3 weeks ago i joined a gym and have gone every day plus i started a diet, but i have only lost 1 pound.  Why?
370356
you are building more muscle mass which actually weighs more than fat
934674
Yes you will lose weight. As-long as you are consuming those fewer calories! And you ar going to gym 5days a week! Well done! You are definitely on the way to a perfect life style. Just eat healthy. That's the key to it!
117219
You may lose a negative weight - that is you will put on weight! As you ask this question, I can tell you are not really familiar with exercise and what a balanced diet is, and so you may over-exert yourself, even worse you do it in a wrong way. The result is you become too tired, or you get injured, or you get demotivated at the end of the first week! And the next thing that will happen is, you take a break, and you are less and less active, and you feel depressed that you eat something which will not help with your weight control program.\n\nGo to the gym and do some more research on the net. You may then come back and ask questions again.
772612
i lost 20 pounds within a short amount of time. and what was funny was, i didnt change my eating habits. i jus exercised regularly. running (jogging, sprints), sit ups, and push ups.
901210
You could lose 20 lbs in a month, or you could only lose 2 lbs in a month. You could also gain weight in that month. Just going to the gym is not enough. What you are doing there is very important. You need to work hard to get the results you want. Also, what are you eating during the day? If you are going to McD's everyday and stuffing your face with Big Macs, you won't lose anything. You'll probably gain weight, no matter what you are doing at the gym.
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one pound is 3500 calories\nso u need to get ur a** on a treadmill and burn 7000 calories! in one week that's a lot, u can still do it, just don't dehydrate!\nbut u look healthy, u don't need to lose weight, actually u need to gain like couple pounds, i think u're perfect like that...
291009
what results are you looking for? weight loss? muscle gain? looking "cut"? \n\nAre you doing both cardio and weights?\n\nIf you are looking for weight-loss results, you will begin to see results quicker with a proper diet. Obviously, the more overweight you are the quicker/dramtic you will see results, which will then taper off.\n\nIf you are looking for muscle gain, then results will really begin to show after a month. Usually, you won't notice them before then but someone who doesn't see you often might. You will at least notice your strength increase. Of course, proper diet helps (adding protein, etc.)
29944
maybe its your bone structure.. but thats weird you should lose weight with your diet. try to drink lots of water..
428539
You might want to up your workout if your body feels ready for it.  As far as speeding up your weight loss, I would have to say losing a pound a week is great.  As much as you might want to lose it overnight, slow but steady is MUCH better.
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Fitness is not just about losing weight.  Like you say, you have built muscle.  Do your clothes fit better?  Are you down a size?  This should be very encouraging.  \n\nI've been on Jenny Craig for 9 months and have achieved my goal.  Now to maintain.  I've been doing cardio (spinning and walking every day) and now I'm facing doing resistance training because, as you know, your body plateaus on the same exercise over and over.\n\nWould it be possible for you to change exercise?  Instead of spinning, try the elliptical or walking or running.  Try that for 1-2 weeks and see if you start losing weight again.
403315
I have lost 35 pounds and need to lose 35 more.  I also had an untreated thyroid disorder that is now taken care of and those 35 pounds came off relatively easily because of that.  The next 35 is going to be hard work.  I joined a gym, I do 6 miles on the treadmill for now and the wieght circuit every other day.  As I get more in shape I will do more classes and less treadmill because 6 miles on a treadmill is about 2 hours.
