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Why I'm Not Losing Weight

5 Reasons You're Not Dropping Pounds

August 18, 2012

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by Jenny Sugar 16

Exercise Makes You Hungry

Exercising definitely burns calories, but the bottom line is that if you're taking in more calories than you're using up, it's going to translate to weight gain. So while you definitely need to refuel before or after a rigorous workout, be sure your snack is 150 calories or less. Also keep in mind that just because you exercise, it doesn't give you the right to eat whatever you want. It's OK to reward yourself, but do so in moderation when you're trying to lose weight.

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Exercise Makes You Hungry

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16 Comments

TidalWave 3 years 30 weeks

chloe bella: Definitely. When I started running I dropped some pounds (I wasn't trying) and it made me really really nervous! Then my body adapted and now my weight stays the same no matter what. But, just as you, all I do is run (it's cheap and easy) so I know I'm just working the same muscles over and over

nicklover 3 years 35 weeks

Leilianic1- I dont know much about this but you may be working out too much.

Leilanic1 3 years 39 weeks

i'm super frustrated with my weight loss efforts. i've been counting my calories, ensuring to eat the right fats, carbs, etc. am taking a diet pill and workout 6-7 days a week for over an hour each time...i do different workouts every day of the week and still not a pound lost. super frustrating. i just want to lose ten pounds but seriously my butt and body are holding onto them like a life raft!

fashionplate525 3 years 40 weeks

I know that I don't drink enough water, and wonder if that is hampering my weight loss, as well?

wackdoodle 3 years 40 weeks

oops - I meant to write (muscle is denser than fat) as you wrote.

wackdoodle 3 years 40 weeks

Thank for stating that muscle does not weigh more than fat (and that muscle is dense than fat). So many people still push the myth that 1 pound of muscle weighs more than 1 pound of fat which is totally illogical.Anyway, another reason people might not be losing weight is NOT getting enough sleep. The body needs time to recover, rest and reorganize in order to show progress on the weight loss front. Wearing yourself out and skipping sleep has no advantage in weight loss.

wackdoodle 3 years 40 weeks

Thank for stating that muscle does not weigh more than fat (and that muscle is dense than fat). So many people still push the myth that 1 pound of muscle weighs more than 1 pound of fat which is totally illogical. Anyway, another reason people might not be losing weight is NOT getting enough sleep. The body needs time to recover, rest and reorganize in order to show progress on the weight loss front. Wearing yourself out and skipping sleep has no advantage in weight loss.

3 years 40 weeks

As an avid practitioner of yoga, I think it is wrong to say that it doesn't burn enough calories as traditional cardio. It depends on the type of yoga you are doing. If you are doing vinyasa flow yoga, this burns up just as much and sometimes more calories than regular cardio.

chloe bella 3 years 40 weeks

LoveandRockets - I'm glad it's not just me! A lot of people say "oh it's almost impossible for women to gain that much muscle," but since I started working out regularly, I've gained about 10 lbs but my body fat has decreased or stayed the same.

cg130 3 years 40 weeks

Good slideshow! It was a good reminder for me to help break out of my current plateau!

LoveandRockets 3 years 40 weeks

No. 4 = story of my life. For every pound of fat I lose, I really do gain a pound of muscle. I only wish I would've discovered this earlier! I wasted so much time trying to get the numbers on the scale to go down, instead of focusing on how my clothes fit. Silly me.

shiningeyes 3 years 40 weeks

chloe bella - If you do the same type of activity over and over, your body definitely adapts and you hit a plateau. But if you're training for a marathon, I think it's pretty inevitable that your leg muscles are going to bulk up. Good luck to you! I'm in awe of marathoners.

chloe bella 3 years 40 weeks

I've always been a naturally skinny person, but I've started to kind of "struggle" with my body/weight since I started training for a marathon. I'm nearing the end of my training, and I've found that I actually had to go up a size in pants, because I've gained a lot of leg muscle. This slide show is really interesting. I'm wondering if my current issues also stem from eating too much after long runs when I'm ravenously hungry and also due to the fact that I don't have time for other forms of exercise now that I have to run so much. Running used to make me drop weight quickly, but now my body seems immune to it. Has this happened to anyone else?

3 years 40 weeks

I have been going to the gym and counting calories since October with only 1-2 lbs dropped, although I have toned up, I find in very discouraging to not lose any more weight, I am a single mom so I workout for 30 min on my lunch 4 days a week, varying between the epiliptical, the bike and the 30 min fit fix weight program at my gym. I used to lose weight before the baby but it seems to me that my body is on strike and wants to keep the baby chub. All those cookie diet look tempting but I keep checking out Fitsugar and know that being healthy is important and maybe my body will agree with me on the losing weight front one of these days....