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Why???

bh1956
bh1956 Posts: 3
edited January 26 in Motivation and Support
I am getting very frustrated, why can't I could lose weight as easy as I put it on?? I am drinking 3 x 750ml bottles of water every day, I am sticking to my calories and doing exercise, last week I did not lose at all and this week I only lost 0.4!!!

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  • Lylie1985
    Lylie1985 Posts: 35 Member
    You need to open up your food diary..
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    You didnt gain it in a day you wont lose it in a day. Remember the body's natural state is to hold onto weight that's what has ensured our survival during times of starvation. Keep pushing forward.
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    I am getting very frustrated, why can't I could lose weight as easy as I put it on?? I am drinking 3 x 750ml bottles of water every day, I am sticking to my calories and doing exercise, last week I did not lose at all and this week I only lost 0.4!!!
    If you're asking for advice or help, you need to be a bit more specific. There's no point in being so vague by just saying "I stick to my calories, I exercise".
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    What do you eat? How much do you eat? How much do you exercise? Do you weigh your food with a food scale? How are you measuring calories burned? Have you calculated your BMR and TDEE?

    Important questions need important answers.
  • michellechawner
    michellechawner Posts: 892
    I figured out now after 10 weeks MFP is saying you burn a lot more than you really do (not just you, all of us).

    I got a fitness tracker (FitBit) and now I have a way better understanding of why I was in plateau - I wasn't really burning all the calories when I entered the workouts in MFP, I was burning about half.

    Get a heart rate monitor, watch your calories and MEASURE ALL YOUR FOOD.

    That should help with any discrepancies.
  • bethany41h
    bethany41h Posts: 218
    I'd make sure that the calories you are eating are nutritional and you are maximizing them. I'd also try to be incredibly consistent on your work out. When I go every single day for a week, I will see a great loss. But if I keep missing days here and there and my consistency suffers... my weight loss suffers.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    Yeah, I hate that.
  • meltedkeys
    meltedkeys Posts: 63 Member
    Firstly, you can loose inches and not lbs. Also, Have your doctor run some blood tests for thyroid, vitamin d, cortisol, ect. those are things that can hinder your weight loss. make sure your calories are GOOD calories. not just that you're staying under. you need vitamins.
  • bh1956
    bh1956 Posts: 3
    OK thanks all.............I am new to this. All advise gratefully accepted.
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