Hi together,

recently (over the last 6 months) I lost about 13 kgs, my “fat loss” feels like it has been stalling a bit and I’ve been in a caloric deficit for quite a while. Albeit a comfortable deficit but according to my calculations still around 500 kcal.

I purchased this 10kg weighted vest and have been wearing it during normal daily activities (walking, working at a standing desk etc.). Only for a few hours so far. It’s comfortable enough to wear it prolonged times, and I’m looking forward to my first hike and some light runs with it.

What are your experiences with weighted vests? How do you use them? How do you incorporate them into everyday live without it being weird?

  • @[email protected]
    7•6 months ago

    my “fat loss” feels like it has been stalling a bit and I’ve been in a caloric deficit for quite a while

    1. Keep in mind that your body’s maintenance Calorie needs decrease as your body weight decreases. It’s unclear if you’ve taken that into account, but I’m putting that out there just in case.
    2. If your weight loss had stalled, it doesn’t necessarily mean fat loss had stopped. If you’re doing any kind of resistance training, you’ll be gaining muscle as well, which evens out the fat loss in your overall weight.

    I purchased this 10kg weighted vest …

    The issue I have with wearing a weighted vest throughout the day is that it moves your fitness workload into the parts of your day where you want to reap the rewards of being fit, thereby defeating the purpose of undergoing this journey in the first place. I can’t speak for the effectiveness though.

    For hiking/jogging, you might benefit from replacing that weight with something more practical, like water or snacks.

    • 23RoOP
      1•6 months ago

      Thank you!

      Re 1: I’ve got the caloric deficit realigned over every now and then. It’s about the last few percentage of body fat. Trying to see how far I can get/if I can get shredded for the first time in my life before my mid30s body decides to never allow it again LOL (JK).

      Re 2: That’s actually possible, it’s so hard to see this tho on a day to day basis. I haven’t taken regular progress pictures or anything so I’m hardly noticing the diff. For a long time it was easy to go by weight and BF reported by my xiaomi scale.