Toning up and not losing weight?

[giovanni420]

Hey guys, hows it going? Just a quick question. I've been working out on a daily basis for the better part of... 2-3 months. Most of my workouts are heavy cardio (basketball and running) to very light lifting. As of July I weighed 223 pounds, and now I'm down to 214 in December.

So my question is, wouldn't I be losing more weight? The scale has stayed the same for a few months now, but I'm getting compliments that I'm losing weight!

Updates

+1 y

Thanks guys! Yeah I've stopped caring about my weight. If I keep working out, then no complaints. I'm eating healthy, and what not!

[Anonymous]

Hey, I'm going through that, too. I never weigh myself, but I decided to weigh myself the other day and I haven't lost a lot of weight. I have been working out about 4 days a week since September and I have been eating a well-balanced diet. I never worked out before so I was kind of expecting to lose a lot of weight. Anyway, people tell me that I look skinnier. I feel thinner, but the scale says I've only lost a few pounds. At one point, I even gained 2 pounds. So, I don't know.

Honestly, though. Go by how you feel. Try to avoid weighing yourself.

[sweetsin420]

1 pound of muscle is 1 third the size of one pound of fat

[Gregs]

yes, throw out the scale and just eat well and exercise right, muscle doesn't weight that much more than fat but you should still forget about how much you weight and go by how you look, how toned you are and most importantly, how healthy you FEEL

[Anonymous]

Muscle weighs more than fat. Don't go by weight, go by measurements and visual results.

[ilovenursing]

focus on body fat percentage... not pounds lost