When Will I Start Losing Pounds? Posted: 08-22-06 08:39am
I joined my local gym in january and went
off and on, but about 3 weeks ago I
started going every other day. Sometimes
I go a few days in a row and skip a day
and so forth. I have been doing about an
hour of cardio each day. Since I am
beginning I only do about a 400-500
calorie work out. I have been drinking
only water, except my couple of cups of
coffee in the morning. I never ate alot,
but I am eating healthier. I lost an inch
off my waist and an inch off each thigh,
but I have gained 2 pounds. I know that
these pounds could be muscle, but I am
wondering how long it is going to take for
the scale to show a difference.
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kgrl17
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Posts: 9
Posted: 08-24-06 17:38pm
I can't give you an exact answer because
it is different for every person. I've
seen people work out for 5-6 months and
not lose anything but most do lose inches
and tone up. The thing to focus on is
that you are toning up and losing inches
though. Your weight may not go down a ton
but you could look like a whole different
person and be very fit and slim. Are you
doing enough cardio then? With 400-500
cal workouts it sounds like it but that's
whats going to make a difference with your
weight eventually.
I'm not sure if this will help but I can
tell you that I have two friends who are
both 130 pounds and the same height. One
is a couple pounds overweight and does not
eat right and the other is like a size 2
and very fit. She looks like she would be
about 105 pounds but she has so much
muscle and she's so toned from sports that
she weighs more. So maybe that will make
you feel better.
Keep up the good work though! As long as
you are losing inches that is great and
eventually the weight may just start
falling off
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 08-24-06 19:02pm
Sometimes when you workout you can gain
muscle, gaining muscle is gaining weight,
when you skip a few daays it does mess
things up, you do need to keep it up then
you will start to lose pounds and
inches.
Good luck!
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laura_friesen
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 610 Location: , Canada
Posted: 08-24-06 19:07pm
Everyone is different. But you usually
gain muscle first, so u might actually
find that u gain weight, but once u keep
going you'll loose the flubber hehe. It
just takes time, weight loss and fast dont
go together. But keep it up with a well
balanced diet ( which can be tricky) but I
lost soo much weight just keeping fit and
going on "the zone" diet so good luck
hun!!
