WTF is going on?? WHY??

[windyone]

Guys I'm gonna be real honest right now. I'm about 23 pounds over my goal weight and I have been working out eating right on and off for years now to get that little bit of weight off. Before I would not see results in about a week or two so id stop but this time I'm on it and its been about 2 weeks of working out and I've seen some results such as pants size down but I am not seeing scale move much but I did weigh in when I am on my period. (don't know if period affects results). I just want to know what to do? I do a workout that's circuit training and walk 30 minutes. I eat really clean egg whites chicken turkey bacon avocado brown rice. a lot of fruit and veggies SO HELP WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? Or is it that I just need to KEEP PUSHING and the results will come?

Updates

+1 y

Hey guys I recently had surgery and I am now worried about not being able to work out. So yes I'm still eating super clean oatmeal veggies fruits salmon chicken etc but what can I do to continue to lose weight?

[Reggie1]

Yo-yo diet and exercise regimes do not work. People who stop-and-start on this road rarely get to their destination. If you want to get down to what you consider a satisfactory weight and fitness, you have to stick to it forever.

Don't make the mistake of a faddy diet of watercress and lemon-juice (or whatever the latest poison may be), keep to a meal-plan eating what you need with a decent mix of the food-groups, and make sure you do not snack unless you genuinely need to do so.

Remember, most-importantly, that muscle-tissue replacing fat makes weight loss deceptive. You could be doing all the right things (I can't tell from here) and getting toned rather than lighter.

[Cheekynicko]

Firstly your period will make a difference of a couple of pounds, down to water retention. Seems to me you are eating a high protein if low fat diet. The problem you have here is that when you exercise this encourages muscle growth and as muscle is more dense than fat you will not notice much on the scales.

Make sure you minimise the resistance exercises and just go for the cardio which will help you burn more fat if done over a sustained period. Get to the weight you want then perhaps look at the toning exercises.

[ilovenursing]

don't aim for a number on the scale. aim for a specific body fat percentage. 15% body fat is ideal for women. or BMI... women should be about 22.

[Yeahhbro]

Yes body weight is deceiving, because a lot of times you will loose body fat percentage, but you will gain muscle which offsets the weight lost.

But I also think you are not pushing yourself hard enough and that is an issue that must people have, if you don't push yourself, you won't get any results. Many people are afraid of being hurt the day after, but to be honest that is the sign that you did a good job, you know what they say "no pain no gain". You don't have to kill yourself but if you don't feel pain you are not doing it properly.

Walking doesn't burn much fat at all, you are probably the people that put the incline to the max and just walk aren't you?. NO you need to jog and jog for at least 25 minutes as after 20 minutes is when you start to burn fat, before you just use your carbs and water nothing else.

[windyone]

Maybe your right I don't work out no 3 hours a day but I do feel pain when I work out and the good kind. I do see progress because I used to not be able to run barely 5 min straight and today I went up to 18 min straight so I'm happy to see progress in my endurance and I worked out this morning. I get what your saying but damn wtf else do I need to do and what should I eat after a run...and no I don't just walk at high incline LOL

[KERMlT]

It depends on what type of exercise you are doing. Honestly it sounds like you are adding muscle mass. Muscle weighs more than fat of the same volume. So you could be slimming down the inches but not losing any weight.

I'd get measured for BMI for better results. They calculate total body fat and I'm sure it has gone down.

[rocksongwriter]

"I've seen some results such as pants size down"

This proves that you are in fact losing weight.

"...but I am not seeing scale move much"

Most likely because you're gaining muscle which is offsetting the fat loss.