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Originally Posted by pornclerk
The most important part of losing weight is calrorie intake. Keep eating healthy all the time and the weight will come off. Exercise is important too, but it really comes down to what you eat.
I recommend not weighing yourself, but measuring yourself. You may be losing the fat but it's not showing on the scale because you are gaining muscle. You may be more happy with your results when you use that method.
My secret method is going by the way my clothes fit!
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Words from a very smart woman.
Generally you have a certain number of calories you need to eat to stay where you are (no weight loss or gain). Most people lost weight on a 500 calorie deficit. Once you figure out your maintenance, subtract your 500 cals and you'll start losing fat, but not muscle.
You may eat at maintenance and burn off 500 calories via exercise, or eat 500 calories below maintenance. Whatever floats your boat. Honestly, I don’t mind the extra exercise and enjoy eating the extra food
You
may be gaining muscle because you're eating too much. I put epenthesis on the word "may". It may also be genetics. I know my best friend's muscles has a tendency to “swell” up when he lifts weights, but they shrink as soon as he stops lifting.
Example: he lifted weights throughout the school year, but stopped when summer came. In school he filled his shirt sleeves, but by summer’s end, they were baggy on him.
But PornClerk has good points.
Experiment and go by what works for you.
Good luck!