Friday, April 3, 2026

Why did my weight loss stall after starting strength training?

Hi! I’m here to ask for some advice. I’ve been trying to lose weight since the start of the year. In February, I gave myself a challenge of walking 2 miles a day, every day of the month. Along with this, I ate in a small calorie deficit, and lost between 1-1.5 lbs/week.

In March, I replaced my daily walking with strength training 2x a week, lagree 2x a week, cardio 1x-2x a week and I’m eating in the same caloric deficit (I eat the same meals, all measured out - so there’s not much scope of me not actually being in a deficit this month but being in one in February) as I did in February. However, in this time, I’ve been maintaining but not losing weight at all.

In my mind, I’ve attributed it to one or more of these factors:

  1. I’ve never lifted before this, and lost a lot of muscle over the last couple of years. I hear that initial gains for lifting are high - maybe I’ve gained some muscle weight

  2. My body got used to my caloric deficit in a month, and I need to decrease my intake further

  3. Daily steady state cardio/steps are much more important/effective in terms of weight loss than I thought.

I’d love to hear thoughts/advice, since I’m pretty new at consistent, regular exercise and feel a little lost currently. Thanks!

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