AbiBain wrote: » You could be in the transitional phase where muscle gain balances your fat loss, you may even find you gain weight but if you're happy with muscle then embrace it!
schmermund wrote: » I agree with AbiBain. Seems like you are building muscle in place of fat. So you ARE loosing. Do not get discouraged. I was in the same spot as you and then.... I threw my scale away. Now I measure my body for inches lost. Turns out I gained 2 pounds.... but lost 11 inches!
JeraldTX wrote: » Someone once gave me the advice, "Ignore the numbers on the scale, focus on your nutrition and your work-outs, aim for being healthy and feeling good about yourself and the numbers on the scale will work themselves out." Kind of a "Zen" Archery approach.Oh, and yes after a few weeks of working out your increase in muscle mass will begin to offset your losses in body fat. Remember for a given volume muscle is five times heavier than fat.
JeraldTX wrote: » Someone once gave me the advice, "Ignore the numbers on the scale, focus on your nutrition and your work-outs, aim for being healthy and feeling good about yourself and the numbers on the scale will work themselves out." Kind of a "Zen" Archery approach. Oh, and yes after a few weeks of working out your increase in muscle mass will begin to offset your losses in body fat. Remember for a given volume muscle is five times heavier than fat.