP, are you weighting/measuring your food? All food... condiments, oils, drinks, etc... all the little things can add up.
I would guess you are eating more than you think. Double check your food log. Some items in mfp have the wrong calorie amount. There may be 10 entries for ketchup in there and 2 correct calorie amounts. (just so you know) 0 -
OP, please read the first post in this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here0
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christinev297 wrote: »Can someone explain how 1lb of fat is less than 1lb of muscle? :huh: Obviously I'm not reading it correctly...
I didn't read it as lb for lb.
If you take the same size (not weight) chunk of fat & muscle - the muscle weighs more than fat.
So - lb for lb - weight is of course identical but size is considerably different.
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christinev297 wrote: »Can someone explain how 1lb of fat is less than 1lb of muscle? :huh: Obviously I'm not reading it correctly...
No one claims that. "Muscle weighs more than fat" implicitly tells you "at the same volume", since that's the only interpretation that makes any sense.0
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