Comments on: Week 22: Weigh-in Results http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/week-22-weigh-in-results/ I lost nearly 150 pounds by counting calories. I once weighed 344.2 pounds, now around 200. My story has been told on CNN, CBS, and Newsweek and will soon be in a book. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:25:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/week-22-weigh-in-results/#comment-2180 Chris Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:22:36 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=2767#comment-2180 I suspect Jillian's comment was taken out of context. On TBL the guys should have daily calorie deficits of something like 3200 calories -- nearly enough for a pound of fat a day. In practice it has to be even more to match their staggering weight loss. Somebody who claims that he only lost a pound or two due to muscle gains is definitely BS'ing. Nobody is going to put on 5 pounds of muscle in a week, especially not on such a calorie-deprived diet. On the other hand someone in real life who has a 500-750 calorie/day deficit (good enough for a pound to one and a half per week) could also be putting on some muscle. Not enough to make a noticeable difference over a week, but I could see it accounting for a few pounds over a month so you lose, e.g., 8 pounds instead of 10. But I think this misses the bigger point. Sometimes people do everything right and still hit plateaus. It's not clear why. All you can do is keep doing the right thing. N.B., this isn't necessarily continuing to do the -same- thing. Maybe you need to shake things up a bit to get out of a rut. I suspect Jillian’s comment was taken out of context. On TBL the guys should have daily calorie deficits of something like 3200 calories — nearly enough for a pound of fat a day. In practice it has to be even more to match their staggering weight loss. Somebody who claims that he only lost a pound or two due to muscle gains is definitely BS’ing. Nobody is going to put on 5 pounds of muscle in a week, especially not on such a calorie-deprived diet.

On the other hand someone in real life who has a 500-750 calorie/day deficit (good enough for a pound to one and a half per week) could also be putting on some muscle. Not enough to make a noticeable difference over a week, but I could see it accounting for a few pounds over a month so you lose, e.g., 8 pounds instead of 10.

But I think this misses the bigger point. Sometimes people do everything right and still hit plateaus. It’s not clear why. All you can do is keep doing the right thing. N.B., this isn’t necessarily continuing to do the -same- thing. Maybe you need to shake things up a bit to get out of a rut.

]]> By: Tyler http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/week-22-weigh-in-results/#comment-2169 Tyler Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:04:48 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=2767#comment-2169 Oh, Will. Tell me how you really feel :) You're right, though. I'm definitely increasing intensity over the next few days. Thanks for all the comments guys -- I'm definitely looking into some different options to measure the amount of fat I'm losing! Oh, Will. Tell me how you really feel :) You’re right, though.

I’m definitely increasing intensity over the next few days. Thanks for all the comments guys — I’m definitely looking into some different options to measure the amount of fat I’m losing!

]]> By: ASD http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/week-22-weigh-in-results/#comment-2166 ASD Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:34:14 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=2767#comment-2166 Congrats! The scale still went down. I think increasing intensity will do the trick. I'm with Will about the muscle gain. It is a different beast. If you want to keep loosing focus more on the diet too. I am a huge Jillian fan and recommend listening to one of her podcasts (find it under KFI Sunday). They can get a little repetitive but I listen to them all to brainwash myself. But just listen to one or two. There is a significant difference between the work and diet for gaining muscle vs. loosing weight. Good luck! You'll make it by January! Congrats! The scale still went down. I think increasing intensity will do the trick. I’m with Will about the muscle gain. It is a different beast. If you want to keep loosing focus more on the diet too. I am a huge Jillian fan and recommend listening to one of her podcasts (find it under KFI Sunday). They can get a little repetitive but I listen to them all to brainwash myself. But just listen to one or two. There is a significant difference between the work and diet for gaining muscle vs. loosing weight. Good luck! You’ll make it by January!

]]> By: Will http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/week-22-weigh-in-results/#comment-2165 Will Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:11:45 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=2767#comment-2165 "I attribute the slow weight loss this month to initial muscle gain." Yeah? I'd attribute it to cheeseburgers, cajun fries, chicken wings and chocolate chip cookies, lol. Don't you watch "Biggest Loser?" Jillian will absolutely call "Bullsh*t!" when someone tries to use the "I didn't lose weight, but I gained muscle" card. It's like she says: "Either you lost it, or you didn't." But I say it with love, man. Sometimes these ladies are way too easy on you. You've done, and will continue to do, amazing things. Now get back on that treadmill. p.s. Oh, yeah - that "coasting for three weeks" thing isn't going to fly anymore either. Time to step it up! I think we need another workout challenge . . . “I attribute the slow weight loss this month to initial muscle gain.”

Yeah? I’d attribute it to cheeseburgers, cajun fries, chicken wings and chocolate chip cookies, lol. Don’t you watch “Biggest Loser?” Jillian will absolutely call “Bullsh*t!” when someone tries to use the “I didn’t lose weight, but I gained muscle” card. It’s like she says: “Either you lost it, or you didn’t.”

But I say it with love, man. Sometimes these ladies are way too easy on you. You’ve done, and will continue to do, amazing things. Now get back on that treadmill.

p.s. Oh, yeah – that “coasting for three weeks” thing isn’t going to fly anymore either. Time to step it up! I think we need another workout challenge . . .

]]> By: Chris http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/week-22-weigh-in-results/#comment-2164 Chris Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:00:43 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=2767#comment-2164 You should look into scales with impedance-based body fat measurements, ideally one of the ones where you hold a bar in your hand in addition to standing on metal pads. It will probably be more accurate than trying to use calipers on yourself. Mine estimates body fat and muscle mass. However it's also extremely sensitive to dehydration so I usually convert from percentages to actual mass of fat and muscle. You should look into scales with impedance-based body fat measurements, ideally one of the ones where you hold a bar in your hand in addition to standing on metal pads. It will probably be more accurate than trying to use calipers on yourself. Mine estimates body fat and muscle mass. However it’s also extremely sensitive to dehydration so I usually convert from percentages to actual mass of fat and muscle.

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