I've lost like 8 pounds in the last 6 months yet I've been working out and getting slightly stronger. I'm not looking to be a huge beast which is why I'm not making huge gains while lifting (I'm not eating enough to really gain a lot of weight). However I wouldn't expect to lose weight. It is frustrating. I guess this is a question / weak mini-rant.
WTF is going on? I am lifting and getting stronger, yet I weigh less
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NuclearNed
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You will initially lose much more fat that you gain with new muscle. Keep lifting, be patient, and eat correctly - you will soon enough begin gaining again.
Probably losing fat. More muscle you have, the higher the metabolism...meaning you burn more calories. I wouldn't worry about losing weight. If you're not eating right to supplement you're lifting, you're not going to add on the muscle you want.
Originally posted by: AbAbber2k
Um... no?
And to the OP... if you started working out while at a stable weight without changing your diet then obviously you'll start losing weight because your calorie expenditure has gone up above your necessary intake.
I think he's saying he's lost far more fat weight than the amount of muscle he's gained. It's common knowledge muscle weighs more than fat, or at least I would hope for that guy's sake.
Jinru
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You're eating just at maintenance level or even under maintenance for your body. The amount of food you consume that keep you at a constant weight is maintenance. So you need to be eating 200-400 more calories a day to put on some weight.
Edit: whoops, same thing as AbAbber2k said.
Edit: whoops, same thing as AbAbber2k said.
Originally posted by: AbAbber2k
Um... no?
And to the OP... if you started working out while at a stable weight without changing your diet then obviously you'll start losing weight because your calorie expenditure has gone up above your necessary intake.
I think that's the key. I'm burning more calories but eating the same amount I used to. I had previous found my stable point as far as calories and maintaining weight where I was able to eat pretty much exactly as much as I used in a day. I guess I'll throw in a whole wheat bagel plus peanut butter at morning snack time and see what happens.
I think you are losing fat faster than gaining muscles, isn't surprising really, considering it usually takes a long time to build muscles. A good gain in muscles is 5-10 lb a year. Actually 5 lb gain in pure muscle a year is pretty impressive. If you specialize in gaining muscle weight 10lb is as good as it gets. On the bright side, once you gain muscles, its harder to lose muscle strenght/size compared to fat 
sourceninja
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I have gone from almost 200 pounds to 160 pounds though training. I never thought I was fat (I thought I was just a little spare tire), but after I hit about 153 I started to put on weight from muscle. Now I'm 160 pounds. Depending on how much you have to lose, you might have to trim down to gain.
Keep workin' at it. Keep lifting more and more, but make sure to ease into it. You want to make sure that you don't try to eat to gain weight, just eat regularly. You will start gaining muscle, but it does take awhile. I questioned that when i started lifting too. Its coming, don't worry.
I understand what you are saying, but this is Off Topic and there are many people knowledgable about many things here, like exercise, photography, cars, etc. Besides I don't want to create IDs to 100s of different forums every time I want to ask a questions.
I do appreciate everyone's replies though.
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