why cant i lose the weight?

Question

okay.. i basically own a gym at my house.. i dont have it all but i have enough to make almost any boy down here drool.. on an average week i will alternate dumbells(various exercises), bench press, omnigym glider (dont know the proper name), treadmill (run/walk .5-2 mi), stationary bike (3-6 mi), and 100 ab lounges with leg press tread. stationary, karate, leg press, and the ab lounge.. i do it 4 to 5 times a week and on weekends i generally swim, kneeboard, and tube on the lake. i have decreased my calorie intake to 1600 fat intake only 17 per meal I started at being 5'2 weighing 149 and have resulted in 4 months later at being 137.. i need to lose 12 more pounds and i have been working for weeks to drop another pound but it wont come off.. i know im gaining muscle and my body is getting used to this, but i physically cant use my squats or dead lift because i had a knife go up my knee hindering my ability to support that weight. i need to drop those pounds in the next month.. thx

i have also never been past with any other diet at 139 so its new to lose this, but i really just cant get past this spot with all the diets i have done in the past

i also am to drop my calorie intake once i reach 135 to 1400 and 15 grams of fat per meal- the plan i am using this from has all of that set up

Answer 1

you could possibly be overtraining. take a week off. then when you start back your body will get a boost. also try dropping your calories to 1500 and your fat intake to 10%.

Answer 2

I believe you are hitting a plateau and your body is becoming more fit at the same time. Usually it's hard to lose weight once you've lost some. I mean, if you want to lose twenty pounds, the first five are easy and take about a month or two. The next five will probably take three or four months, where the last 5 pounds can almost take nine months to a year. You are probably gaining muscle mass as you also said and have also hit a plateau. The best thing to do with a plateau is to actually rest. Stop exercising for a week, take a break and eat very healthily. Then your body will become "less fit (but not if you eat healthily)" so when you start doing your exercises again, it'll be hard on your body and you'll lose the weight again. Another thing you can do is to change the routine. Do something you never did before. I used to go to the gym a lot and random cardio, hit a plateau, but then i went on a vacation and i walked 3-4 hours a day and i lost like 5 pounds in three weeks. It's because i usually don't walk at all so my body found this to be a new challenge and had to work to compensate. So eat healthily, or switch your routine around and you should be losing the weight again.


best of luck!

Answer 3

My first suggestion would be to vary your routine. Your body gets used to the demands placed upon it. You should change your routine about every six weeks. I would recommend walking on the treadmill some days at an easy pace for about an hour. On other days, push yourself to walk at a brisker pace perhaps incorporating some hills. You may also want to consider investing in a heart rate monitor to control the intensity of your workouts and be consistant. Cardio should be the bulk of your workouts, with 5 days a week for 30-60 minutes. Try to accumulate 90 minutes of strength training during the week. Either 2 or 3 days a week. Just be sure to give yourself a day of rest between strength routines. Also, try to eat 5 or 6 small meals per day as opposed to only 2 or 3. I have seen people lose weight, by consuming more calories and eating smarter. Finally, don't exercise on an empty stomach. Try to eat 1-2 hours before your workout and consume a meal containing both protein and complex carbs within 30 minutes of your workout. I hope this helps

Answer 4

The best way to lose weight is doing exercise.

The best type of exercise for weight loss is something you ENJOY DOING and are likely to continue doing - not just while losing weight but also as you maintain weight in the long term.

Your initial fitness goal should be to do 30 minutes of exercise each day. Thereafter, gradually increase this (ideally) to about 60 minutes of exercise per day.

The best combination of exercise is a mixture of aerobic and weight/strength training (and stretching). Aerobic and weight/strength training exercises both assist weight loss but in different ways.

Check out http://fitness-secret.info , there are some great exercise for weight loss you can choose.

Answer 5

i have heard abut this. Even though your trying to lose fat, But muscles weigh more than fat since you are gaining muscles thats why you cant lose the weight. Because you are losing the fat your just gaining more muscles. Oh and hunny you are fine i wish i can weigh that much but there is to much to da and little time to exercise.

Answer 6

Check to see if ur insulin resistant with blood test at doc, that was my problem with losing. A pill they give helps that condition and u lose easier.

Answer 7

you could be gaining muscle. try doing stretches. i heard you lose weight that way. and you should also go on a diet.

Answer 8

I feel for you. It's hard when you plateau.

You could try eating soup for a few days instead of solids.

Or maybe shock your system by going out for burger and fries.

There are supposed to be a number of ways of shocking your system out of a plateau.

If you try one and it works, let me know please!

Answer 9

keep working out but also do weight watchers. it is healthy and effective.