Question for you exercise people... please
Okay so my scale has stalled for nearly 3 weeks now. It started stalling once I added 4 days of lifting into my exercise routine. I weigh 228 by the way, not sure if that's important information but I'll add it incase someone needs to know to answer my question.
I always do 6 days of cardio and now on top of that I've added lifting for upper body twice a week and lower body twice a week.
My question is...does lifting normally stall the scale because of muscle building? Will it eventually stop and let me loose some weight lol? If so how long does the process take until my body get's used to lifting?
As for nutrition wise... Do you think I'm burning too many calories and not getting enough to eat? I've been eating like 1200-1300 calories. I make sure I get all my protein (100+grams) and water (3 liters or more).
Any advise would be nice. I'm just feeling a bit discouraged, but otherwise I love the work outs.
I always do 6 days of cardio and now on top of that I've added lifting for upper body twice a week and lower body twice a week.
My question is...does lifting normally stall the scale because of muscle building? Will it eventually stop and let me loose some weight lol? If so how long does the process take until my body get's used to lifting?
As for nutrition wise... Do you think I'm burning too many calories and not getting enough to eat? I've been eating like 1200-1300 calories. I make sure I get all my protein (100+grams) and water (3 liters or more).
Any advise would be nice. I'm just feeling a bit discouraged, but otherwise I love the work outs.
Surgery: 3/11/11
I've had stalls every step along the way when I've changed/increased my exercise routine. Recently I added weight training (with a trainer) and had a month long stall.
Its been suggested to me I need to up my calories from 1200 to 1500 daily and try to get in 150 grams of protein daily. I am starting that today. Feeling strange about it but I know if I start gaining I can step back and look at the whole situation. My trainer doesn't believe I can build muscle OR lose weight on 1200 calories a day, surgery or no.
Also, the whole measurement thing has proven true for me. During my month long stall I dropped inches off my waist, thighs and hips - a considerable amount - without losing any weight on the scale. So that is a consideration.
Its been suggested to me I need to up my calories from 1200 to 1500 daily and try to get in 150 grams of protein daily. I am starting that today. Feeling strange about it but I know if I start gaining I can step back and look at the whole situation. My trainer doesn't believe I can build muscle OR lose weight on 1200 calories a day, surgery or no.
Also, the whole measurement thing has proven true for me. During my month long stall I dropped inches off my waist, thighs and hips - a considerable amount - without losing any weight on the scale. So that is a consideration.
Yes, you are building muscle-and should notice loss of inches. If you replace a lb of fat with a lb of muscle, the muscle mass is less than the fat mass....so it takes up less inside of you...inches lost.
The trend will reverse and you'll actually see the scale go down again. One thing you can do is mix up your workouts. Our bodies are VERY adaptable so if you keep doing the same things, they will be less effective. You've got to keep the body guessing--try throwing some yoga in there, and maybe do interval training for cardio...more and more studies are proving that the long term calories burned after intervals is much better than after a cardio workout of sustained heart rate.
You may not be getting enough to eat. If you are working out that much, I'd try adding a couple hundred calories a day for a few weeks and see what happens....make sure it is good calories like protein or complex carbs.
You are doing everything right...the scale will follow and when you hit goal, you'll not only BE thinner but most importantly, you'll BE healthy too!!
Kim
The trend will reverse and you'll actually see the scale go down again. One thing you can do is mix up your workouts. Our bodies are VERY adaptable so if you keep doing the same things, they will be less effective. You've got to keep the body guessing--try throwing some yoga in there, and maybe do interval training for cardio...more and more studies are proving that the long term calories burned after intervals is much better than after a cardio workout of sustained heart rate.
You may not be getting enough to eat. If you are working out that much, I'd try adding a couple hundred calories a day for a few weeks and see what happens....make sure it is good calories like protein or complex carbs.
You are doing everything right...the scale will follow and when you hit goal, you'll not only BE thinner but most importantly, you'll BE healthy too!!
Kim
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