durandtmaritza's Journal, 03 Aug 20

Hi dura...remember if you’re building lean muscle from the weight training you won’t see weight loss on the scale. But you will be leaner because muscle takes up less space in the body and is much more healthy for you and will help you burn more fat in the long run. Keep on doing what you doing. Instead of looking at the scale to motivate you, pay attention to how your clothes fit. 

What Candio says is true. If you're lifting heavy weights, you're building muscle. Which will weigh more on the scale than fat weighs, but it is healthy. Rather pay attention to your clothes. Maybe try measuring your tummy in cm, you will see a difference there.  

Measure yourself!! ❤️  

Be sure not to eat under BMR. If you eat below BMR, your body will stop losing weight and lock itself and get sick soon. I understand you are living a very active life which means you would need more calories than 1200. Also others are right that say if you building muscles, you are not likely to see dramatic falls on the scale. Because the muscle is more dense than the fat tissue. That means you need to follow body part measurements. 

Hi guys, thank you so much for the advice it makes sense, I did measure when I started and didn't think to measure again I forgot 😳 will do the next measurements with the next weigh in, this scale of mine is in slow strike it seems😂😬  

I'm totally new to this counting calories and not sure what my BMR should be. I'm doing the 28 day diet, here and there I will adjust some of my days. Wel rather slow than nothing at all 

The BMR calculators which you can find in the internet needs your age, height and weight and then gives you you the energy that your body needs if it sleeps 24 hours. That means you need that energy during the day and more of course because your body wakes up and doing many things as activities. 

I see you’re losing 1kg a week, if this is accurate then that is definitely not slow. Good job keep it up. 

Everyone has said it more than well! I'm summing up lol - If you're training cardio AND lifting, then Measure don't Weigh. - if you're active, know how much to eat (bmr as per bunebune) and Eat Enough to avoid burnout - If you have a big amount to lose, start in smaller calorie deficits so you won't plateau too quickly.. it's crazy to go under 1200cals! - same with exercise, if you max out in the beginning, you can't progressively increase when weight stops shifting... less is more for the long haul! - check Coach Greg Doucette on YouTube - learn Nutrition so that you will still enjoy food and not be overly restrictive or faddish - love yourself and be kind to yourself Include meditation, yoga, flexibility or any mindfulness practice to align your body and mind. Keep up the good work. You have our support. 

when working out for weightloss it's good to do light weights but more reps. also very important to know your body type, endomorph, ectomorph or mesomorph. different body weight should do different types of excersises. I am an ectomorph so important to do both cardio and strength. one other thing, it's not the length of time 're your excersising but the quality of excersises you do...for example HIIT is great, short routine but potent. as opposed to just say cardio of an hour....I'm not a fundy also learning as I go along but have learnt alot in the past few months. I have lost 10.5kg in 4 months which for me is great. so what I am sharing is not professional advise it's just what seems to be working for me.  

Agree, you're obviously putting on muscle😉 A 1kg drop per week is actually great and a healthy loss😁💥