Why haven't I lost weight?

[RGV_GUY85]

I have been working out for about six weeks and have not lost a pound. I weight train five days a week, do cardio(hiit and eliptical machine) twice a day. Eat nothing but chicken, tuna, protein shakes, white rice, whole wheat bread, turkey. I've gotten stronger but my goal is to lose weight. Any advice? Thanks.

[ZidaneValor]

You haven't supplied us with nearly enough information to figure it out. What is your typical diet right now (include when and how much you eat)? Can you give us an example of your last few weight lifting sessions?

If you are getting stronger and staying the same weight, your muscle mass is increasing at the same rate as fat is decreasing. This is a good thing depending upon how much stronger you are getting. If this is the case, then you should keep track of your measurements (waist, hips, chest, thighs, et cetera). If your weight stays the same but you lose volume (inches), you are winning.

[RGV_GUY85]

My workout is wake up at 6am to get on the eliptical machine for 30-45 min the i eat a cup of oatmeal, 3 egg whites for breakfast. For lunch a can of tuna and some crackers, and for dinner a 8 oz chicken breast with a cup of white rice. I take a protein shakes in between breakfast and lunch and lunch and dinner. Then i hit the gym again at night. My workouts right now are
mon-chest and triceps
tue-back and bicpes
wed-off (just run for about 45-hour)
thur-legs
fri-shoulders and traps
I do 4 set with 8-10 reps in each set with about 30-1min rest in between sets. I do hiit cardio after every workout. My supps are fish oil, multi vitamin, cell mass, no xplode, and volumaize. I can see an increase in muscle as my chest and arms are becoming more solid, but i want to lose fat around my waist. I'm 5'10" and weigh 292 lbs, but believe it or not everyone says i look 250, i guess cause i have really wide shoulders. I wear a size 42 and a xl in shirt. any other info you need?

[simonsmith06]

how many calories per day are you eating? can you give your example day meal plan?

[Kenai603]

What's your bodyfat percentage? You could be burning fat while gaining muscle. That is entirely possible, especially if this is your first time workout out / lifting.

[x10x10jr]

Diet

[RGV_GUY85]

Dont really have the bf percentages. I've always lifted weights, just never worroed about being lean. Always cared about "max bench" and stuff like that. x10x10jr any sugestions on the diet?

[mr_clean_1973]

Bro,
try the Ephedra, Caffine, Asprin, stack it works......
only if you have a good heart.....

[ZidaneValor]

Originally Posted by RGV_GUY85

i eat a cup of oatmeal, 3 egg whites for breakfast
22g protein, 54g carbs, 5g fat

a can of tuna and some crackers
42g protein, 1g fat (4g carb per cracker)

8 oz chicken breast with a cup of white rice
60g protein, 50g carbs, 2g fat

I take a protein shakes in between breakfast and lunch and lunch and dinner.
40g protein, 10g carbs, 5g fat (Assuming one scoop per shake

164g protein, 150g carbs, 13 g fat
1373 calories assuming 10 crackers and 1 scoop per shake

204g protein, 200g carbs, 18 g fat
1778 calories assuming 20 crackers and 2 scoops per shake

I would need to know how many crackers (and what type) you eat, along with what type (and how many scoops) you use in your protein shakes, but you aren't even eating enough for a 190 pound man never mind 290 pounds. If you have been doing it like this for six weeks, and especially considering all the cardio you mentioned, your metabolism may have stalled out on you.

Originally Posted by RGV_GUY85

I can see an increase in muscle as my chest and arms are becoming more solid, but i want to lose fat around my waist. I'm 5'10" and weigh 292 lbs, but believe it or not everyone says i look 250, i guess cause i have really wide shoulders. I wear a size 42 and a xl in shirt. any other info you need?

If you can see visible progress, then that is great news. Just remember that you can't lose fat around your waist, you have to lose it proportionally throughout your body.

[RGV_GUY85]

I take lipodrene also. Forgot that. Any kind of caffeine pills? How do you stack that? Just one of each a day?

