Exercise frustration

[Lisa0825]

7. Have you been taking your measurements?

Fat doesn't turn into muscle, but you may be burning fat and building muscle at the same time. Muscle doesn't "weigh" more than fat, but it is more dense, so a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat. So you could weigh the same for a month, but lose 5 pounds of fat while building 5 pounds of lean muscle mass, weighing the same, but losing an inch here and there on your measurements.

I have used www.sparkpeople.com to track my weight and measurements for years. I measure several areas, not just the usual 3... others like neck, shoulder, thigh, calf, ankle, etc. I do weigh daily, but I don't panic on daily fluctuations as long as the general trend is downward. I also recently bought a scale and gadget from www.fitbit.com. The scale measures weight, body fat percentage, and BMI, and transfers the data by wifi to the fitbit website. A scale like that could show you what is happening during a plateau.