Losing inches but not weight
AsrarHussain
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Hi,
I have been tracking my macros and doing my cardio.
I seem to be losing inches everywhere but the weight has only dropped from 103.6 to 103.2
It is a small change but I have lost more inches
I have been tracking my macros and doing my cardio.
I seem to be losing inches everywhere but the weight has only dropped from 103.6 to 103.2
It is a small change but I have lost more inches
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You might be gaining muscle and losing fat. Muscle weighs more than fat, so total weight is unchanged. This happened to me for 6 months before the weight started dropping. It’s a good thing.4
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How long have you been maintaining? Did you recently just start a new exercise program or increase your volume? My weight will stay the same for at least a month when I increase exercise due to water weight but I know I'm in a deficit since my measurements are going down quite significantly.4
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How long have you been maintaining? Did you recently just start a new exercise program or increase your volume? My weight will stay the same for at least a month when I increase exercise due to water weight but I know I'm in a deficit since my measurements are going down quite significantly.
I have decreased my calories slowly and increased cardio slowly
My weight routine is the same and I am still gaining strength.
I do low volume high intensity weight training0 -
Pretty sure it’s likely to be muscle. Congrats on losing the inches! If your clothes are looser and you’re losing size then focus on measurements rather than weight (BMI calculators are notorious for being problematic when it comes to muscle mass weight/athletes)1
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Over what time period has this happened?
Half a pound of muscle gain a week would be a really good rate for a man, quarter pound a week for a woman, and those under ideal conditions: Well designed, progressive strength training program; good nutrition, especially protein; good genetics; relative youth; and a calorie surplus. (Strength can increase without muscle mass gain, of course, through neuromuscular adaptation, basically better recruiting and using existing muscle tissue, and this can happen fast among beginners; plus appearance can improve, all without mass gain.)
If you've seen these changes over a shorter time period, OP, the water weight explanation is much the more likely.3 -
103 is a fairly low weight, depending on your height. You are probably at a normal/healthy range so your rate of loss will be considerably slow.2
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I actually was really finicky with the scale numbers until I started doing some weight work, then I realized how much the aesthetic gains were exponentially greater and the scale slowed down so I started measuring and found that as much if not more rewarding than the scale numbers. I'm 10 jean sizes down in 12 months, that sounds so much crazier than the scale numbers to me personally! Congrats on the success and keep it up!2
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Over what time period has this happened?
Half a pound of muscle gain a week would be a really good rate for a man, quarter pound a week for a woman, and those under ideal conditions: Well designed, progressive strength training program; good nutrition, especially protein; good genetics; relative youth; and a calorie surplus. (Strength can increase without muscle mass gain, of course, through neuromuscular adaptation, basically better recruiting and using existing muscle tissue, and this can happen fast among beginners; plus appearance can improve, all without mass gain.)
If you've seen these changes over a shorter time period, OP, the water weight explanation is much the more likely.
Just a small point, but you can (or may) gain muscle mass while in a calorie deficit but the likelihood of doing so is certainly reduced as compared to doing so while in a calorie surplus. Good summary of the factors involved in gaining muscle while in a calorie deficit is given in this article:
https://sci-fit.net/bulking-deficit-gaining/
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Over what time period has this happened?
Half a pound of muscle gain a week would be a really good rate for a man, quarter pound a week for a woman, and those under ideal conditions: Well designed, progressive strength training program; good nutrition, especially protein; good genetics; relative youth; and a calorie surplus. (Strength can increase without muscle mass gain, of course, through neuromuscular adaptation, basically better recruiting and using existing muscle tissue, and this can happen fast among beginners; plus appearance can improve, all without mass gain.)
If you've seen these changes over a shorter time period, OP, the water weight explanation is much the more likely.
Just a small point, but you can (or may) gain muscle mass while in a calorie deficit but the likelihood of doing so is certainly reduced as compared to doing so while in a calorie surplus. Good summary of the factors involved in gaining muscle while in a calorie deficit is given in this article:
https://sci-fit.net/bulking-deficit-gaining/
Absolutely agreed, and especially true for beginners and people still substantially obese. But the "ideal conditions" practical limits still apply as a probable outer limit, and suggest that slower gains are likely under deficit conditions for most people.3 -
Congrats on losing inches, isn’t that the most important goal?1
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