1004640
First, drop the Atkins diet.  As a nutritionist, I can tell you that ANY diet that limits ANY food group is not going to help you lose or maintain a healthy weight.  What I tell most people is that large weight loss that you experienced during the initiation period of the diet was not weight loss but water loss.  You might have felt a bit tired.  A bit slugish or fuller than you normally do when you eat.  Its a long drawn out explaination but the short of it is, the longer you stay on the diet the more damage you do to your organs.  With that said, lets look at what you are eating and what type of exercise you are doing.  When you work out, can you hold a conversation with the person next to you?  Could you belt out the words to the song you are listening to on your walkman or ipod?  If so...you're not working hard enough.  You should be able to utter two or three words at the most.  BUT on the other hand you shouldn't be gasping for air either.  You should be pushing yourself hard enough that if you were asked to push a bit harder you could do it.  Are you lifting weights?  Muscle (which helps to burn more calories due to the fact it takes more to maintain it) building exercises are GREAT for weight loss. and no (if you are female) you wont become the next Ms. Olympian, and if you are male...its gonna take a lot more than a couple of times a week to get the bulk that will make you the next Arnold. \n\nDo you feel that if you work out at the gym *(hopefully for 60 minutes at least 3 times a week) you could have a treat to reward yourself for a job well done?  You have to do this and I guarantee that the weight will begin to fall off. \n\nAsk yourself how long it took you to gain the weight that you are now at, and realize that is the time it will take to lose the weight.\n\nRe-evaluate your portion and see if they are distorted.  Start to read the labels of the food you eat and try to eat the serving size. \n\nTry to stay as close to the source as possible.  Eat fresh, it natural, it whole grains. \n\nlift weights 2-3 times a week. cardio 3-5 times a week and try to add or push a little harder every 2 weeks.  \n\nThrow the scale out the window.  If you begin to lift weights the added muscle weights more than the fat you are so disgusted with.  As someone who has lost over 135lbs over the last 10 years and kept it off.  I can tell you that it took me 5 years to lose that weight just like it took me 5 years to gain it.  I work out 6 days a week, I lift weights 3 times a week and I do everything from running, kickboxing, salsa dancing, power sculpting, step aerobics and swimming.  All because I want to insure that I get a well rounded workout for my entire body.  Find a workout that fits you.  If its belly dancing so be it.  If its step or some other group exercise.  You may find (much like I did) that things are so much more fun and less daunting when you have a partner or a group. \n\nGood luck and realize that if weightloss was so simple and easy,  nobody would be over weight.
1077660
If one exercise is not working for you perhaps your body has already adjusted to it. From what I have read your body adjusts itself to your routine and tries to maximize its own efficiency. Since you have walked for three years, your body is probably already very efficient at walking and is able to burn the least amount of calories possible for this task. This is why people complain that the last 10 pounds are the hardest to lose. But don't give up! Perhaps amp up your routine and start jogging or walking while carrying small weights and swinging your arms. Or change what and when and how much you eat. If all else fails, try a personal trainer or consulting a doctor that there isn't an underlying medical condition like insulin resistance. I am trying to lose weight too so I feel your pain! Good luck.
524667
The first 14 pounds you loose will be water/fluid after that it's the fat that you're fighting. It's true that diets don't work, I lost 16 pounds from dancing for half an hour a day (you can make a total fool of yourself in you're home alone) and walking the dog twice a day. Once I stopped thinking about it so much I lost 35 pounds and went down two dress sizes. I still had a bar of chocolate everyday and pigged out on Saturday, if you take one day a week off it really helps.
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I just started taking Slimquick three days ago.  I haven't seen any major results yet, but I have noticed my loss in cravings (especially for sweets), and a lot more energy.  If all of this energy keeps up, I should be able to do my cardio workouts longer, which hopefully will be able to help me lose more weight.
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anyways, here are the following reasons:\n\n1. when people say "weight loss," the mean a loss of fat and a gain of muscle.\n2. Since your trainer said you are only gaining muscles, i suggest you do home hard core cardio.\n\n    my suggestions is lay off the following: anything  involving weights will not get you to where you want to look  or be. You have to use the natural resistance of your body to gradually build up your core (the core is your torso and abs basically). Tell your trainer that you want to be trained in your core area. also when you are doing cardio, the legs are known to basically gain mass if you do a constant amount of running wihtout making it harder.\n\n3. Your state of mind. you have to realize your perception of your body and your state of mind may be different.\n\n4. Do not follow any diet plans. The only advisble thing to do is to eat smaller meals throughout the day. do not avoid breakfast!\n\n5. which part of your body do you feel is the larges?\ndo you feel you can lose weight in your breat area?\n\n6. the best type of exercise is generally being enrolled in "boot camp" style exercising courses.\n\nhope that helps.
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i't hard to say... it shounds like you are going to lose weight fairly quickly, but at the same time, i think you are going to build muscle, which weighs more than fat... so you will lose some weight, and then gain some (which is good, less fat and more muscle...)\nhealthy is about a pound a day (i think) so if you are around there then you're doing good...\ncongrats on getting into a healty routine and the best of luck!!!