Why is my weight NOT dropping?
jaxee31
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Could there be a possible increase in muscle mass that is causing my weight to stay stagnant? I've been CONSISTENTLY working out EVERY DAY even weekends cardio and strength also eating "clean" brown rice, legumes, oats, protien, basically trying to reach and stay at my macros (protien is hard for me though since I don't like to consume the chemicals in powder protien) 45 days and NO WEIGHT LOSS. I have although increased the amount of weight on every machine while training by 120%.
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Do you weigh the food that you eat with a food scale in grams? How many calories are you consuming?0
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No mention of calories here.... How's your logging?0
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Eating too much.1
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Are you new to all of this exercise?
Are you eating in a calorie deficit? How do you know that you are?1 -
You can very easily gain weight "eating clean". Eat too much of any food and you will gain. No weight gain and you are basically eating at maintenance calories.0
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Could there be a possible increase in muscle mass that is causing my weight to stay stagnant? I've been CONSISTENTLY working out EVERY DAY even weekends cardio and strength also eating "clean" brown rice, legumes, oats, protien, basically trying to reach and stay at my macros (protien is hard for me though since I don't like to consume the chemicals in powder protien) 45 days and NO WEIGHT LOSS. I have although increased the amount of weight on every machine while training by 120%.
what chemicals exactly do you not want to consume? Last I checked the ingredients of my whey powder were... whey and lecithin.0 -
Can you open your diary?0
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Ready2Rock206 wrote: »No mention of calories here.... How's your logging?
Average daily calorie intake is 1200. I log EVERYTHING.
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It's hard for me to understand this. I used to eat whatever I wanted, NEVER worked out, and I didn't gain nor lose a pound. Now. I'm working out EVERYDAY (and I actually like it now) eating 90% better and still not losing nor gaining a pound.0
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It's hard for me to understand this. I used to eat whatever I wanted, NEVER worked out, and I didn't gain nor lose a pound. Now. I'm working out EVERYDAY (and I actually like it now) eating 90% better and still not losing nor gaining a pound.
the answer has already been given a few times, you are eating too much, either by not logging accurately, using inaccurate entries, or by setting the wrong caloric deficit.0 -
Ready2Rock206 wrote: »No mention of calories here.... How's your logging?
Average daily calorie intake is 1200. I log EVERYTHING.
But are you WEIGHING your food, that's the question. Also, do you eat back your exercise calories?0 -
Have you been keep track of your waist measurement? If your waist has gone down, but your weight is the same it probably means that you probably gained some muscle mass in the process. Just my 2 cents.0
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Ready2Rock206 wrote: »No mention of calories here.... How's your logging?
Average daily calorie intake is 1200. I log EVERYTHING.
But are you WEIGHING your food, that's the question. Also, do you eat back your exercise calories?
No I've never weighed my food. I've gotten as far as learning about macros and calorie intake. But generally using serving portions in MFP.0 -
Ready2Rock206 wrote: »No mention of calories here.... How's your logging?
Average daily calorie intake is 1200. I log EVERYTHING.
But are you WEIGHING your food, that's the question. Also, do you eat back your exercise calories?
No I've never weighed my food. I've gotten as far as learning about macros and calorie intake. But generally using serving portions in MFP.
If not weighing food, it is all too easy to underestimate the portions you are actually eating.0 -
Since you hadn't been exercising before, you might be gaining some muscle mass to offset your fat loss, yes. But also, I would advise against "eating back" the exercise calories, in case you have been doing that. The exercise calories can be way overestimated.Have you been keep track of your waist measurement? If your waist has gone down, but your weight is the same it probably means that you probably gained some muscle mass in the process. Just my 2 cents.
Waist measurement is the first thing to change for most men; for women it's sometimes the hips though, so check that measurement too
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You need to weigh the food. Serving portions are only estimates - and they can be off. When you buy a food scale and you count out the recommended serving and put it against the food scale, more often than not the "grams" listed for the serving size will be off. I eat chips on occasion, I weigh them to the recommended 28 grams because when you put "16 chips" in a bowl and weight it on the food scale - it's heavier than 28 grams.
If you aren't weighing any of your food then those differences in grams can add up over time and at that point you are not eating at a 3000 calorie deficit.1 -
Ready2Rock206 wrote: »No mention of calories here.... How's your logging?
Average daily calorie intake is 1200. I log EVERYTHING.
But are you WEIGHING your food, that's the question. Also, do you eat back your exercise calories?
No I've never weighed my food. I've gotten as far as learning about macros and calorie intake. But generally using serving portions in MFP.
a food scale costs $10. It makes all the difference.1 -
It's a matter of inaccurate calorie counting and new exercise. Fix the calorie counting and you'll be fine within a couple weeks.3
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