Well, I agree with The Shadow.
Excess cardio will not help you lose inches fast.
I am a cross country runner. I run at least 25 miles a week. My weight has been the same forever, and although I have gotten stronger, and have added definetion (muscle) to my body, my size has remained the same.
I do lift weights or do some form of calisthentics 3 times a week.
My diet is probobly just above maintenance (perhaps 200 calories over) of mostly healthy, but sometimes not healthy food. Lol. Basically, every third meal is an ideal meal, the other 2 are either crappy or overeating of healthy food.
Yet...I AM progressing. Just very, very slowly, and mind you, I am NOT losing inches, at least enough to tell.
I believe my situation is a combination of diet and excess cardio/not enough weight lifting. The diet being number one reason.... for sure.
PS. I don't really KNOW whats happening to my body. How can it be that my weight stays the same, my muscles get bigger, yet I still feel/look? like I carry as much fat as ever?[/QUOTE]
Perception & body composition. Stop looking at the scale.