Not losing any weight

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Maltesers23
Maltesers23 Posts: 15 Member
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I'm a 20 year old female and 5.5 feet tall.
I started at 66.8 kg, after 5 months of crazy hard work I reached 62.3 kg but nothing seems to work (diet and exercise).
My weight loss is very irregular, for 3 weeks there won't be any loss then suddenly I'll lose 500 grams in 3 days interval.
I have slowly started to lose my motivation and going back to the unhealthy lifestyle I had, because maintaining all of this is so difficult and its harder when nobody around me notices the little weight loss I've had.
Its very depressing. :'(

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    That's how it works for a lot of us. I lose the week after my period, then nothing (and actually gain 2-3 pounds back) until the next one. I'd say it's frustrating but normal.
  • staceenicole1
    staceenicole1 Posts: 2 Member
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    I had the same issue in the past. The only way I lost before was by starving myself, literally. I would eat once a day and I worked out 4 hours a day. That was 5 years ago and I cannot take that kind of UNHEALTHY approach. Now, I am starting back slow but eating is my downfall. I eat a lot of fruit and veggies as you may see in my diary but it's my "favorites" or bored days that will shoot me through the roof.

    Hate to say it but I am thinking about diet pills, prescription diet pills.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    Well, it's tough to say without a lot of details.

    If you're comfortable opening your diary, that can help us to spot what might be going on.

    First, it's not uncommon to go a couple of weeks without a loss because of the natural water weight fluctuations we see. You can read up on weight fluctuations and the whoosh effect if you'd like. Sometimes the answer is just to be patient.

    I assume that you're already logging everything you eat. Are you guesstimating any of your portion sizes? Eating out anywhere where you don't have control of the ingredients being included?

    Are you sure you're choosing accurate entries in the database (a lot of entries, unfortunately, have been entered with wrong information)?

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide

    Personally, I lost most of my weight without ever using a food scale, but my logging is a lot easier and accurate now that I have one. If you're not using one, it might be worth looking into.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1290491/how-and-why-to-use-a-digital-food-scale

    Are you having any cheat days? Or high sodium meals that might be causing you to retain water around your weigh in day?

    Are you logging your exercise here and eating back any of the earned exercise calories that MFP adds to your goal? If so, what method are you using to estimate your burn? MFP and gym machines may overestimate certain activities. An HRM is better, but you still might want to eat back a smaller portion of those just in case.
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
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    Dianne's links are great. Here are a couple of other useful discussions:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819925/the-basics-dont-complicate-it/p1http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

    I'd also recommend checking out Dr. Yoni Freedhoff's The Diet Fix at your local library.

    Personally, I agree with Dr. Freedhoff that it's better to focus on healthy habits than on the number on your scale. If you generally eat nutritious foods and get some exercise, you'll feel a lot better about yourself, regardless of that number. You'll get stronger and have more endurance. Then you can tweak your intake, with accurate logging, to achieve a weight reduction goal.

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