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EazyE1

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Well last week i really upped my cardio, HIIT and weight lifting because ive been on a plateau for months. Well after that week i hadnt lost anything, so since then i havnt been eating very well, as it is Easter anyway. I'd say around 2600-3100 calories a day, with little exercise at all.
Yet this morning i get up first thing and measure my stats.
Turns out ive lost 1lb, (now 12st 3!) my BF% has gone down 0.4, my water weight has gone down 1.0 and my muscle mass has gone up 0.2!

Before you say anything the scales are very accurate, as when i was on a plateau even when i checked every day the results were all the same except for water weight, and if i get off the scales and on them again to measure they still show the same readings.

But i dont get it, how is it possible to lose fat and gain muscle by eating a calorie surplus? Or is my weightloss from the week before but it took time to show on the scales?

Has this happened to anyone else? I was going to try a Keto diet but if i am losing weight by exercising a lot more then there is no need.
 
When you increased your caloric intake, your metabolism probably started working faster. But that still doesn't explain how your muscle mass went up, though.
 
Vespertilio said:
When you increased your caloric intake, your metabolism probably started working faster. But that still doesn't explain how your muscle mass went up, though.
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I dont know if i'm still in the noob gain range for muscle growth, as i started in October 06. Maybe the extra calories helped with the weightlifting.
 
Exactly that happened to me....

I plateaued big time after doing so well for a couple months. Lost 27 pounds in 8 weeks, then bang, nothing. I ate the same and exercised more and harder than ever, but still nothing. Then I started reading more about "shaking up" the metabolism sometimes and often times kicking the plateau by doing so. So I upped my calories and started taking "days off" calorie counting all together. And we are talking ice cream, beer, loads of carbs, you name it. Since doing so I am losing more than 2 pounds a week. Makes no sense to me really. I am exercising less actual hours each day (I was doing 2-3 hours minimum then only 1 - 1.5 hours a day now) and eating more than ever, and I am losing.

After everything I have seen and heard here it must be because I am constantly kick starting the metabolic process. I am no expert of course, but I attribute it to something like HIIT. By hitting the metabolism in intervals it doesnt have a chance to reach a steady state where it can become used to what you are doing. And as for HIIT, I am losing more weight now, in the past 2 weeks, while I havent been doing HIIT, than when I was! Less exercise, more food, better results..... What an odd thing to say, but it is true.

I am a firm believer now in keeping things varied. I can see the benefits of not getting into a set pattern for too long, otherwise like anything, we become accustomed to it. I know for a fact in my case by increasing my calories and having a "bad day or weekend" got me over a very disheartening plateau that lasted over a month. I plan to keep my body and metabolism uessing and hopefully continue my recent success.

sirant
 
sirant said:
I plateaued big time after doing so well for a couple months. Lost 27 pounds in 8 weeks, then bang, nothing. I ate the same and exercised more and harder than ever, but still nothing. Then I started reading more about "shaking up" the metabolism sometimes and often times kicking the plateau by doing so. So I upped my calories and started taking "days off" calorie counting all together. And we are talking ice cream, beer, loads of carbs, you name it. Since doing so I am losing more than 2 pounds a week. Makes no sense to me really. I am exercising less actual hours each day (I was doing 2-3 hours minimum then only 1 - 1.5 hours a day now) and eating more than ever, and I am losing.

After everything I have seen and heard here it must be because I am constantly kick starting the metabolic process. I am no expert of course, but I attribute it to something like HIIT. By hitting the metabolism in intervals it doesnt have a chance to reach a steady state where it can become used to what you are doing. And as for HIIT, I am losing more weight now, in the past 2 weeks, while I havent been doing HIIT, than when I was! Less exercise, more food, better results..... What an odd thing to say, but it is true.

I am a firm believer now in keeping things varied. I can see the benefits of not getting into a set pattern for too long, otherwise like anything, we become accustomed to it. I know for a fact in my case by increasing my calories and having a "bad day or weekend" got me over a very disheartening plateau that lasted over a month. I plan to keep my body and metabolism uessing and hopefully continue my recent success.

sirant
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Thanks for replying. I dont know whether it was the extra exercise that did it, but took a while to show on the scale, or just eating more. I have doubts that i will get the same results this week. I'm going to try having less carbs for a while to see if that makes a difference.
 
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hello everyone, I was in the gym doing leg weights and a trainer came by and said try this, less weight and moving the legs down further, he said wouldn't you rather have longer muscles then "bulk"??? I felt like saying I would rather have bulky muscles then bulky fat!! plus muscles burn more calories!!
Sometimes I wouldn't mind have a trainer but they kind of make me nervous!
 
laughoutloud said:
hello everyone, I was in the gym doing leg weights and a trainer came by and said try this, less weight and moving the legs down further, he said wouldn't you rather have longer muscles then "bulk"??? I felt like saying I would rather have bulky muscles then bulky fat!! plus muscles burn more calories!!
Sometimes I wouldn't mind have a trainer but they kind of make me nervous!
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Whats with the random post? My thread has nothing to do with your post.
 
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