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Originally Posted by shindabug
Hi everyone!
i have a question, i went for my weekly weigh in and for the second week in a row i have not lost any weight. i lost 2.3% body fat and i gained 4lbs of muscle. this is very good and all but i still have about 15lbs of fat on me that i want to lose. should i continue exercising heavily or should i exercise less and see if i can lose some weight and the concentrate on the muscle building afterwards?
I can't tell from your data or post how long you have been on IP, but if you are in at minimum the first 1-4 weeks of IP, you should not (most coaches say) be exercising in any extreme way--it can actually slow your loss and keep you out of ketosis. My coach did not allow me to exercise "heavily" until I was in Phase 2, before then, it was walking or strength training ONLY. So, yes, that could be slowing you down.
BUT all that said, the other big question is "what is going on with inches?" because as someone (Aunt Sheeshie?) pointed out, it's not the number on your scale, it's the number on your jeans that counts!
So, in any case, if you want to lose more fat, I would recommend cutting back to only exercise that is a low heart rate kind of thing (as your body gets more stressed it goes after whatever it can get, whether it is fat or muscle no longer matters). But let us know what your measurements are doing, and what you are eating and drinking and there may be some more useful/specific feedback we can help with, ok? (how much water, what supplements, what you eat in a typical day, etc.)