It is unlikely that you will lose weight consistently (i.e., weight loss is not linear)

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    This could use a bump today.
  • katiemstamey
    katiemstamey Posts: 42 Member
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    Great post! I always tell myself that progress doesn't happen over night. You got to your current weight over time and it will take time to get to where you want to be :)
  • healthkickkath1
    healthkickkath1 Posts: 40 Member
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    Bump
    Slow and steady wins the race
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    Looks like this needs a bump up today
  • Alycone962
    Alycone962 Posts: 3 Member
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    @snyp223 this article was encouraging for me. Maybe it will help you too.
  • 4Maxine6
    4Maxine6 Posts: 10 Member
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    This is awesome. Great motivator!
  • jeepinshawn
    jeepinshawn Posts: 642 Member
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    I had pretty much the opposite experience. My weight loss was incredibly linear. I consistently lost an average of 2lbs a week. I think there was only 2 weeks where I lost less then a pound. Now that I'm in maintainence my weight had fluctuated alot more. Although it appears in the last month I have lost about 3-4lbs . That's going from 280lbs to a trending weight of 171.3.
  • diannethegeek
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  • judicap81
    judicap81 Posts: 7 Member
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    FatMoojor wrote: »
    Thought I would bump this, but add a question.

    When you have a "whoosh" weight loss do you log it straight away or give it a few days to see if you settle around there.

    In my case, I way myself every morning and only bother to update MFP when the weight changes. I track daily stuff outside of MFP where I can see trend graphs etc.

    My scale has been showing me at 154lbs for about 9 days and all of a sudden this morning that dropped down to 152.6, to me that is a big difference. I'm only aiming for about 1/2lb a week loss.

    So I'll just keep logging externally for the next 3 or 4 days and if I get a constant weigh in around 152.6, making sure I am fully hydrated for the next few days I'll log that in MFP.

    I would log it. You earned it!
  • lorrpb
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    I Whoosh! frequently. I log every day in Happy Scale, and I log the new lows in MFP, KNOWING that after a Whoosh! I'll fluctuate up & down in a 2 lb range for 1-3 weeks. If the up fluctuations bother you, then log only after you've had stable number for a few days. This is I like Happy Scale. I can see all my ups and downs and even when I'm sure I haven't lost anything in a few weeks, I can look back and see in fact that I have, and when I'm likely to fluctuate down for the next loss.
  • samchez0
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    Great post. A small gain occasionally is not a sign of failure.
  • yourhiddengem
    yourhiddengem Posts: 171 Member
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    jeepinshawn wrote: »
    I had pretty much the opposite experience. My weight loss was incredibly linear. I consistently lost an average of 2lbs a week. I think there was only 2 weeks where I lost less then a pound. Now that I'm in maintainence my weight had fluctuated alot more. Although it appears in the last month I have lost about 3-4lbs . That's going from 280lbs to a trending weight of 171.3.

    My weight loss was weirdly linear also but I was thinking maybe that's because I only weighed myself once a week instead of every day. So maybe I just didn't see the fluctuations all the time
  • DoctorShock
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    segacs wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    It is funny that this was bumped today because I have been in a very impatient mood for the past few days. I kind of want to tell the OP to shut her piehole but people look at me weird when I talk to myself ;)

    LOL. Sane people talk to themselves. Crazy people answer.

    Talking to yourself is okay. Answering yourself is also okay. It's when you start interrupting yourself that you need to worry...
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    BUMP!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    Don't mind me. I'm just bumping useful threads.
  • blues4miles
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    diannethegeek wrote: »
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    Don't mind me. I'm just bumping useful threads.

    *bump to your bump*

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  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
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    Bumpy bump
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
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    What a terrific, well written post! Thank you!
    I started mid August and yes, it's been anything but linear!
    But I just keep plugging away.
    xoxo
  • Whatsername0413
    Whatsername0413 Posts: 17 Member
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    Great post!

    Two weeks ago I lost 3 pounds, and then last week I gained 1 back, and was feeling discouraged.

    This reminder was very helpful in keeping me from falling of the wagon.

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