Cathe: Do you pay attention to your weight?

[karate_chick]

Hi Cathe

I'm 'trying' not to get bogged down by my weight but after a lot of hard work, I've manage to lose 9lbs of very stubborn fat

I still have weight to lose (7lbs-ish) but should this be reflected by the scales when I'm exercising 6x week cos I know I'm going to be putting some muscle on? Should the weight still go down if I'm doing a good amount of cardio (2x Cathe cardio PLUS jogging 9miles/week) with an additional 3x moderate weighted workouts?

Do you pay attention to your weight when you're training (additional muscle etc)? Do you weigh a lot more than you look (if you don't mind me asking)?

I am still losing inches but would love to know your 'theory on whether the weight should still decrease

Thanks,
Andrea

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Andrea! I try not to get hooked up on scales. I like to measure my changes rather than weigh them because the scale can fluctuate day to day by 3 to 5 pounds. Plus you never know what your actually losing...water, body fat, body waste etc.

If you want to measure improvements, have your body fat taken by a credible source using a credible method and then also have a nutritionist set up a food plan so that your energy intake compliments your energy output.

Once a month have your body fat re-evaluated to see your improvements.

Btw, yes, I do weigh more than what I appear. People usually guess me to be 8 to 10 pounds lighter than what I actually am.

Good Luck!