Pounds not coming off only inches , why?!?!
kim808skittles
Posts: 8 Member
Hi, I do fitbody bootcamp which is high intensity interval training for 30 min 5 days a week. I have lost 3 inches in almost a month but I've only lost 1.4 pounds! I'm eating clean meals high protein low car with one cheat meal a week and even that is portion controlled.
2
Replies
-
You've lost 1.5 pounds and 3 inches? Sounds like it's working. WTG!12
-
I guess I'm just used to pounds going down and inches coming down together1
-
muscle weighs more than fat1
-
Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?0
-
fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
No it doesn't, a pound of muscle & a pound of fat're each still; a pound!11 -
You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.3
-
You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.
She's losing inches which, means she's losing weight & thus, she's consuming at; a caloric deficit!1 -
DeficitDuchess wrote: »You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.
She's losing inches which, means she's losing weight & thus, she's consuming at; a caloric deficit!
Ummm @DeficitDuchess... I'm not sure where you are coming from with this. Did you read the title of the thread and her post? She is specifically asking why she is losing inches but not weight (and 1.4 pounds is not enough to represent 3 inches).
If the 3 inches is from her belly, the answer is that her muscles are getting toned although she isn't losing much fat. That leads to a tighter, leaner-looking belly, even without weight loss.6 -
I saw a girl that became fit by not losing any weight at all. She just gained muscle. She was 183 at the beginning and 183 at the end. You could tell her fat was replaced by muscle. Her belly and stuff was gone.5
-
fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
I think you mean that muscle is more dense than fat, therefore, a pound of muscle will take up less space than a pound of fat. They are still both a pound, but the muscle is tighter and more compact, while the fat fluffs and blobs out, taking up more space.5 -
When weight of things is compared, equal volume is implied. Always. If you didn't know this now you do.
4 -
Ignoring the age old weight vs volume muscle debate, in just a month, OP is not building muscle. If it were that easy, especially for a female, we would all be ripped.
It's more likely water retention from TOM, sodium, or a workout given the timeline.10 -
DeficitDuchess wrote: »You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.
She's losing inches which, means she's losing weight & thus, she's consuming at; a caloric deficit!
Ummm @DeficitDuchess... I'm not sure where you are coming from with this. Did you read the title of the thread and her post? She is specifically asking why she is losing inches but not weight (and 1.4 pounds is not enough to represent 3 inches).
If the 3 inches is from her belly, the answer is that her muscles are getting toned although she isn't losing much fat. That leads to a tighter, leaner-looking belly, even without weight loss.
There're many reasons why someone's weight loss might not, be reflected upon the scale especially with; being a woman! Many times, I don't gain any; inches (sometimes 1") but'll gain 5 pounds of, water retention & blood generation via, my monthly cycle & thus that might be, masking some; weight loss! Plus sodium, etc.!1 -
Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?
I am being measured weekly by my coaches at the bootcamp ,Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?
0 -
You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.
Yes I do have a caloric deficit 90% of the time0 -
DeficitDuchess wrote: »You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.
She's losing inches which, means she's losing weight & thus, she's consuming at; a caloric deficit!
Ummm @DeficitDuchess... I'm not sure where you are coming from with this. Did you read the title of the thread and her post? She is specifically asking why she is losing inches but not weight (and 1.4 pounds is not enough to represent 3 inches).
If the 3 inches is from her belly, the answer is that her muscles are getting toned although she isn't losing much fat. That leads to a tighter, leaner-looking belly, even without weight loss.
Yes it is from my waist .0 -
DeficitDuchess wrote: »fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
No it doesn't, a pound of muscle & a pound of fat're each still; a pound!
Oh for goodness's sake - that is purely pedantic.
Muscle is more dense than fat, so a smaller volume of muscle will weigh the same as a larger volume of fat - so inches can come off as far is burned and muscle is built up without much change on the scales.
To the OP - great job! It sounds like you are building muscle and getting results!6 -
fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
lol. she's not gaining sizable amounts of muscle in one month in a calorie deficit doing bootcamps - I can promise you that!2 -
lifeandleaves wrote: »DeficitDuchess wrote: »fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
No it doesn't, a pound of muscle & a pound of fat're each still; a pound!
Oh for goodness's sake - that is purely pedantic.
Muscle is more dense than fat, so a smaller volume of muscle will weigh the same as a larger volume of fat - so inches can come off as far is burned and muscle is built up without much change on the scales.
To the OP - great job! It sounds like you are building muscle and getting results!
Not in a month....
