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What Causes Lack Of Weight Loss Despite Cardio Workouts And Lifting Weights?
Question: I have been doing a steady tread of lifting weights and cardio workouts almost daily for the last few months. I have a weight that has not changed much (205 lbs). I feel like I am going in the right direction as I need a smaller belt, but for the work I am doing I thought I would get to a lower weight (185 lbs) is would be high side of healthy according to some bmi calculators
Brief Answer:
You are doing the right things!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
You re on the right track. Physical exercise is mainly for weight maintenance, keeping fit and healthy as opposed to weigh loss. The most important thing is you are not putting on any extra weight and you can testify you are feeling a lot better than before. I am afraid if you focus so much on weight loss as the goal of your exercise, you will soon run out of motivation as this goal is often mistaken for the right reasons for exercising. Also, I will like to know what your current weight and height are so that I can compute your BMI.
Remember, you have mostly muscles at this time and what is of concern are fats and not muscles. BMI may be misleading for athletes who develop muscles but not fats.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
You are doing the right things!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
You re on the right track. Physical exercise is mainly for weight maintenance, keeping fit and healthy as opposed to weigh loss. The most important thing is you are not putting on any extra weight and you can testify you are feeling a lot better than before. I am afraid if you focus so much on weight loss as the goal of your exercise, you will soon run out of motivation as this goal is often mistaken for the right reasons for exercising. Also, I will like to know what your current weight and height are so that I can compute your BMI.
Remember, you have mostly muscles at this time and what is of concern are fats and not muscles. BMI may be misleading for athletes who develop muscles but not fats.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
My weight is at 205 lbs. today with a height of 5 ft 11 in. My focus was on getting down to what the cdc bmi calculator said i should be at (they say 133-179 lbs), but since then i would like to focus more on lowering fat percentage then what the standard bmi calculator says i should be at for weight. My goal is to be damn healthy and muscular, weight isn't my main concern, but it feels like to get to the cdc bmi healthy range i would need to add alot more cardio, get rid of the weight training, and adjust my diet....but my goal is to add muscle lower fat content, and keep up the cardio sessions. Is it healthier for me to drop everything and get down to the cdc bmi calculator weight or can i cantinue lifting weights to add more muscle while hopefully dropping fat percentage?
Brief Answer:
Both exercises are good!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Keep doing both. Though weight is what is often used to judge how healthy we are, it can be misleading. Also, focusing so much of weight and not health can be misleading and may lead to lack of motivation because weight is a difficult target while health is realistic and persons can relate to.
Keep going. Good diet and exercise is all you need. Building muscles, loosing fat and staying healthy is the most important. Weight is a secondary target and not the main goal of exercises.
I wish you well.
Both exercises are good!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Keep doing both. Though weight is what is often used to judge how healthy we are, it can be misleading. Also, focusing so much of weight and not health can be misleading and may lead to lack of motivation because weight is a difficult target while health is realistic and persons can relate to.
Keep going. Good diet and exercise is all you need. Building muscles, loosing fat and staying healthy is the most important. Weight is a secondary target and not the main goal of exercises.
I wish you well.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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