I don't understand weightloss :(

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Right, basically i've encountered a problem. Everytime I do kickboxing I end up gaining weight and I don't know why. Basically, I have always liked my food thats a given but around two years ago I was a member of Weight Watchers and was doing quite well with a few hiccups here and there. I'd lost about 3 stone and joined a kickboxing club. After I joined I was still dieting but my weight stablised and I found it really difficult to shift any more weight. It stayed the same for about 3 months when I soon got fed up of constant dieting and no more results. Incidently I ended up giving up Weight Watchers .

Now, same thing is happening again. I lost a bit of weight over the last few months and was in a flat spot where I was quite happy at a stable weight. I have re-started my kickboxing again (long story, the club near me went under and has recently re-opened). Now my eating habbits havent changed since starting but i've put about on half a stone. My waistline hasn't changed and my clothes all feel the same but the scales definately show a gain. So whats going on? I'd like to think it was muscle :D but i've only been going once a week for like the last 5-6 weeks again now and the scales are a little disconcerting to say the least lol. In fact the only thing that has changed is that I now drink more water as a result of more exercise. I drink water at kickboxing and the few hours afterwards to get rehydrated but I fail to see that the problem is caused by an increase in water intake for one day of the week.

Anybody any ideas as to whats going on cause i'm stumped lol.
 
Mmm...without turning this into a medical thread you could actually as you think you're not, be gaining muscle mass.

Not being funny but it sounds you're quite heavy to start off with; only exercising once a week is enough sometimes to start bulking up!

There are some people here who know lots more about sport's science then I do, perhaps getting this question shifted to the sports arena might be a better idea.

I have also heard of an idea where the first few weeks you do gain weight as a result of exercising, but I stand to be corrected if wrong.

edit - oh this is the sports arena. I thought I was in Speaker's Corner! Roffles!
 
greenlizard0 said:
Mmm...without turning this into a medical thread you could actually as you think you're not, be gaining muscle mass.

Not being funny but it sounds you're quite heavy to start off with; only exercising once a week is enough sometimes to start bulking up!
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Hmmmm, I see what you're saying, but I go gym aswell so its not like its a shock to the system. I used to do mainly weights at the gym but have revently shifted to CV work and don't used the weights at the minute.

There are some people here who know lots more about sport's science then I do, perhaps getting this question shifted to the sports arena might be a better idea.

I have also heard of an idea where the first few weeks you do gain weight as a result of exercising, but I stand to be corrected if wrong.

edit - oh this is the sports arena. I thought I was in Speaker's Corner! Roffles!
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Yeah when I read this I was like.....i'm sure I put it in sports arena :p I had to check to see if it had been moved lol. You got me doubting myself :( lol
 
GordyR's sticky at the top of this forum has a good section on weightloss or 'cutting'.

To summarise it- to lose weight you need to create a calorie defecit. An average man expends 2500 calories per day. If you consume less than 2500 calories through food and burn some off through exercise you will lose weight.

I find avoiding heavy carbs such as rice and pasta in the evening really helps me lose weight. Hit the cardio hard for 30 mins every day and you will soon see it drop off. Also, do not starve yourself. Eat little and often to keep your metabolism ticking over.

Best of luck!
 
Goatboy said:
Here's a tip, throw away the scales.

Use mirror/tape measure for a better idea of what's really happening.
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no more than that needs to be said. :)

The term weight loss is too broad for what you should be concerned about... fat has a weight... muscle has a weight (its heavier than fat ;) and water has a weight so 'weight loss' could be any or all of those things :)

in 6 months time you could have gotten a lot heavier but the miss imformed could look at you and say: 'wow, hasn't he 'lost weight'... simply because you've grown muscle and lost fat.

its sort of a bad habbit the health/fitness community is stuck in and leads to people giving up training because they listen to the scales and not how they feel and look.

I remember I watched that celeberity 'fit camp' the object was to loose weight to become healthier... a lot of them actually initially gained a few pounds despite looking noticably slipper because they're bodies where so untrained they developed muscle at a fast rate than they where loosing the fat (though they lost a fair bit too) the point is that despite being (slightly ;)) healthier and fitter they got all moody because of their 'weight'
 
A similar thing is happening to me - going to the gym a couple of times a week doing some weights and cardio, muesli breakfast main meal at midday with a light snack in the evening and my weight hasn't dropped at all - I am starting to feel a bit fitter though.
 
wozzizname said:
A similar thing is happening to me - going to the gym a couple of times a week doing some weights and cardio, muesli breakfast main meal at midday with a light snack in the evening and my weight hasn't dropped at all - I am starting to feel a bit fitter though.
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A couple times a week isnt really enough excersise for decent weight loss and it also depends on what you do, how hard you work etc.

To lose 1 pound of fat off your weight, you need to expend roughly 2500-3000 calories which is equivalent to a days worth of food or more. So if you eat normally and go to the gym and work off that days worth of food, you should in theory lose a pound.

I've been working using that system. Ive dropped my calorie intake to 2000 a day eating like you with porridge for breakfast, my main meal at lunch time and light meal in the evening. I go to the gym 4-5 times a week and doing an hours worth of cardio and then weights (reasonably light with lots of reps) for half and hour although I dont do weights on consecutive days.

Doing that I roughly lose 7500+ calories a week which works out, as I lost 11kgs in 12 weeks
 
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