What am I doing wrong?

ShellF415

How are you measuring your calorie burn? The MFP estimates are really high. That being said, you are about on course for what you should be losing.

999tigger

Losing 2lbs a week would be quite feasible, (but without more information which has been asked for) then its impossible to weigh up what she is doing compared to what her expectations are. If it were me then id want to be checking that if my target was 2lb a week. Read Brian Perkins post if you want to understand what the issue is and learn about taking the steps to become more effective.

ladybarometer

Try tracking inches. You're not doing anything wrong. 11 lbs in 3 months is about a pound a week, which is good steady weight loss. Weight loss like that is also easier to maintain.

999tigger

Whilst 1lb a week is ok, that misses the point in that she wants/expects to lose more. Its hard to know either way unless we know more about what she is doing. It would be feasible for a person to lose 2lb a week and the OP could make changes to do so.

blossomingbutterfly

A lot of useful information in this thread already but to reitterate:

- food scale
- weight everything
- log everything
- set realistic goals
- congratulate yourself on what you've lost thus far!

scottacular

mrsewert wrote: »

I'm working out a minimum of 30 minutes each day including cardio and weights. I'm always within my calories and have even tried upping my calories thinking I wasn't eating enough but here I am 3 months into my "change" and the scale has only moved 11 lbs. I've heard the song and dance about muscle weighs more than fat and I get it but at what point will the scale start showing me some results? I feel great and I'm losing inches because I'm measuring which is great and should be enough but it just isn't.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Scale won't budge in Minnesota.

That's about 1 lb a week weight loss, which is ideal. A 0.5 - 2 lbs a week loss should always be the aim, and you're nailing it. Keep it up, you're doing great. Don't fall for the trap many newbies do that weight loss is a race where the winner is who can lose the most in the shortest amount of time. The real winners are those who develop sustainable habits which improve their health. To me it sounds like that's exactly what you're doing, so don't be tempted to change things that don't need changing.

ThatLadyFromMN

I'd say a food scale is key. I need to get one too, I think that's where I'm plateauing... also need to clean up the diet on my end. Lol. I know quality is very very important. Maybe up the amount of time you're working out as well? 30 minutes is a nice start but maybe going up to like 45 minutes on weights and then 15-20 cardio? That's kind of what I do at the gym and then I take an additional 30 minutes during my lunch break to walk. I've been plateaued in the loss department since September so I need to ramp it up in the cardio dept I think... plus eating better. Lol. I have hella muscles now so that might account for some of the plateau but... food... just need to clean it up. 1lb a week is great though! as long as you're staying consistent in your losses that's great!! But again, if you want that 2/week you'll maybe need to ramp up the workouts. Which is easier now that we've been able to dig ourselves out of the snow here in Minnesota!!

cunnaner

On top of everyone saying get a food scale, which I'd say is huge. I found that being sure to not skip anything when logging has really helped me. Little things like some butter here, some oil in there, and maybe some nuts to snack on while cooking were adding a couple hundred calories per day and going untracked.

mrsewert

Thanks everyone for your responses. I bought a food scale on my lunch break and will give that a whirl. I appreciate all the time you took to cheer me on as well. I know I should be proud...I can't be the only one that wants to see the scale move as well as everything else.

Thanks again!!

SergeantSausage

A pound a week ==> "wrong".

lol.

Unrealistic expectations much?

cb2bslim

If I had a 2300+ sodium day and was under on everything else, I gained. Now I only eat 900mg - 1500mg per day and I lose weight everyday. Weighing your food should help. My husband bought me a scale that does grams & ounces. It also, lets you set your plate on it and you can reset it to "zero" add food and get weight, reset to "zero", etc.