is it possible to lose 1 pound a week, but mostly muscle??

[bahaykubo]

is it possible to lose 1 pound a week, but mostly muscle??

i've lost 5 pounds now (one per week), and i'm questioning how much of it was muscle

[Kenshinhimora]

i dont think anyone can answer that question for you in terms of how much of the weight you lost was muscle. lifting weights helps limit muscle loss whilst cutting.

[woah316]

is it possible to lose 1 pound a week, but mostly muscle??

i've lost 5 pounds now (one per week), and i'm questioning how much of it was muscle

buy something to measure your muscle mass is the easy answer

[bahaykubo]

i dont think anyone can answer that question for you in terms of how much of the weight you lost was muscle. lifting weights helps limit muscle loss whilst cutting.

so it IS possible to lose a pound a week, but still lose a ton of muscle.

fml

[turbo0995]

is it possible to lose 1 pound a week, but mostly muscle??

i've lost 5 pounds now (one per week), and i'm questioning how much of it was muscle

I would think it would be pretty hard to lose that much muscle in a week. Most likely it was water weight.


The reason people say 1lb fat a week is it's hard to lose more than that without losing muscle as well. But even still, it is hard to know 100% in just 1 weeks time if it is water weight, muscle, fat, etc. If you keep losing weight at that rate after the second week, tweak your diet. If this is your first week, then don't be alarmed!

[Dlu69]

Im not even sure how people even try to track 1 to 3 pounds in the first place, I mean some days I wake up at 175 then goto sleep at 179 then wake up at 178 etc, keep going a couple more weeks, then use your mirror to monitor the progress.

[bahaykubo]

I would think it would be pretty hard to lose that much muscle in a week. Most likely it was water weight.


The reason people say 1lb fat a week is it's hard to lose more than that without losing muscle as well. But even still, it is hard to know 100% in just 1 weeks time if it is water weight, muscle, fat, etc. If you keep losing weight at that rate after the second week, tweak your diet. If this is your first week, then don't be alarmed!

after every week i lose about 1 pound

[bahaykubo]

Im not even sure how people even try to track 1 to 3 pounds in the first place, I mean some days I wake up at 175 then goto sleep at 179 then wake up at 178 etc, keep going a couple more weeks, then use your mirror to monitor the progress.

i used to wake up everyday weighing in at 158 about 5 weeks ago.

i wake up everyday weighing in at 153.

i mean it changes by .5 here and there, but it has stayed relatively consistant.

[cramos1279]

is it possible to lose 1 pound a week, but mostly muscle??

i've lost 5 pounds now (one per week), and i'm questioning how much of it was muscle

It's hard to tell but I believe as long as you keep your protein levels high I think you might not have a problem.

[liammccarthy]

You can actually lose 1lb of muscle on less of a deficit than 1lbs of fat.. Reson being that
1lbs muscle = 1750kCal; whereas
1lbs fat = 3500kCal

Trick is to lift heavy and keep protein intake high while on a calorie deficit. This will force the body to retain muscle in order to keep up with the heavy lifting while also having to adhere to the laws of thermodynamics (aka shedding weight when on a calorie deficit).