Fat V Muscle question

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billygroat

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Hi Guys, I have anothe basic questions that has been nagging away at my brain....

I have lost 12.5lb since Jan 4th but more importantly 5" loss from my waist (only place I measured)

People keep saying you may be losing inches rather than weight BUT.....

Will I end up at 14 stone muscle person? I know you can't convert fat to muscle but surely at some point something has to give?

If I continue losing at roughly 1lb per week, my muscle continues to gain thro kettle bell training - when does the balance change?

What I mean is..... if I gain more muscle will my weight loss increase on a weekly basis if I continue to work out or will my metabolism adjust accordingly.

My head hurts now!

Julie
 
dont think i get you but just by having more/bigger/stronger muscles you will burn calories more quickly? i dont think this helps you though does it sorry ha.x
 
Ok, first... lifting weights/kettleballs won't make you gain weight. That comes in to how many calories you burn compared to the amount you take in. If you burn more than you eat, you'll keep losing weight. If you burn less, you'll gain weight. When you're losing weight, there may be some small amount of muscle gain while you're losing fat, but it's not guaranteed to keep happening.

Sooner or later you'll get to a point where you burn the same number of calories you eat (assuming you don't change how much you eat, which isn't always the case). When that happens it may still be possible to do a little fat loss/muscle gain, but if you eat the same and work out the same, you won't suddenly put on weight from doing kettleball routines.

Also, the less you weigh, the fewer calories you burn. It's just the way it works - so sooner or later, you'll hit the point where you don't lose any more simply because you don't burn as many calories. When that happens depends on how much you weigh, how much you eat, how much you exercise and your own personal metabolic quirks ;) So I can't really predict it.

I think that's what you were asking?
 
Jeanette401 said:
Ok, first... lifting weights/kettleballs won't make you gain weight. That comes in to how many calories you burn compared to the amount you take in. If you burn more than you eat, you'll keep losing weight. If you burn less, you'll gain weight. When you're losing weight, there may be some small amount of muscle gain while you're losing fat, but it's not guaranteed to keep happening.

Sooner or later you'll get to a point where you burn the same number of calories you eat (assuming you don't change how much you eat, which isn't always the case). When that happens it may still be possible to do a little fat loss/muscle gain, but if you eat the same and work out the same, you won't suddenly put on weight from doing kettleball routines.

Also, the less you weigh, the fewer calories you burn. It's just the way it works - so sooner or later, you'll hit the point where you don't lose any more simply because you don't burn as many calories. When that happens depends on how much you weigh, how much you eat, how much you exercise and your own personal metabolic quirks ;) So I can't really predict it.

I think that's what you were asking?
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Hi there - thanks for this, answered my question perfectly!
 
Glad to help! :)
 
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