Why aren't I losing weight?

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How do I get lean?

I'm lifting weight for the past 2 months. I did lose 11 pounds at first but now my weight is going up and down and up and up. :( I'm trying to lose weight not gain it. Could it be how I'm eating?

crmoore · Accepted Answer

Muscle mass weighs more than fat, so if you're gaining muscle mass and also losing fat, your weight could easily go up. If you want to lose weight, you should focus on cardio. If you want to do cardio and lift weights, your weight isn't the best thing to go by when determining if you're losing fat (and with the variation of water weight and a few other things, it goes up and down a lot already), and if you want a different form of quantifying your progress, you should look into fat percentage or body mass index.

JustiReno · Accepted Answer

If you eat these things stop and never eat them again:
soda
white bread / white rice
microwave food

add these items to your diet:
dark leaf greens
dry beans
At least 1 citrus fruit a day or 1c berries

limit candy chips or ice cream to small portion once a week

and run like hell @Darine123 lost 45lbs at one point I believe but I know she worked her ass off to get that

wheresmrcunnunglis · Accepted Answer

Quit paying attention to the scale and just focus on cementing the habit of working out weekly. Muscle can weigh heavier than fat but is dense so it will make you look leaner. If you do a quick Google search asking "I'm lifting but gaining weight why?" You will come across well researched articles that will give you more insight than opinions shared here.

Keep up the good work, ignore the number on the scale, and pay attention more to how good you feel after completing a workout.

lrina · Accepted Answer

umm you do realize lifting weights will make you build muscle and that'll just make you gain weight-- but you could just start eating less (but healthy) however it'd be best to see a dietician for that to make sure that you're doing it in a healthy way. OR you can eat the normal amount, and just do cardio or something like that.

normalice · Answer

Yeah, you just gotta eat less. Best way is to find something to do so you don't sit around bored. Thinking about food becomes inevitable if you are bored. Eat a light breakfast and a health lunch. And then you are done with food for the day. Fill your time with other things. I've found some mint gum offsets hunger if boredom can't be avoided.

This_Is_My_Opinion8 · Answer

Don't worry.
If you are lifting weights is normal that your weight increases. Muscle weights significantly more than fat.
So if you lose a bit of fat and make a but of muscle you will gain weight. The good part is that despite gaining weight this way you will look better since the weight you are gaining is on muscle mass and not fat.

About diet, yes it can also be your diet. Most gyms have a nutritionist why don't you book an appointment and see if you are eating properly for your goals?

YoitsEl_Baby · Answer

I’ve heard people do calorie deficits and at the same time workout and you mentioned that you get hungry, well you can eat some peanuts or almonds, these are really good cause they make you feel full and satisfied

AviatorTom · Answer

If you want to lose weight, you have to cut back on the number of calories of food you eat each day, and the types of food you eat. Exercise does not lose weight; in fact, it might even cause you to gain weight because exercise adds muscle mass. For a couple days, keep track of what you eat and how many calories that is. Then, adjust your eating to cut back on carbs (especially bread) and eat 10% fewer calories than you're eating now. You should start losing some weight..

Anonymous · Answer

Go crazy. Just burn more cals than you intake. Lift smaller weights and get a in house bike and do everything on that bike. You need to go nuts. There isn't some magic idea. You have to suffer. Don't listen to anyone else. Most people gain back the weight they lose and do this their entire life. You need to go crazy and then stay crazy.

Anonymous · Answer

I lost 30 lb by eating nothing but a Diet Coke and diet root beer in just 10 days. I ate nothing really. I am now controlling my weight by eating lunch only and diet pill. I use stacker 3 which my boy friend lost so much weight with it. I am still tying to lose more wight but it's difficult. I mean once you become normal weight losing weight is only by starvation. I mean my friends lost weight by eating less. but that's only until you become normal weight. I want to become skinny. I am keep on trying.

Staximus · Answer

Lifting weights does not make you lose weight. Do stuff that moves your arms and legs at the same time like swim, aerobics, dancing, the elliptical machine, climbing machine, etc. Don't eat more than 1500 calories a day. Eat mostly vegetables and meat.

SnakeBoop · Answer

losing weight is simple: You need to expend more calories than you consume daily.
But you must also figure in that exercises like lifting weights will also make your muscles grow, which is denser than fat I believe.

Birdlegs · Answer

Losing weight isn’t always a linear process just stay consistent, keep lifting and being in a caloric deficit, also sprinting is the BEST cardio possible because you don’t have to do it for long and you burn hella calories.

Needadvice1202 · Answer

Muscle weighs a lotMaybe you are losing it but gaining it in muscle

TwinkleLily5 · Answer

If your trying to lose weight you should be doing exercises that help you shed pounds as well as those that build muscle, Come on now common sense. And everyone knows what you eat affects your diet. 🙄

Pyrofox · Answer

Cut the carbs swap them out for nuts or seeds increase the veggies and meat.

finding_yourself · Answer

do more cardio and high intensity workouts. you need to burn more calories not gain muscle mass. maybe you are getting confuse with gaining muscle mass and losing weight.

Babygirl_S · Answer

You need to do fasted cardio. That is ideal for losing weight. Also intermittent fasting and a ketogenic diet can help you.

DaddyRollingStone · Answer

Lifting weights builds muscle which will increase your weight. Stop measuring by the scale if you are weight lifting

VikingWarLord · Answer

I'm a semi-Personal Trainer tell me your diet and how much water you're drinking. Send me a DM

Iron_Man · Answer

You have to eat very clean and very healthy and do a lot of cardio every day

RationalMale · Answer

Are you drinking enough water? Are you swapping out carbs and having high protein meals instead?

jahaims · Answer

A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight outside of surgery.

Dinosaursandanime65 · Answer

Try eating nothing except breakfast and then drink ice in the place of pretty much everything else

Anonymous · Answer

I did the same thing. I had to just cut out calories and not exercise and then the weight started finally coming off.

WhatTheHeckkkk · Answer

Are you dieting or cutting calories?

Anonymous · Answer

Try keto diet. Do at least 15 min cardio a day and don't it more than 30 mins.

Flower7 · Answer

Diet would definitely have a major effect in that.

In_Trance · Answer

Stop lifting weights for starters

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