How quickly should body fat decrease?

[Lorrymac]

Hi,

I'm trying to lose a few stone after putting a good few on when I was pregnant. I'm doing this by going to the gym pretty much every day and alternating between cardio and weights. I do about 30-35 mins per day and really push myself. So far, I've lost 10lb which is great, but my body fat isn't dropping much. I was about 40% body fat when I started 4 weeks ago, I am now about 38% and I've stuck there for the last 3 weeks. I don't agree with low fat diets - I know the body needs fat (I get mine from Olive oil, some butter, nuts/seeds etc). I'm not too concerned with my weight loss as I know i'll be gaining muscle. i did expect for my body fat to be dropping quicker than this though. Any pointers would be absolutely great, thanks.

[sheehan85]

Hello there,

I see this was posted at the beginning of feb, almost a month ago. How are you getting on now? If your struggling with shifting weight still it could be due to your diet. I know you said that you dont agree with low fat diets but your shooting yourself in the foot! You have to have a low fat diet (not fat free) in order to shift the pounds. By changing your eating habbits you can fire up you motabalism so its constantly ticking over even when your not at the gym. Also, i wouldnt get too hung up on body fat% as unless your using a high-tech bod-pod to measure tissue density then the validity of the tests for body fat % are so skewed u will really struggle to get consistently accurate answers. Instead some people find that taking a picture of themselves monthly helps in order to see visual (sorry for bad and obvious english!) results. Another way is to keep a training diary where, say, in week one you do a 30 min run on a treadmill on level 5. then in the diary you right that down and beside it put a Rate of Perceived Exersion (RPE), say 8/10. Then in 4 weeks, you do the same thing (30 min run, level 5) but you find that it was only a 4/10 RPE. You can then look back on this knowing that your making gains in fitness and striding towards a healthy, longer life. These, i find, to be a much better motivational tool and also a great way on looking at progress made. As i've known people to get hung up on body fat % results, only leading to them being dissheartend and eventually giving up. I hope this hasnt happend to you since you post.
Anyway, good luck with the programme and i hope your able to stick with it with a new baby in the house!

[sandeep]

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