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Muscle vs. fat

jagar07
jagar07 Posts: 266 Member
edited October 2024 in Motivation and Support
So I have not lost any weight in the last two weeks, my weigh in day is tomorrow. I am nervous because I am afraid of the scale saying I haven't lost anything yet again. HOWEVER, my dad came by yesterday to help me with me car and he seemed to notice a difference. I know I have been working out a lot, and muscle weighs more than fat, yada yada yada lol but I just want to see the difference on the scale so I can actually say I have lost 10 lbs! ( I am only 4 lbs away) Have any of you gone through this? How did you stay encouraged??

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  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    First, it is really hard to build muscle at a calories deficite.

    That being said, in the last 7 weeks, I lost 6 inches total (2 inches at my belly button for exemple) and my scale didin't move one bit. The scale is only one tool to know how you are doing. I say start taking mesurements, if you see no progress on the scale and tape mesurements, start to re think what you are doing.
  • CurlyClare78
    CurlyClare78 Posts: 68
    Do you measure? The only thing that keeps me going is my spreadsheet with the numbers on it and the fact that my jeans are starting to hang off me because I go literally weeks without losing on the scales. I lost nothing for a couple of months then 9lbs really fast. That was quite a while ago and the scales haven't budged since.

    It's annoying for me too that I have a good two stone to lose and it's so slow - so I'd definitely say measure and keep a note of the numbers to help keep your spirits up.
  • DinaLKeil
    DinaLKeil Posts: 95 Member
    First, it is really hard to build muscle at a calories deficite.

    That being said, in the last 7 weeks, I lost 6 inches total (2 inches at my belly button for exemple) and my scale didin't move one bit. The scale is only one tool to know how you are doing. I say start taking mesurements, if you see no progress on the scale and tape mesurements, start to re think what you are doing.

    I agree completely with taking measurements.
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    First, it is really hard to build muscle at a calories deficite.

    It is really hard to build muscle peroid. Especially in two weeks.

    The scale is a small part of being healthy, and our society puts too much stock in it.
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