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Originally Posted by SSMOKINHOT
Whew!! I thought I was doing something wrong because it has taken me 2 weeks to loose 3 pounds!! I keep telling myself that is just fine....muscle weighs more than fat and I will be more likely to keep it off because I am doing it the right way!!
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It sounds like you're doing it right. There will be some weeks you will loose more and some less and some not at all but don't get discouraged if you're eating right and exercising you're on track. If you go for an extended period without progress shake it up a little, sometimes you may have to eat MORE. Your body has a way of adapting to what you throw at it. If you are on a calory defecit for a long period your body reacts and goes into the starvation mode so trick it by eating more for a day or two. Also this is why I mentioned earlier we should be concerned with fat loss not weight loss. You have been eating perfectly and exercising hard with weight and jump on the scale and you gained 5 lbs, what the heck you say, well if you built muscle, which in fact does weigh more than fat you will see a weight gain. It won't happen that fast especially if you're a woman. Even for a man building five pounds of muscle doesn't come easy for most unless your genetically gifted or on steroids. I would suggest that if people are serious go to your local GNC or healthfood store and get a body fat caliper. It doesn't have to be fancy Acumeasure is one that comes to mind they are inexpensive. As long as you take measurments the same way each time you can measure your reduction in body fat, this is much better than weight watching because fat reduction and muscle building/tonning is actually what the goals here are.