OP, most likely water retention due up your cycle or sodium, or from your new exercise routine. Keep it up!1 -
lifeandleaves wrote: »DeficitDuchess wrote: »fantumrunner wrote: »muscle weighs more than fat
No it doesn't, a pound of muscle & a pound of fat're each still; a pound!
Oh for goodness's sake - that is purely pedantic.
Muscle is more dense than fat, so a smaller volume of muscle will weigh the same as a larger volume of fat - so inches can come off as far is burned and muscle is built up without much change on the scales.
To the OP - great job! It sounds like you are building muscle and getting results!
Building muscle, takes calories; for fuel! I am unable to, build a Lego house without; plastic lol!
2 -
Keep at it. Ensure you are weighing your food and not estimating. I think you're making fantastic progress.
You can be retaining water from intensity of exercises or sodium as well as normal bodily fluctuations or hormones.
Measurements are important so losing inches means you're heading in the right direction.0 -
kim808skittles wrote: »Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?
I am being measured weekly by my coaches at the bootcamp ,Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?
No offense but they do have an interest in you losing inches...is it possible that they're holding it a little tighter than before?1 -
Based on everything you have said, my guess is that you are losing fat, but retaining some water. Water retention can easily mask a few pounds of weight loss and is common with a high-intensity exercise program. It can also vary due to time of month, etc. Because of that, plus varying amounts of food waste in your system, weight loss is rarely linear. I often go weeks with little apparent progress, then suddenly drop several pounds.
It sounds like you are doing everything right. Just keep it up and know that the scale will show it eventually.1 -
starryphoenix wrote: »I saw a girl that became fit by not losing any weight at all. She just gained muscle. She was 183 at the beginning and 183 at the end. You could tell her fat was replaced by muscle. Her belly and stuff was gone.
This didn't happen. No one gains muscle without gaining fat.2 -
trigden1991 wrote: »starryphoenix wrote: »I saw a girl that became fit by not losing any weight at all. She just gained muscle. She was 183 at the beginning and 183 at the end. You could tell her fat was replaced by muscle. Her belly and stuff was gone.
This didn't happen. No one gains muscle without gaining fat.
What about recomp?0 -
Just remember that a pound of fat takes up a lot more space in your body than a pound of muscle. While you may have lost a little bit of weight, you're replacing your fat with lean muscle mass. Way to go on your progress!1
-
That's completely normal. Every coach I have talked too says to not even pay attention to the scale when you first start working out. You lose inches and build muscle. the scale will start going down though!1
-
kim808skittles wrote: »Hi, I do fitbody bootcamp which is high intensity interval training for 30 min 5 days a week. I have lost 3 inches in almost a month but I've only lost 1.4 pounds! I'm eating clean meals high protein low car with one cheat meal a week and even that is portion controlled.
The process is working. The scale is such a poor tool! It measures your body weight not your body fat, your body is mostly water. This is a lifestyle, keep your focus on the process and the results will come into place automatically. Someday you WILL reach your goal and you will maintain and none of this excitement of change will exist, you do all the same process to stay in place, just slight tweaks but it's the same game for life.
Keep your focus on the process, not the results. The results just happen when you do that. GO! Just go! Focus!
1 -
kim808skittles wrote: »Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?
I am being measured weekly by my coaches at the bootcamp ,Are you doing your own measuring or is that part of the boot camp?
No offense but they do have an interest in you losing inches...is it possible that they're holding it a little tighter than before?
fairly sure you'd feel them pulling it 3 inches tighter ;P
OP you're probably retaining water for muscle repair. Its very common when starting out a new intense routine that gives you DOMS, if you're at a deficit chances are you are building very little new muscle just retaining what you have and increasing your fitness, the inch loss suggests you are losing fat though. Well done and in time that water weight will shift too, it's nearly impossible to avoid water weight gain with increased intense exercise and it is not a bad thing or something to avoid but it will make your scales fluctuate all over the place.
Also inches are better than pounds inches are what everyone sees, the scale is just what you see in private. Well done.0 -
kim808skittles wrote: »You did not mention how much you are eating. Are you eating at a calorie deficit, or just eating "clean"? If you don't maintain a calorie deficit, you won't lose weight, no matter how clean you eat and no matter how much you exercise.
Yes I do have a caloric deficit 90% of the time
What does this mean, though? What about the 10%? What are your stats (height, age, current weight, goal weight, calories)? Do you use a food scale for all solid and semi solid foods and cups/spoons for liquid only?
Can you please open your food diary/set it to public?
You're still losing weight. Are you close to TOM? Have you been going over your sodium? Increased or new exercise also means fluid retention.
You're not building muscle.... it's quite difficult for females to build muscle.1
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.3K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 424 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions