How is it possible?
I’m baffled. I’m mystified. I’m beyond bewildered. How is it possible to cut one’s caloric intake, increase one’s exercise regimen, and NOT LOSE WEIGHT? How is it possible? I’m eating super clean meals five to six times a day, as advised. I’ve upped my protein intake, lowered my fat intake, and balanced out my carbs. I’m working out with weights and mixing that with the right amount of cardio. My body is changing. I can feel it under my hands, and I can see the evidence with my eyes. BUT I’M NOT LOSING WEIGHT!!! How is this possible?
I’m baffled and frustrated. All of you lean and hungry bodybuilders out there, tell me. What in God’s name am I doing wrong?
September 26, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Uhhh, this may be a really simple solution, but have you happened to check your bodyfat %?
It could be possible that you’re simply putting on muscle while you’re losing fat.
If your weight hasn’t changed, but your bodyfat % has gone down, you’re putting on muscle.
OR you may need to take a look at your sodium intake.
You can tell if its too high if you feel like you’re holding water.
Its worth checking out.
September 26, 2007 at 8:58 pm
I am a :trying to be " bodybuilder; by nomeans lean and usually very hungry. I have been working with a nutrition specialist as well as a personal trainer (both bodybuilders) and here is what I have learned:
Weight is only one, and often the least important, component of evaluating your progress. You have to have your BF% calculated. This is done by calibrator with results applied to a BFM index based on your age and weight or by more sofisticated means. Once the BF% is calculated, it is applied to your total bodyweight to calculated your body fat in pounds. The difference between your total boyweight and your bodyfat in pounds is commonly referred to a smean boy mass, but is actually lean body mass + any water retention. I for one have been retaining water for some unknown reason for a number of weeks. Thus while I made great progress in my loss of BF pounds, I actually gained body weight tot he extent that it was impossible for the entire gain or anything near it to be increased muscle mass. So the whats left is water retention. I went on a diuretic for 2 weeks, relunctly prescriped by my GP, and low and behold after weeks of total weight gain, my total weight began to decrease; not to the point to where I began but at least headed in the right direction. Now I need to find a Dr who is willing to explore why Iam retaining water!
Hope that it helps. I know that it can be somewhat confusing and frustrating to a "newbie" like me.
(PS My personal trainer says to take the scalke and throw it out the window!)