Losing inches not weight

bgonzalez_2016 wrote: »

Hi guys maybe you can help me out with this question. I started MFP about 4 weeks ago and my daily calorie intake was 1265 a day with being slightly active, Now that I'm active my calorie intake went up to 1450 a day, my question is since I went up in calories I haven't lost weight but did lose inches, will I lose any more weight or just lose inches? I still want to lose weight but not cut my calorie intake since I'm working out 5 days a week now. Any suggestions would greatly help

Can you clarify what you mean by now that I am active? Did you recently start a work out routine and are logging the exercise so you get more calories? Or has your recently daily activity changed where you are walking around more? How long has it been since you saw movement on the scale?

If you have recently started a new work out it is common to retain water. It can be frustrating because the scale doesn't move for a couple of weeks.

That activity letting on MFP has nothing to do with your amount of exercise - which it sounds like you increased it because of working out more now.

MFP, unlike almost every other site out there - figures an eating goal based on your selected daily activity level with NO exercise being expected.

You are expected to honestly log the workouts when done, then you eat more on those days you do more.
Less on days you do less.
Life lesson regarding weight control there.

Honest means by time - was the aerobics program really 60 min long - or 5 min warmup much easier, 5 min cooldown, and 5 min stretching - so actually 45 min aerobics program. Or spinning class, or whatever.
If you eventually hit 6 mph on the treadmill, but total distance for an hour was 5 miles - you don't log 6 mph jogging.

Some workouts that have no intensity listed on them (like spinning, aerobics, ect) probably take 75% of suggested calorie burn, but others that are specific (4mph walking, 6mph jogging, bicycling 15mph) are better.

This will likely end up with less calories for the week - for weight loss.
But more on the days you want it to recover from a good workout.

Dittos to water weight for right now.
Hard to find a valid weigh in day too probably to avoid known water weight fluctuations.
Morning after rest day eating normal sodium levels, not sore from last workout.

I think everybody's body responds different to exercise/diet. You mentioned you started about four weeks ago at 1265 which puts you in a big caloric deficit. The first 5-10 lbs are usually easy to come off. Now that you added weight training you may lose lbs much slower but your waist line will feel/see a big difference. Keep up the good work, it sounds like you're ok the right track. Just don't put yourself in such a deficit where you don't have energy to go about your day. Feel free to add me as a friend, would love to track your progress.

hi, i am also in the same boat. I lost inches all around the body but the scale is not budging. frustrating. I am doing 2 miles leslie sansone walk and JM 30 day shred. so 54 minutes daily. why scale is not moving? pls suggest.