Why am I losing inches but not weight?
luvsubrooke
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My weight has been the same for 2 weeks. I've been doing intense workouts every day. I'm losing inches but not weight. Why?
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Because it's only been two weeks, and short term (2 weeks IS short term) fluctuations don't give a good indication of actual weight loss.0
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I didn't see a change in the scale for over 30 days despite exercising 5 days a week and strict logging of food. Now the weight is moving, down 23 pounds. Keep doing what your doing, you're losing inches, yeah!! The weight will follow.0
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A truly strenuous workout will lead to water retention in the muscles. It is temporary.
As for losing "inches" in weeks ... that is a stretch.
You can gain a reality check with a little HS geometry. Imagine your body as a cylinder and calculate the volume of fat lost in one or two inches.0 -
Intense workout can result in water weight retention. Before I started doing strength training my weekly losses were relatively uniform, after strength training they have tended to be more irregular but it still averaged out as the same amount over a months time.0
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ericGold15 wrote: »A truly strenuous workout will lead to water retention in the muscles. It is temporary.
As for losing "inches" in weeks ... that is a stretch.
You can gain a reality check with a little HS geometry. Imagine your body as a cylinder and calculate the volume of fat lost in one or two inches.
You can gain a reality check by going back to elementary school reading. I never said I've only been working out for two weeks, I said my weight has been the same for two weeks. I've continually lost weight up until these past two weeks, now rather than weight loss I'm noticing the inches going away faster which is why I'm asking what would cause this. I've upped my workout intensity so as mentioned above I may be retaining water.
Thank you, though.0 -
My body composition "firms" up with exercise almost immediately (probably related to blood flow or something of the sort). I usually don't see a change in the scales until I reach my first big whoosh (weeks). Then the fat loss starts to become consistent (but not without fluctuations)0
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daniwilford wrote: »Intense workout can result in water weight retention. Before I started doing strength training my weekly losses were relatively uniform, after strength training they have tended to be more irregular but it still averaged out as the same amount over a months time.
Makes sense! Thank you!0 -
konagirl64 wrote: »I didn't see a change in the scale for over 30 days despite exercising 5 days a week and strict logging of food. Now the weight is moving, down 23 pounds. Keep doing what your doing, you're losing inches, yeah!! The weight will follow.
Yes girl, I'll take the inches for sure! I'm just wondering why the weight loss suddenly stopped. I intensified my workouts so maybe water retention. Other than that I haven't changed anything!0 -
luvsubrooke wrote: »ericGold15 wrote: »A truly strenuous workout will lead to water retention in the muscles. It is temporary.
As for losing "inches" in weeks ... that is a stretch.
You can gain a reality check with a little HS geometry. Imagine your body as a cylinder and calculate the volume of fat lost in one or two inches.
You can gain a reality check by going back to elementary school reading. I never said I've only been working out for two weeks, I said my weight has been the same for two weeks. I've continually lost weight up until these past two weeks, now rather than weight loss I'm noticing the inches going away faster which is why I'm asking what would cause this. I've upped my workout intensity so as mentioned above I may be retaining water.
Thank you, though.
FWIW, I read your OP the same way, so there's no need to take offence.
It's water weight if you literally haven't changed anything else but increased the intensity of your workout.0 -
luvsubrooke wrote: »ericGold15 wrote: »A truly strenuous workout will lead to water retention in the muscles. It is temporary.
As for losing "inches" in weeks ... that is a stretch.
You can gain a reality check with a little HS geometry. Imagine your body as a cylinder and calculate the volume of fat lost in one or two inches.
You can gain a reality check by going back to elementary school reading. I never said I've only been working out for two weeks, I said my weight has been the same for two weeks. I've continually lost weight up until these past two weeks, now rather than weight loss I'm noticing the inches going away faster which is why I'm asking what would cause this. I've upped my workout intensity so as mentioned above I may be retaining water.
Thank you, though.
FWIW, I read your OP the same way, so there's no need to take offence.
It's water weight if you literally haven't changed anything else but increased the intensity of your workout.
Lol no offense taken! I'm just sarcastic but yes I'm leaning towards the idea water weight too. Thankyou!0 -
luvsubrooke wrote: »ericGold15 wrote: »A truly strenuous workout will lead to water retention in the muscles. It is temporary.
As for losing "inches" in weeks ... that is a stretch.
You can gain a reality check with a little HS geometry. Imagine your body as a cylinder and calculate the volume of fat lost in one or two inches.
You can gain a reality check by going back to elementary school reading. I never said I've only been working out for two weeks, I said my weight has been the same for two weeks. I've continually lost weight up until these past two weeks, now rather than weight loss I'm noticing the inches going away faster which is why I'm asking what would cause this. I've upped my workout intensity so as mentioned above I may be retaining water.
Thank you, though.
Bam lol
Losing inches/not weight happens to me on occasion as well. Though I've noticed the scales seems to catch up in a week or two. (I lose an inch or so without dropping anything according to the scale, then 2 weeks later there went a few lbs *with the same measurements I got from the one inch lost*)0 -
luvsubrooke wrote: »You can gain a reality check by going back to elementary school reading.)
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Who cares? Be thankful.0
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ericGold15 wrote: »luvsubrooke wrote: »You can gain a reality check by going back to elementary school reading.)
Awh yes, I will try my very hardest! Thank you!0 -
If you are gaining muscle, it is more compact and heavier than fat. Typically as you gain muscle you are also losing fat. It's a really slow process, but that could be why you are losing inches and not weight. Also the water weight retention is a good hypothesis.0
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You've lost weight regularly and now you're losing inches. This is not a problem. The reason is...because that's how your body works. Happens to me all the time, over 18 months, 120 lbs, and 65 inches lost. Congrats on your successes!0
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Shantelly_Marie wrote: »If you are gaining muscle, it is more compact and heavier than fat. Typically as you gain muscle you are also losing fat. It's a really slow process, but that could be why you are losing inches and not weight. Also the water weight retention is a good hypothesis.
No, that isn't how it works......at all and that isn't what's happening. It is extremely a-typical to lose fat while gaining muscle. If you are, you're in a recomp and aren't gaining muscle very fast.....at all.
Someone who has been losing weight and training as long as the OP isn't going to put on so much muscle in two months, let alone two weeks to stall the scale.0
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