[mr_clean_1973]

Originally Posted by RGV_GUY85

Dont really have the bf percentages. I've always lifted weights, just never worroed about being lean. Always cared about "max bench" and stuff like that. x10x10jr any sugestions on the diet?

keep your calorie intake to 2000 or less to start......
I am at 1200 to 1500 and it is working for me....
but I am not sure if your body will go into starvation mode....
keep your protien high and carbs super low.....

[RGV_GUY85]

So your saying I need to eat more Zidane? Wanna give a sample diet, if you have time? Thanks.

[mr_clean_1973]

Originally Posted by RGV_GUY85

I take lipodrene also. Forgot that. Any kind of caffeine pills? How do you stack that? Just one of each a day?

25mg Ephedra, 200mg Caffine, 80mg Asprine once a day...........

you can get the ephedra as a product called Bronk Aid at your local pharmacy, you will have to give them your drivers license and your address and such.....

[FitFinch]

Originally Posted by RGV_GUY85

I have been working out for about six weeks and have not lost a pound. I weight train five days a week, do cardio(hiit and eliptical machine) twice a day. Eat nothing but chicken, tuna, protein shakes, white rice, whole wheat bread, turkey. I've gotten stronger but my goal is to lose weight. Any advice? Thanks.

It doesn't matter how healthy you are eating if you are counting your calories and eating in a deficit. All the exercising you are doing means nothing, for you fat loss, if you aren't eating less than you are burning in day.

[mr_clean_1973]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=106816881

read this thread about ECA stack...... lots of info.......

[RGV_GUY85]

Thanks for the advice guys. I jam everything together and come up with something. Thanks again.

[ZidaneValor]

Caveat: I am 361 pounds down from 382 and am trying to increase strength/muscle mass as well as lose fat, so what works for me might not work for you. You should not take my advice (or anyone else's) as truth without getting multiple opinions, trying things out, and seeing what works best for YOU. Also recognize that my macronutrient breakdown (protein/carbs/fat) may be slightly off

That said, since your BMR is 2600, and you have an insanely high intensity workout scheduled, I will give you my advice, which is a 2600 calorie diet with a 40/40/20.

Meal #1: 3 whole eggs, 3 egg white, 1 cup oatmeal
40g protein, 57g carbs, 18g fat

Meal #2: 2 scoops whey protein, 12 oz skim milk
52g protein, 30.5 g carbs, 5g fat

Meal #3: 6 oz tuna, 12 saltines
42g protein, 48g carbs, 1g fat

Meal #4: 1 chicken breast, 1/2 cup (cooked) brown rice, 1/2 cup spinach
57g protein, 24g carbs, 3g fat

Meal #5: 2 scoops whey protein, 12 oz skim milk, 2 TBS peanut butter
60g protein, 37.5 g carbs, 21g fat

Meal #6: 1 chicken breast, 1/2 cup (cooked) brown rice, 1/2 cup spinach
57g protein, 24g carbs, 3g fat

Total: 308g protein, 221g carbs, 51g fat (2575 calories, 48/34/18)


Now I am making a lot of assumptions here. Maybe you don't like milk in your shakes. Maybe you don't or can't eat two chicken meals in a day. Maybe you don't like spinach. The important thing for you to do is to find out a meal plan that works for your schedule, your budget, and your time.

And remember that I know nothing about proper nutrition.

My journal is here if you want to compare notes and/or see just how incompetent I actually am.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post273437981

[V8Thrasher]

Originally Posted by mr_clean_1973

keep your calorie intake to 2000 or less to start......
I am at 1200 to 1500 and it is working for me....
but I am not sure if your body will go into starvation mode....
keep your protien high and carbs super low.....

if he only takes in 2000 calories a day all his hard earned muscle will be gone.
thats more relevent for a 180-190 lb person ( if thats what you weigh sorry i didnt see it XD )
super low carb diets work for loosing fat quickly, but as soon as he eats carbs again (he says he likes to lift big, and hes gonna need those carbs for high 1RM) all the weight will come back.

of course you can do this, but i dont recommend it. you can safely eat carbs and still loose fat, it will just take a little while longer. if your not in a rush, eat the carbs man!

[scrag]

Your portion sizes are too high AND OR you got bad genetics.

