So i've been dieting pretty hard for the past 4 weeks now in order to drop my body fat and get a bit of definition. Currently i'm 200lbs and 23% bf. Poor I know....
The only problem is that the weight has been coming off but my body fat levels have stayed consistent; this month dropping 8lbs in weight with no change to bf. I can't see why this is?!
My diet mainly consists of chicken and turkey breast, lean beef, low fat cottage cheese, whey protein, skimmed milk, veggies and a small bit of fruit. This leaves me in a daily calorie defecit of between 500-700k. My macros are consistent at around 50% protein, 25/30% fat and 20/25% carbs. I have one cheat meal a week.
I workout 4 times a week with weights and cardio. Usually 20-30 mins cardio and 40-50 mins weights.
What am I doing wrong?!
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Thread: Losing Weight But Not Fat
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03-15-2009, 03:53 PM #1Registered User
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Losing Weight But Not Fat
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03-15-2009, 04:41 PM #2Registered User
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raise def
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03-15-2009, 04:56 PM #3Registered User
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Yeah thanks....Originally Posted by bluedo
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03-15-2009, 05:06 PM #4Registered User
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BF% is approximate, i dont think you will notice with just losing 8 lbs. Just be patient and keep doing what you are doing.
All ur workouts and diets seems to be on track
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03-15-2009, 05:57 PM #5The show goes on
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still working out hard?
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03-15-2009, 06:08 PM #6Registered User
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The thing is, is that its a percentage done on fat, muscle and water.
If you have lost water weight then the bodyfat percentage will read higher.
I know when I cut for a little bit I lost some weight but my fat percentage actually went up.
Also as someone else said, its inaccurate. If your losing weight then its all good.
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08-17-2012, 07:49 AM #7
i seee....
Originally Posted by TheDirtyCat
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