Slappy Doo Hoo wrote: rg123 wrote: If you're eating reduced calories, I don't think a weight gain is going to be due to increased muscle tissue from your exercise. In the past, I have really worked out hard on diets trying to add muscle, and it simply has not happened. The only way I've been able to put on muscle has been with intense resistence exercises AND a calorie surplus - which has meant having to accept putting on some body fat when I've gained muscle. I don't know why this is, but it really seems to be true. (All the bodybuilding information out there says the same thing.
You're right.
First off Bella, you're frustrated over one pound? As a female, your body can fluctuate 5lbs in a given week because of your period, right? So how the hell do you know if that pound is actual weight gain, or just water weight?
I don't know....but when you are struggling to lose weight, and you are doing everything right, the small things really get to you.
Slappy Doo Hoo wrote:
Second, your trainer is a f'n idiot. Walking isn't going to pack on muscle and have a dramatic impact on body composition. They tell you your body fat percentage is too high, then have you on a walking-only program? You need to focus on a weight training routine, with walking as a supplement. In fact, anybody who wants to lose weight is going to see the best results when they lift weights along with cardio. Cardio alone will help speed your metabolism and burn calories, but you need to lift weights to really change your bodyfat %.
And I can't lift until I get my overall health back. I don't know if you know my health issues but my overall cardio health is sh!t. At this point in the game, there isn't much lifting I can do without risking hurting myself. I am doing some very light lifting at home. 3lbs weights. Nothing much but again, I don't have a lot to work with.
NOt to mention, any strenuous activity causes my heart rate to go extremely high. Meaning, walking anywherr over 3.3mps causes my heart rate to go into the 170s sometimse and that ain't walking extremely fast. My overall health is bad. Plain and simple. And I can't just jump into it like a normal person could. You have to understand that my process is slow and agaonizing. More so than normal weight loss.
Once I have my next consult, we'll see if I am improving and how much I am improving, internally. I can tell already, just by walking at a 4.0 incline and at 3.3 mph that something good is happening inside. It's gotten easier. I jogged for the FIRST time in I can't tell you how long without wanting to die. It was only about 2 minutes worth but again, small things count big when you start with nothing.
If you knew me before I got sick, you'd have seen someone who loved going to weight train 3-4 times a week.
Now, I can barely carry groceries into the house.
That's how much muscle my disease took.