[jblue2124]

Originally Posted by ZidaneValor

Caveat: I am 361 pounds down from 382 and am trying to increase strength/muscle mass as well as lose fat, so what works for me might not work for you. You should not take my advice (or anyone else's) as truth without getting multiple opinions, trying things out, and seeing what works best for YOU. Also recognize that my macronutrient breakdown (protein/carbs/fat) may be slightly off

That said, since your BMR is 2600, and you have an insanely high intensity workout scheduled, I will give you my advice, which is a 2600 calorie diet with a 40/40/20.

Meal #1: 3 whole eggs, 3 egg white, 1 cup oatmeal
40g protein, 57g carbs, 18g fat

Meal #2: 2 scoops whey protein, 12 oz skim milk
52g protein, 30.5 g carbs, 5g fat

Meal #3: 6 oz tuna, 12 saltines
42g protein, 48g carbs, 1g fat

Meal #4: 1 chicken breast, 1/2 cup (cooked) brown rice, 1/2 cup spinach
57g protein, 24g carbs, 3g fat

Meal #5: 2 scoops whey protein, 12 oz skim milk, 2 TBS peanut butter
60g protein, 37.5 g carbs, 21g fat

Meal #6: 1 chicken breast, 1/2 cup (cooked) brown rice, 1/2 cup spinach
57g protein, 24g carbs, 3g fat

Total: 308g protein, 221g carbs, 51g fat (2575 calories, 48/34/18)


Now I am making a lot of assumptions here. Maybe you don't like milk in your shakes. Maybe you don't or can't eat two chicken meals in a day. Maybe you don't like spinach. The important thing for you to do is to find out a meal plan that works for your schedule, your budget, and your time.

And remember that I know nothing about proper nutrition.

My journal is here if you want to compare notes and/or see just how incompetent I actually am.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post273437981

why do you recommend 2600? i thought bmr was just what your body burns by doing nothing?

[Primol]

Some of you have no business giving a newbie advice. You try to make him keel over or something? We asked you to give us details about your training and diet. You just give these little tidbits of information we are supposed to dissect for you. Your laziness permeates through your writing. Time to put forth some effort in your life and answer some questions please.

With excruciating detail, please write out your daily diet and workout routine. We need calorie, protein, carb, and fat breakdowns. If you can not provide that for us or know how. Then you need to start reading and not try and get everyone to spoon feed you this information. Trust me when I say it will do you a lot of good to find out stuff on your own.

I will help the best I can, but help me help you. Thanks!

[simonsmith06]

Originally Posted by Primol

Some of you have no business giving a newbie advice. You try to make him keel over or something? We asked you to give us details about your training and diet. You just give these little tidbits of information we are supposed to dissect for you. Your laziness permeates through your writing. Time to put forth some effort in your life and answer some questions please.

With excruciating detail, please write out your daily diet and workout routine. We need calorie, protein, carb, and fat breakdowns. If you can not provide that for us or know how. Then you need to start reading and not try and get everyone to spoon feed you this information. Trust me when I say it will do you a lot of good to find out stuff on your own.

I will help the best I can, but help me help you. Thanks!

Good point well put!!!

[Xform1]

Originally Posted by RGV_GUY85

I have been working out for about six weeks and have not lost a pound. I weight train five days a week, do cardio(hiit and eliptical machine) twice a day. Eat nothing but chicken, tuna, protein shakes, white rice, whole wheat bread, turkey. I've gotten stronger but my goal is to lose weight. Any advice? Thanks.

Calories? If you're not loosing weight you need to make adjustments in the calorie department. You could eat only candy bars and loose weight as long as the calories are right.

My Suggestion, use the Harris-Benedict Formula for figure out your needs and back out 50 calories per week till you see you are loosing weight. If you are loosing weight don't back out more calories till you stop loosing, you want to keep your muscle. Get the calories right then worry about the macros.

[crupiea]

I can almost guarantee that you dont track your calories.

Just the mere fact that you eat wont make you lose weight. Your probably eating more calories than you burn. Simple as that.


Look at it this way. To lose 1 lbs through running you would have to run more than a marathon. To lose the same 1 lbs by dieting you would have to eat 500 fewer calories per day for 1 week.

[Djin]

Originally Posted by RGV_GUY85

I take lipodrene also. Forgot that. Any kind of caffeine pills? How do you stack that? Just one of each a day?

Don't listen to him...