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When talking about weight loss, one of the most common questions I get asked is \u201cHow come I am training now but I haven\u2019t lost any weight\u201d. I have heard this from a few ladies lately who were all on Weight Watchers or Slimming World and they were losing \u2018weight\u2019 but since starting exercising the scales have not moved and this has left them upset. They have broken down in tears at the Weight Watchers meeting after getting on the scales in front of people.
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Now where I do like Slimming World and Weight Watchers because they get you to eat food, I do not like the weekly group weigh in. This puts too much emphasis on the scales which can leave you feeling deflated. If you are following your diet plan then you should be losing weight slowly but this does not mean that your body is getting fit or that it is working properly.<\/p>\n

Once you start exercising your body starts to change. You start to build lean muscle and at the same time you will be burning fat. You will have heard the statement that \u201cmuscle weighs more then fat\u201d of course this is not true\u2026 1lb of muscle weighs the same as 1lb of fat but the density is much different. 1lb of muscle takes up a lot less space than 1lb of fat. It is the extra fat in your body that makes you look \u2018fat\u2019 or bulky. Once you start building muscle your metabolism speeds up\u2026 your body starts working how it should be. Think about it\u2026 if you are dieting but not being active then your body is still not working. Your body is designed to move. It needs to be kept active for it to work properly.<\/p>\n

\"Weight<\/p>\n

Now some ladies get put off when you start talking about building lean \u2018muscle\u2019. When I have mentioned this to some their initial reaction is. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be big and muscly\u201d. If you are referring to body builders then they have been trying to get big and muscular for many, many years and they take lots of supplements to feed their bodies to get bigger. A simple exercise plan which includes weight training or body weight exercises will not get you big and bulky. For your body to look lean and toned you need a good percentage of muscle mass and a small percentage of body fat. Building lean muscle is what actually gives you that toned and sexy look. The only case when you can become bulkier than you were before is if you don\u2019t change your poor diet! If you gain muscle AND fat at the same time, of course you will look bigger and bulkier. But with a proper diet and exercise you can actually lose fat WHILE building lean muscle mass.<\/p>\n

Weight Loss vs. Fat Loss<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most people only rely on the scale to measure their progress. Yet this is definitely not the best tool! If your weight remains the same you might think that you haven\u2019t made any progress. But if you followed the diet and the training program carefully, you probably lost a few pounds of fat and gained a few pounds of muscle instead. So your weight is the same but your body composition is totally different (and you definitely look better now). And isn\u2019t this what you really wanted? Don\u2019t you want to burn the fat and to get that \u201ctoned\u201d look?<\/p>\n

\"Weight<\/p>\n

So stop using the weight as the only method of measuring progress and use fat calipers or body fat scales as well. Measure yourself, see how different your clothes feel, how different you feel. But do not do this everyday\u2026 not even every week. Maybe just once a month or couple of months. Be careful what you are telling yourself too. Do not get upset if the \u2018scales\u2019 have not moved\u2026 remember you are listening to yourself. If you are saying to yourself \u201cthis is shit\u2026 I give up\u201d then you are already telling yourself that you can\u2019t do it. Stick with it\u2026 you didn\u2019t put weight on overnight and you won\u2019t lose it overnight. Stay positive and enjoy your journey.<\/p>\n

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