What is the point????

[speccy1]

I have been trying over the last few months to lose the "half a stone of spare tyre" around my middle regions.

Now, in the last two months, I have doubled my weekly milage from 150ish to 300 ish, cut out all the crap that I eat, and have been counting calories like there is no tomorrow. Even though I am doing a half century every day and a longer ride at weekends, I am still trying to do it within the 2500 cal limit per day for a bloke.

For the last 3 weeks I have even been doing (very hard as it is) the 5:2 diet, just to compliment the regime.

I got on the scales this morning to find I am nearly half a stone UUUUPPPPP

I really do wonder what all the effort is for, and why I bother

And.............if anybody else says to me, "well muscle weighs more than fat" you will get a right royal gobfull.........

Please tell me why I bother people?????

I have been in a foul mood all day today because of this

 

[Drago]

User was just saying that muscle weighs more than fat...

 

[DaveReading]

http://mic.com/articles/10213/why-exercise-doesn-t-actually-help-you-lose-weight

 

[marzjennings]

Have you lost any inches off your waist?

 

[speccy1]

Have you lost any inches off your waist?

Maybe a little, not much

 

[Jason.T]

don't worry about it, I've been cycling for 2 years eating a lot better and I've only lost a few pounds, a guy I know is a personal trainer and he told me to loose weight I really need to mix my training up, something to do with your body naturally wanting to store fat so by doing only the same type of training your body finds a efficient way of storing fat, (I might not be exactly right but something along those lines) he says I need to mix cycling with running circuit training and even weights if I want to start loosing weight faster

 

[marzjennings]

Maybe a little, not much

Then it may be the old muscle weighs more that fat (for a given volume), or as this picture shows for the same mass, fat takes up more space...

 

[Arrowfoot]

Something is wrong. Even if you did not do any cycling at all and just counted your calories to a limit and did the 5:2, there would a rapid loss of weight.

Couple with distance you have been cycling that spare tyre would show more than a discernible reduction. The weight would hold in the early stages as muscles form but after that there should a clear a drop in weight not an increase.

I would suggest sticking to your diet for a 2 weeks with just light recreational cycling. Then it wil be easier to see what is going wrong.

 

[screenman]

You are eating more than you need of the wrong type of calories.

The muscle bit is used by people looking for an excuse, cyclist do not bulk up, but some do lard up.

 

[vickster]

Try doing something else as well as cycling, maybe swimming or running, all that awful circuit stuff in the gym? Seems odd to gain weight, no change would be one thing. If you were a woman, I'd say you were due on

If it continues, see a doctor

 

[uclown2002]

Muscle my arse! Almost certainly water retention.
You're not putting weight on through increasing your exercise; that comes (generally) with excess calories so something is amiss.
Are you weighing yourself under the same conditions? First thing in the morning, post-dump before food/liquid should give most consistent results.
It appears you have put 7lbs on over a 3 week period but did not weigh yourself in the interim; I'd be taking more regular readings to ensure trend is downwards.
But you should measure your waist; about 1 inch above the belly button where it is the thinnest. You should see that reduce as you continue with your regime. That's more important than the weight, which can fluctuate widely with water retention.

 

[Onyer]

Check that your scales are not broken.

 

[Drago]

And dinnae get too hung up on mass. Take a weekly photo of yourself in the mirror just wearing your boxers, and compare them over time. You might find that with a healthier diet and a decent exercise regime that your body is changing shape.

 

[screenman]

And dinnae get too hung up on mass. Take a weekly photo of yourself in the mirror just wearing your boxers, and compare them over time. You might find that with a healthier diet and a decent exercise regime that your body is changing shape.

He might not own a couple of dogs.

 

[welsh dragon]

Everyone reaches a plateau, where they cant shift anymore or the last few pounds. As above do something completely different. Walking, swimming are good. Your body gets used to the same exercise. The same movements, so try something different. Good luck.