ok, so i was steadily at 119 and then i started going to these early morning workout classes. cardio blast on monday and wednesday, power pump on tuesday and thursday, yoga/pilates fusion on friday, and then i run 3 miles and do some abs on saturday. i started this the beginning of september and i am really enjoying it. the scale is just not on my side though... i have been weighing 121ish -not 119- at night (which can put me in a bad mood when i wake up at 5:40 to work out in the morning). my clothes aren't getting tighter and i feel like i am eating the same, except for the pigging out that happened my birthday weekend. so i don't know what's going on.
where i am now:
- 121 lbs :(
- 26.5" waist
- 35.5" hips
after a couple of days of frustration, this is what i am doing about it...
-i had jeremy hide the scale- he was threatening to do it for a while anyways. weighing myself twice a day was just too much- now i will aim for once a month, if jeremy will allow the scale out every once in a while.
-i am writing down the things i eat; i'm keeping a food diary. i have never done this before, but i am on day 2 and it is already helping me eat a little less candy, cookies, and flat out junk food. i just write down everything i eat right in my planner. i plan to only do this for a week or so to kind of wake me up to how much i eat.
-i hopped on over to this site to get ideas for healthy snacks and to also reassure me that weightlifting is worth it to do... which i am hoping is the reason i'm gaining.
what should i do? any advice? more running, less lifting? add more cardio?
any exercise gurus out there?
11 comments:
are you just adding muscle weight? If you're working out a ton you're losing weight in fat, but gaining it in muscle, which weighs more than fat. Could be why your lb's are increasing. I don't know; I'm no expert!
If you feel good then I wouldn't worry too much about the weight.
Girl- Have you looked at your stats? Like really LOOKED?? Lots 'o girls would kill to have those numbers!! Honestly, I don't think you're gonna drop too much more weight if that's your goal. Sometimes your body just hits a weight and won't budge much more. I know that's not what you wanted to hear, so here's a few things that maybe could help...
-Drink LOTS and LOTS of water!
-Your diet has to be STRICT! Eating 3 good size (healthy) meals with (healthy) snacks in-between (every 2 hours-ish)
-Do you eat a good breakfast every morning?
These are just ideas! It sounds like you've got the working out thing down, so I'd say it's gotta be the diet if you aren't seeing the results you want. Good luck! I already think you look great though!! :)
You are gaining muscle. It's a GOOD thing. Please, please please, go to the gym and ask them to measure your body fat percentage, and then have them repeat the process in a couple of months, and you'll see how awesome you are! Muscle burns fat, and having good muscle will allow you to have those days that you really have the munchies, and it won't be the end of the world. Keep lifting! Besides that, it knocks down your risk of osteoporosis tremendously. Tough chicks are awesome! Keep it up!!!
I'm sure you're gaining muscle, which is awesome! And what exactly is your goal weight? Because you look amazing! I gotta tell ya, my goal weight is about 10 lbs MORE than you weigh right now!
Hey this is Kyle! I wrote too much... so check your FB account! Thanks!
So I'm going to shanghi your post, sorry! You have no idea who I am but I am a fitness instructor at Golds in Providence. I know its nice to think that muscle weighs more then fat but unfortunately its just not true. I think the most important part is how you feel honestly. Working out and getting long lean sexy muscles feels fantastic and the numbers on the scale are just that...numbers! Eating is a huge HUGE part. I use dailyplate.com...its fantastic and helps you keep track and maintain your goals in the nutrition aspect. Like Kels said above you have fantastic measurements...now it should be about keeping active and feeling fantastic..Keep it up!
Okay sorry that is livestrong.com it will keep track of your fitness and calories etc...its great!
You do know that some of us would seriously consider having a limb removed if it meant we could weigh in at 121!
Me again! So, like I was telling you, it is easy to misinterpret facts. This "muscle weighs more than fat" is SO common, and usually misunderstood bc people take it literally. The easiest way to possibly explain it would be if you saw two people side by side that LOOKED to be the same weight and frame, BUT the one with more muscles would WEIGH MORE than the one with more FAT. Example: A liter of muscle weighs more than a liter of fat! It has a lot to do with body composition. I see a lot of elite athletes in person/on tv and they all weigh more than they look bc of the amount of muscles, because muscles do weigh more than fat (in terms of volume/density). We all know from back in elementary school, the smart aleck who tricked us when they asked, "what's heavier a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?" They weigh the same-DOH! So when looking at it like that, it is indeed FALSE bc a pound of muscle equals a pound of fat, no brainer. But just like the muscle:fat, the brick:feathers is similar. If you have 1 brick, you would need a TON more feathers to equal the weight of that brick. SO, when related to health, dieting, and exercise (like what we are talking about) that statement is TRUE like your others friends have stated. It's TRUE in the fact that it is not taken literally (# for #), but in regards to volume/density, or how someone looks. In other words it is really meant to mean- "Muscle is heavier by volume(density) than fat" Fat takes up MORE VOLUME than muscle (muscle is more compacted and dense). (I have seen different numbers for this so I wont state how many times more) I will just state that fat takes up more space as lean muscle. So if you want to reduce your size, reduce your fat %. The waist area is one of the best indicators of body fat. So if your pants are looser and you still weigh around the same, then you know you are loosing fat and gaining muscle. If someone weighs 120 #s with 10% body fat, they will look a lot smaller, leaner, and sculpted than someone weighing 120 #s with 30% body fat. They weigh the same but their body composition is different because muscle is more dense than fat. So although they weigh the same, the person with less fat and more muscle looks smaller. So if you got a muscular person next to an obese person and they both look the same weight, the one who is more muscular will weigh more because they have more muscle and less fat (muscle weighing more than fat). It is kind of “trippy” if you think too hard about it bc the more volume of muscle they have they may look smaller but weigh more, just like 1 brick vs a truckload of feathers ☺ Hence the reasoning behind the "muscle weighs more than fat." So for women who are SET ON THE NUMBERS and want to lose weight, they often look at the scale and then in the mirror, they look like they should not weigh as much, but they do bc of the muscle, but they have lost fat. I hope this makes sense; it can be a little confusing. And I hope I have made sense with correct data. But like what someone else said, I think you should do a body fat test every now and then, like the skin fold one with that pincher thingy :) I'm sure a trainer at the gym could do that for you in just a few minutes for free...or you can just take measurements of your waist, neck, chest, etc. Good luck!
Also, one tip in your power pump class, and others, is to increase the weight or resistance, etc. I don't know if you already do, but my wife would say that most all the girls just grab the same weight each time, and then they would complain about not seeing results (because they would PLATEAU). That's what she would do also, just pick up the same weight as everyone else thinking it was good enough for her also, until I told her to try 1-5 #s more. She did and was so glad she tried because she was actually able to do the heavier weight (more of a struggle of course) but still able to. And the harder you push yourself the faster you will see results and reach your goals. Just an easy tip to bring about results. And kudos to you if you are already continually increasing weight/resistance/speed in you classes.
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