I work out intensively, my body is shrinking but I don't loose weight, why?!

I work out intensively, my body is shrinking but I don't loose weight, why?

Is it normal? I can see my body changing after each workout (at least one hour out of which 45 minutes of cardio) but when I et on scale it's the same weight! How can I break this?

Yes, it is normal.

Keep going and have patience…this will break all on its own…

The point is not to lose weight but to get in shape, get thinner with some muscle definition, stronger and full of energy with a high metabolism so you can eat whatever you want without getting fatter.

If your body is shrinking, then you’re doing great, you’re doing exactly what you’re supposed to do and even more.

In fact, what you’re doing is really quite amazing…you are losing fat mass as you are gaining muscle mass, which is why you get thinner but your weight does not change since muscle mass (for the same weight) takes three times less space than fat mass (or muscle mass weigh three times more than fat mass, however you want to look at it…).

Usually, people gain muscle mass by exercising, doing weight training and eating a lot, especially proteins. In your case, you are gaining muscle mass (because you workout) but you do not eat a lot (because you have some fat reserve to lose), so it is quite an accomplishment…just keep doing whatever you’re doing and once you do not have excess fat reserve to get rid of, then everything will get easier.

You can gain a few pounds of muscle mass when you start exercising in just a few weeks. It is very frustrating for people trying to lose weight (fat reserve) by exercising and then they realize they’re actually gaining weight (muscle mass) so very often, they just give up without realizing they were going in the right direction…

Forget about losing weight (fat reserve), just focus on gaining as much muscle weight as you can by exercising, getting in shape and doing weight training. Forget the scale for a while and just use a measuring tape.

Each pound of muscle mass you’re gaining will need about 30 calories/day to just be there (even if you don’t use it). One pound of fat just need 2 calories/day…
If you get in shape and gain 4 pounds of muscle, then you will need 120 calories extra, every day, and about 3,600 calories/month, just for those 4 pounds of muscle to be there. Every pound of fat is about 3,500 calories…so every month, those 4 pounds of muscle will just obliterate that one pound of fat…without you having to do anything…

Now, you will need to keep exercising to maintain your muscle mass (use it or lose it) and all those calories will be just what you will be able to eat more and not get fatter.

When you get as thin as you feel comfortable, keep exercising and start eating more so you maintain your muscle mass and high metabolism.

I wish you the best.