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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so I embarked on a training program in August - did a DEXA scan for body fat (muscle mass etc)- body fat 41% and got my BMR tested (1800). Worked with a dietician and she prescribed 1600 calories a day along with lifting heavy weights 3x per week. I am 14 weeks in th[b]e program and my DEXA is. . .exactly the same. [/b]The dietician and the exercise person I worked with are perplexed. [b]I have taken measurements every week and have lost 3 in bust and 3 in waist, but have gained no inches really anywhere.[/b] My personal trainer keeps adding more weight and I have doubled my strength on most lifting activities. The exercise person I saw said you can gain strength without gaining muscle, so that's probably what's happened to me. Anyway. . .the whole reason i am doing this is because I am 41% body fat and carry it all in my stomach so would like to be much healthier. I am 5'8 173 lbs. (Ps the Inbody test says I am 34.5% body fat, but i know the dexa is more accurate) Have you ever bumped into this issue of not gaining muscle? I do know I can drop weight eating 1500 calories a day, but I suspect I am losing muscle not fat when i go with that approach so was trying the healthier approach this time. They told me to up my caloric intake to 1750 (plus veggies since they don't have me count those) - they are now sure that I am not eating enough.[/quote] Sounds like the DEXA scan is not accurate. If you lost inches, but weight stayed the same, you must have had some sort of body recomposition (gained muscle and lost fat). Just keep doing what you're doing, and don't pay much attention to the weight. [/quote]
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