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I've been working out fairly regularly since March 13 or so. I went from doing literally nothing extra to 1-3 miles walking and 30-45 minutes of weight machines 5-6 times per week. I've upped my endurance considerably in that time. When I started, I was barely able to even walk a mile. Now that's no big deal.
My question is this. When I started I weighed about 279 (sigh). I'm at 267 now, one month later, but I've lost over 15 inches, which is a good thing, right? I'm down 2 inches in my waist and over 2 in my hips alone. I'm not complaining, but I'm beginning to get a wee bit frustrated. I cannot get below 267 no matter what. It's driving me insane. I keep reminding myself that the muscle building process will take time, but then I find it totally ridiculous that I would actually build any muscle to begin with, so I begin to doubt it at all.
How do you KNOW that you're building muscle? Is there a forumla that you use or do I need to go buy some calipers or what? This is a totally new concept to me. In the past when I lost using low carb, I lost about 1 pound a day, but I did very little extra exercise. I feel like I'm doing this the right way right now, but I want to make sure.
My carbs are between 20-25 most days. I had a horrible week where I was on vacation that we won't discuss. I drink only water and usually 100 oz per day (stops to take drink).
My question is this. When I started I weighed about 279 (sigh). I'm at 267 now, one month later, but I've lost over 15 inches, which is a good thing, right? I'm down 2 inches in my waist and over 2 in my hips alone. I'm not complaining, but I'm beginning to get a wee bit frustrated. I cannot get below 267 no matter what. It's driving me insane. I keep reminding myself that the muscle building process will take time, but then I find it totally ridiculous that I would actually build any muscle to begin with, so I begin to doubt it at all.
How do you KNOW that you're building muscle? Is there a forumla that you use or do I need to go buy some calipers or what? This is a totally new concept to me. In the past when I lost using low carb, I lost about 1 pound a day, but I did very little extra exercise. I feel like I'm doing this the right way right now, but I want to make sure.
My carbs are between 20-25 most days. I had a horrible week where I was on vacation that we won't discuss. I drink only water and usually 100 oz per day (stops to take drink).
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