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I think that muscle building, water retention, and perhaps other things are combining to make it seem like you aren't losing "weight." The important part for any diet and exercise plan isn't to lose weight, it's to burn fat. If your measurements are down a couple cm, that's good. Its much much more accurate that way then…
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[/quote] Perhaps she should get a scale that has body fat/muscle weight? and then periodically record the changes in these on MFP. [/quote] Totally. The major point in the case of those devices is that they can give different readings for different brands, etc. A good one is usually accurate to a certain point, but you…
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Thank you for saying this. I think even if it's not the entire answer, it certainly could be a part of it. Genetics play a huge role here, too, and if OP happens to have the muscle building goldmine that many of us wish we were born with, she might build muscle faster than the majority of others through just basic…
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How is she not building muscle? She says herself she is doing plenty of heavy lifting. She is also doing cardio. All these things build muscle, but ~especially~ with someone who has not been exercising at all. Why is this board so afraid of the idea that she is actually gaining a bit of strength i.e. muscle. I didn't say…
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Yes you do. How else would muscles get stronger. What do you think all the fat getting burned goes to, air? Heat? It's being used as fuel. One thing I'd point out as a reference for OP is that you can take, for example, a professional bodybuilder. They often can be 5 foot 8 inches yet weigh 265 pounds, with less than 10%…
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Another thing to keep in mind is that with all that lifting, you are building muscle. Muscle weighs a bit more than fat, we all hear that, but what we often forget is that exercise, even cardio, is building muscle. So the more you exercise, the more you gain in muscle weight while burning fat. It's a bit confusing and…
