MFP faithful for 2 weeks but no lbs lost yet

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  • HealthWoke0ish
    HealthWoke0ish Posts: 2,078 Member
    Looks like you've got some good advice early. I'll just add my two cents about how this is a long process. I weigh in only once a month and my "short-term" goals have been at least six months in length. I do that so I can wean myself off looking for and focusing on immediate results and focusing instead on the process. Follow some of the good advice left above re: eating and drinking enough and then be patient. :)

    Good luck! :)
  • estielouise
    estielouise Posts: 46 Member
    Judging by your food diary, you are eating too few calories and what you do eat, is very low in nutritional value. Chocolate muffins should be replaced by high fiber cereals and dried fruits. Eat a proper dinner not just picking at snack foods, try eating high protein foods such as tuna, chicken & fish and get some iron in your diet by eating salads with things like baby spinach, sweetcorn and mixed beans such as pinto beans etc. Cut out chocolate and ice cream to once a week at weekends. You'll find the weight will fall off the higher protein diets you eat. Also log your water and cut down caffiene to 2 intakes per day max.

    good luck, if you feel like adding me for support or motivation, always happy to help, having support is half the battle!
  • zinatara
    zinatara Posts: 76 Member
    I've had a month where my weight have been standing still. I've logged all my food and exercise and stayed within my calorie goals. It's just the last few days the weight has started changing. But in the same month I've lost more than 2 inches around my waist, so something is happening even if I can't see it on the weight.

    Stay in there, you will loose weight as long as you stick with it.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    What results did you expect in two weeks OP? Two weeks is a drop in the bucket...not really much happens in a mere two weeks. It's kind of akin to me going to the gym and lifting weights for a couple of weeks and then wondering why I'm not a ripped body builder...it takes time.

    The road to a healthy BF%, healthy weight, proper nutrition, and fitness is a much longer road. When you come to that realization...when you come to the realization that it's going to take months and often even years, then you will find a much greater peace with this whole process.

    That's what it is...it is a process...a process that when adhered to long term yields results.
  • KAS0917
    KAS0917 Posts: 172 Member
    I completely understand being frustrated to see no movement after 2 weeks after eating better than you were 3 weeks ago. It's not a magic formula, but I understand the frustration.

    Like others, I looked at your diary from the last week. I would agree with what's been said.

    Your sodium is pretty high, so perhaps you're retaining water. Especially if you are not drinking a lot of water - or maybe you just don't log it?

    Your diet is very carb heavy - I'm not anti-carb AT ALL. I eat plenty of carbs myself, but maybe your body is having a hard time processing that many - you have several servings at each meal for the most part.

    Are you eating fruits and vegetables and not trackng them? Or is that really all you had? I saw maybe 3-5 servings for the whole week.

    I would suggest:
    1. Upping your water (if you aren't drinking it)
    2. Cutting at least a few of the processed carbs in favor of some fruits and vegetables. (this will naturally bring the sodium intake down). Like maybe don't have the muffin AND the bread for breakfast. Pick one or the other and add a serving of fruit. And some cottage cheese (for example).
    3. Eating at least 1200 calories a day.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    In...

    ...because two weeks.
  • khall86790
    khall86790 Posts: 1,100 Member
    Dude, it has been 2 weeks.
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    imma be honest with you. if you're going to lose motivation after 10 days, you probably aren't ready for this yet. this isn't a sprint. instead of getting frustrated now, maybe you should just give up and come back when you're ready to commit to more than a few days. i don't know about you, but i was fat for years so when i finally committed to losing weight, i figured it would take a long time. i didn't put the weight on in one month so why would it come off in one month?

    when you're actually ready to commit, come back and we'll talk about the most efficient strategies to get you to your goal. i can give you a plan, but patience and commitment have to be supplied by you

    I :heart: DavPul

    ETA: are you weighing and measuring your food? I know people are saying, "Eat more, eat more!" But that is not good advice if you're "guesstimating" your food intake. If you are eyeballing portions, you are probably eating at maintenance. Get a food scale, use it, eat at least 1200 calories NET (that means including your exercise), then see how you are doing after four weeks. If you still haven't lost anything, see your doctor.

    All of this.

    Also if you really only have 15 pounds to lose, I'd bet money that you need to eat more than 1200 cals a day.
  • WhiteGirlWasted13
    WhiteGirlWasted13 Posts: 178 Member
    One more thing, I'd strongly consider adding full fat dairy instead of all this low cal, low sugar, reduced fat, 0 fat stuff. Just eat real food. The fewer ingredients, the better. Diet foods don't work and actually harm your body in the long run. Learn how to eat simply. You'll also find yourself fuller longer.

    Just my 2 cents.

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