4 weeks not losing... demotivated

mileysmiley2018
mileysmiley2018 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 19 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello all

I am really demotivated right now ...maybe someone can give some advice. My weight is 146 lbs on 5f7 and I have religiously been lifting heavy with a trainer twice a week and then one hour HIIT trainings twice. I want to be at my old weight of 135.
He put me on a low carb, high protein diet.. 1500 cals and macros are 50 p, 30 c, 20 f.
I see a big difference in my shoulder and arms that I gained muscle but on the scale I weigh exactly the same. Not an ounce less.
How can that be? I am so strict with weighing every morsel and still nothing.
Will the weight ever come off? We tried going down to 1300 cals this week but still nothing on the scale.

I am 36...

Why..or does the muscle I gained equal out fat loss on the scale? I doubt it...

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  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    When did you start working out? Are you taking measurements? How are your clothes fitting?
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    I am weighing all the foods on a scale... even salad. Mornings it’s usually 184 g egg whites, 20g oatmeal, 1 egg. Lunch is 4 oz chicken with 180 g broccoli or any other greens. Dinner is again 184 g egg whites and 2 eggs with 2 cups of spinach.
    Snacks are 4 oz chickenbreast midmorning, afternoon 15 almonds, evening, 1 cup fat free Greek yogurt with 1\2 berries.

    That’s what I eat pretty much every day..

    I am female. I know I am perfectly at a ok weight but not for me, myself.. I gained 15 lbs in one year that I am trying to get rid of.

    I gave you a hug because there's no way I could stick to that food plan and be happy. Only you can decide if it's worth it. Just be aware that at your current height and weight, it will be a long slow process.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    The number on the scale means absolutely nothing. I think the only time the scale actually means something is for someone who is severely overweight. When you get down to smaller numbers the scale no longer holds the same value. Muscle is more dense than fat. It is common to gain muscle, lose fat at the same time, and the number on the scale to show absolutely no change. This is a body recomposition. Measure your success based on body measurements and progress pictures. If you are seeing muscle gains so far, you are doing great. Trust the process.

    do you have any idea how hard it is to put muscle on? especially for a female? no woman is going to put muscle on at a rate that would out-pace fat loss - especially not while eating 1300-1500 calories per day. much more likely to be a water retention or measurement issue.

    yep muscle gain to fat loss is not a 1:1 ratio. so you are correct. heck Im eating at to a little over maintenance and its very slow going for me and my calories are 1800-2100 calories a day.(My bmr is 1272 and Im lightly active,calculators for BMR and TDEE give me 200-300 more than actual for me)
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    You haven't answered. Is the workout new to you? Water weight from new exercise is my first guess. Here's an awesome article...

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    You haven't answered. Is the workout new to you? Water weight from new exercise is my first guess. Here's an awesome article...

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
    Psychgrrl wrote: »
    Gaining strength isn’t the same as gaining muscle. With your deficit, it’s likely you’re doing as good a job as possible preserving existing muscle tissue, but you’re not giving your body the calories it needs to increase muscle tissue. You should consider doing a “recomp” — body decomposition. Maintaining a very small deficit while working through a progressive lifting program. That sounds like it will give you the results you want.

    QFT
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    bekahlou75 wrote: »
    Onyx_MCG wrote: »
    If you’re on a high protein diet the muscle will replace the fat and muscle is heavier than fat. Are you are lifting heavy you will put on muscle. Try working out with lighter weights. Add me as a friend.

    This doesn't even make sense. How is muscle heavier than fat? A pound of fat is equal to a pound of muscle.

    They mean that muscle is denser/takes up less volume than fat.
  • brittlb07
    brittlb07 Posts: 313 Member
    edited January 2019
    I am weighing all the foods on a scale... even salad. Mornings it’s usually 184 g egg whites, 20g oatmeal, 1 egg. Lunch is 4 oz chicken with 180 g broccoli or any other greens. Dinner is again 184 g egg whites and 2 eggs with 2 cups of spinach.
    Snacks are 4 oz chickenbreast midmorning, afternoon 15 almonds, evening, 1 cup fat free Greek yogurt with 1\2 berries.

    That’s what I eat pretty much every day..

    I am female. I know I am perfectly at a ok weight but not for me, myself.. I gained 15 lbs in one year that I am trying to get rid of.

    I totally respect your desire to loose weight. I am 5’4 and 142 and trying to get back to 120 and many people on MFP tried to say 142 is healthy for my height. On my body frame I can assure you it is not!!!! I’ve never been this heavy my whole life and it’s showing all over my mid section.

  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,333 Member
    make sure you're on a eating plan you enjoy and can sustain.. don't let your trainer run your life.
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    Hello all

    I am really demotivated right now ...maybe someone can give some advice. My weight is 146 lbs on 5f7 and I have religiously been lifting heavy with a trainer twice a week and then one hour HIIT trainings twice. I want to be at my old weight of 135.
    He put me on a low carb, high protein diet.. 1500 cals and macros are 50 p, 30 c, 20 f.
    I see a big difference in my shoulder and arms that I gained muscle but on the scale I weigh exactly the same. Not an ounce less.
    How can that be? I am so strict with weighing every morsel and still nothing.
    Will the weight ever come off? We tried going down to 1300 cals this week but still nothing on the scale.

    I am 36...

    Why..or does the muscle I gained equal out fat loss on the scale? I doubt it...
    I am weighing all the foods on a scale... even salad. Mornings it’s usually 184 g egg whites, 20g oatmeal, 1 egg. Lunch is 4 oz chicken with 180 g broccoli or any other greens. Dinner is again 184 g egg whites and 2 eggs with 2 cups of spinach.
    Snacks are 4 oz chickenbreast midmorning, afternoon 15 almonds, evening, 1 cup fat free Greek yogurt with 1\2 berries.

    That’s what I eat pretty much every day..

    I am female. I know I am perfectly at a ok weight but not for me, myself.. I gained 15 lbs in one year that I am trying to get rid of.

    Are milesmiley2018 and bcwagneripad1 the same person?
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