Exercising and eating right, but not losing weight?!
Question: I have always eaten very healthy. I do all of my grocery shopping at whole foods and stay away from processes foods. About two weeks ago I started working out again. Not that I was sedentary before, but I wasn't actively lifting weights 3x per week and doing at least 30 minutes of cardio 5 times a week, now I am. I have not lost weight though, I am not overweight, but since I was not working out like I used to I gained about 8 pounds. I am looking to lose 8 to 12 pounds, I am 23, 5'6", weight 153...I wear a women's size six. Any suggestions or things I maybe should be doing instead?
Answers: I have always eaten very healthy. I do all of my grocery shopping at whole foods and stay away from processes foods. About two weeks ago I started working out again. Not that I was sedentary before, but I wasn't actively lifting weights 3x per week and doing at least 30 minutes of cardio 5 times a week, now I am. I have not lost weight though, I am not overweight, but since I was not working out like I used to I gained about 8 pounds. I am looking to lose 8 to 12 pounds, I am 23, 5'6", weight 153...I wear a women's size six. Any suggestions or things I maybe should be doing instead?
Sometimes it just takes a little prodding to move your metabolism. Try drinking more water and changing your cardio and weight routines. If you just do the same thing over & over you get used to it. Try doing heavier weights with less reps or vice versa. Same with cardio, try intervals and different types. Yoga has really helped me and bossted my flexibility and helped with sleep problems. I exercise at 5:00 am every day. Different things each day and tennis twice a week at night. GOOD LUCK
It actually takes a few weeks before you'll get results... Just keep working at it, and working harder.
just work out a little more. it could be that you are increasing your muscle mass. and muscle weighs more the fat. it also could be that every body has a set weight that it needs to be at, everyone's is different, perhaps you are at that weight.
drink lots of water and add oil to ur diet. like n oil and vinagar salad. or a peice of wheat roll dipped in oil. it helps u loose weight.
Your body probably need new eating challenge. Try to start a diet for short time - 1-2 weeks. You can just make your own diet reducing the quantity of the food intake. I can suggest you as well to try Colored diet - very healthy, 1-week diet, which is made by dietitians and you eat every day different diet.
You can also try American magic detox diet by simply adding grapefruits and dandelion tea to your daily food intake.
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What you should have done is taken your measurements when you started to work out and lift. That is a better measure of where you are conditionally than just relying on weight.
Muscle weighs more than fat, so it's not surprising that with you building muscle from working out, that your weight has not decreased.
Usually, you can tell by your clothes, especially when you put on a skirt or pants whether you are making progress. So next time you put on a skirt or pants, ask yourself if you have more room or not.
Finally, it's possible that you have started to eat more now that you are exercising more. That could also account for no weight loss.
Good Luck
Yes you should lose some weight. Just count your calories, you are taking on more than you're burning.
What's probably happening is that with the addition of weight training you are building muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, so it's not uncommon to see a weight gain before you see a loss. The good news is that though you may temporarily weigh more, if you were to whip out your measuring tape you will probably see a significant loss in inches from before.
Even better news is that by building muscle, you are creating muscle mass that burns fat more quickly over the long run and creates a higher metabolism all around.
Hang in there, and I'm willing to bet you will see a LOT of movement in the scales before long!
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I would look at your diet. Healthy "Whole foods" or organic foods may not necessarily be low calorie. It is the calories that matter if you're trying to lose weight. For example, plain oatmeal with fruit and nuts is very healthy-but it packs on a load of calories. Therefore, portion control must be used (i.e. only eating 1/2 serving of oatmeal if you're adding fruit, nuts, milk, etc).