Women lifting too heavy?
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The food scale can open all our eyes. Weighing my cereal was an eye opener for me.4
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Bellsforkelly wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »In the other thread you said you tracked on and off and didn't use a food scale.....
Correct. I track on and off on this app. I don't own a food scale, but I'm planning to get one. I do however eat the same things every day, so am aware of what the cost is. I don't weigh my food if I go out and I occasionally screw up drinking alcohol with friends. I understand the point you are trying to make, but I'm asking for help, not criticism. Thank you for making me aware I'm not in be deficit I assumed I was. If you just want to point out all the things you think I'm doing wrong without adding any tips to be helpful, why even post?
Sorry, but weren't you asking for help? Pointing out what you may be doing wrong so you can correct it, is helpful. Pointing out that you aren't in a deficit isn't being mean, it's giving you honest and truthful advice.
Tips have been given: Get a food scale, log every day.5 -
Bellsforkelly wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »In the other thread you said you tracked on and off and didn't use a food scale.....
Correct. I track on and off on this app. I don't own a food scale, but I'm planning to get one. I do however eat the same things every day, so am aware of what the cost is. I don't weigh my food if I go out and I occasionally screw up drinking alcohol with friends. I understand the point you are trying to make, but I'm asking for help, not criticism. Thank you for making me aware I'm not in be deficit I assumed I was. If you just want to point out all the things you think I'm doing wrong without adding any tips to be helpful, why even post?
Why post asking a question if you don't want useful information? It's not criticism to state that you are not in a deficit. We could sit here and blow smoke all day, saying that you're definitely in a deficit and just build muscle really easily but that wouldn't be helpful to you.3 -
Bellsforkelly wrote: »Forgot to say I don't want to gain more muscle! Just want to tone!
Toning is not a verb. You can increase muscle tone (it's an adverb). And when you say you don't want to gain more muscle, WHAT does that mean?0 -
I agree. I posted for help. I'll make sure to track every day and weigh what I'm eating.4
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I think another factor of all of this is being held accountable for mistakes or bringing light to the things I wasn't aware of originally. My mistake, thanks for the help everyone.4
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47Jacqueline wrote: »Bellsforkelly wrote: »Forgot to say I don't want to gain more muscle! Just want to tone!
Toning is not a verb. You can increase muscle tone (it's an adverb). And when you say you don't want to gain more muscle, WHAT does that mean?
Thank you-was not aware. Apparently I haven't been educated enough on this as I seem to be asking questions that don't make any sense. I just meant I don't want to be gaining what seemed to be muscle in my arms by using weights, but could very well be a combination of retaining weight and not being in the deficit I thought I was due to not properly tracking and weighing food.
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quiksylver296 wrote: »No such thing as lifting too heavy.
You won't gain muscle unless you eat in surplus.
assuming OP is new to lifting she may get some newbie gains...2 -
assuming OP is new to lifting she may get some newbie gains...
While that's absolutely true, it's difficult for most women to get actual size increases under ideal conditions, and what the OP has described aren't ideal conditions for muscle growth. It's far more likely that she's unintentionally eating more than she thought and isn't in a deficit.1 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »No such thing as lifting too heavy.
When you blow your back out, it's too heavy.4 -
Bellsforkelly wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »In the other thread you said you tracked on and off and didn't use a food scale.....
Correct. I track on and off on this app. I don't own a food scale, but I'm planning to get one. I do however eat the same things every day, so am aware of what the cost is. I don't weigh my food if I go out and I occasionally screw up drinking alcohol with friends. I understand the point you are trying to make, but I'm asking for help, not criticism. Thank you for making me aware I'm not in be deficit I assumed I was. If you just want to point out all the things you think I'm doing wrong without adding any tips to be helpful, why even post?
The thing is, since your deficit was so small, not weighing food would easily wipe out that deficit. This happened to me when my food scale broke and I was too lazy to get another for 3 months (yeah, I know...I know...). Once I bought that scale and started to weigh my food, I started losing again. Those with a much larger deficit can get away with not weighing all their food.
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There absolutely is a "too heavy", and that is when you can no longer hold proper form.
It sounds like you are getting consistent exercise. I would really focus on your nutrition. Definitely get a food scale to help you learn portion sizes (that is key to those who have overeaten for awhile). Learn to measure your food, count your calories and try to start eating whole foods over processed stuff.
Keep staying active and slowly increase weight and distance as you can.1 -
cerise_noir wrote: »Bellsforkelly wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »In the other thread you said you tracked on and off and didn't use a food scale.....
Correct. I track on and off on this app. I don't own a food scale, but I'm planning to get one. I do however eat the same things every day, so am aware of what the cost is. I don't weigh my food if I go out and I occasionally screw up drinking alcohol with friends. I understand the point you are trying to make, but I'm asking for help, not criticism. Thank you for making me aware I'm not in be deficit I assumed I was. If you just want to point out all the things you think I'm doing wrong without adding any tips to be helpful, why even post?
The thing is, since your deficit was so small, not weighing food would easily wipe out that deficit. This happened to me when my food scale broke and I was too lazy to get another for 3 months (yeah, I know...I know...). Once I bought that scale and started to weigh my food, I started losing again. Those with a much larger deficit can get away with not weighing all their food.
Thank you, I appreciate that! Very helpful. No one in my years and years of trying to lose has anyone ever expressed the importance of a scale. I have known people to lose jug on a regular calorie counting diet and regular exercise, no food scales. I guess this is something that may open my eyes to how much I actually eat to help me lose. @singingflutelady I apologize for the harsh tone of my last comment. I am new to all of this and it's a sensitive topic for me. I have always been careful with what I eat, but now I need to be careful with how much I am eating. It's frustrating when you eat all of the "right" things and exercise 3-5 days a week for 60-75 min and see NO changes on the scale. I have lost an inch on my waist and my hips in the last 3 months, but the scale hasn't moved more than a pound here and there and then it just comes back it seems as soon as I eat one meal.
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_dracarys_ wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »No such thing as lifting too heavy.
When you blow your back out, it's too heavy.
I see I failed to engage the "joking" font. My bad.0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »_dracarys_ wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »No such thing as lifting too heavy.
When you blow your back out, it's too heavy.
I see I failed to engage the "joking" font. My bad.
Forgot sarcasm detector too0 -
LolBroScience wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »_dracarys_ wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »No such thing as lifting too heavy.
When you blow your back out, it's too heavy.
I see I failed to engage the "joking" font. My bad.
Forgot sarcasm detector too
Yep.0 -
Inch loss > scale loss1
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You can never lift too heavy(unless at the expense of proper form). and if you're consistently only lifting the exact same weight then you'll stop making progress. You need to try and push for more weight each time, if you're worried about muscle you should lower your rep range to about 5 reps a set to focus more on strength. Also look into an actual lifting routine, it sounds like you're just doing whatever everyday which will lose its value fairly quickly. Id suggest something like strong curves or strong lifts. And yes buy a food scale, I live off of mine.2
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Can we just take a moment to appreciate an OP who actually accepts constructive input from people who are trying to help?
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Carlos_421 wrote: »Can we just take a moment to appreciate an OP who actually accepts constructive input from people who are trying to help?
*Fist bump* haha
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