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I'm working, why isn't it showing yet???

nickalow11
nickalow11 Posts: 99 Member
edited January 26 in Motivation and Support
I have been back at this seriously for about a month. I travel a lot for work, but I'm almost always under my calories, and have a deficit of 700-1000 calories (via my bodymedia) almost every day. My husband swears he's seeing changes, but the scale and the tape measure indicate otherwise. I'm just so frustrated, but I don't want to quit...Am I just impatient?

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  • RCottonRPh
    RCottonRPh Posts: 148
    I see on your tracker you've lost 6 pounds? That is 1.5 pounds a week. Sounds like an excellent start to me!
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    ...Am I just impatient?

    Yes.

    This is a long-term project. Slow and steady wins the race! :flowerforyou:
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    You've lost 6 lbs over a month and you don't think it's working?
  • RonnieLodge
    RonnieLodge Posts: 665 Member
    I would say ignore the scales but it does sound odd that the measurements are staying the same.

    Cast a really critical eye over your records - are you logging every bit of food & drink and is it being logged correctly?
    I kept losing and gaining the same 6lbs/3 inches on my waist for a year because I wasn't being 100% with my logging.

    When I did get strict with it, it became very plain that although I was working out 5 x a week for 45mins, I would also overeat most days by 100-300 cals - basically a couple of biscuits/ a creamy coffee worth. Enough to slowly but steadily keep adding weight on.

    6lbs over the course of 4 weeks sounds like a sustainable weight loss. Keep at it.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    exactly what kinds of changes were you hoping to see after 6 pounds?
  • oceanbreeze22
    oceanbreeze22 Posts: 83 Member
    6 pounds in 1 month is something.
  • lilpocketrocket
    lilpocketrocket Posts: 26 Member
    Seems like you are making good progress in your journey....maybe take the focus off of the scale...and focus on how you are feeling and how your clothes are fitting.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    ...Am I just impatient?

    Yes.

    This is a long-term project. Slow and steady wins the race! :flowerforyou:

    this!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    You've lost 6 lbs over a month and you don't think it's working?

    and this!
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    Patience is a virtue
  • babydiego87
    babydiego87 Posts: 905 Member
    Yes you are being impatient. Rome wasn't built in a day.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    Or you're not eating enough. Anything over a 500 calorie deficit is a lot.
  • ferocityturbine
    ferocityturbine Posts: 110 Member
    Sorry to bring maths into it, but at a 750cal deficit each day over one week = 5250.

    1lb is equal to 3500cal.

    5250 = 1.5lbs a week, or 6lbs in a month.

    You're progress is great :)
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Take pictures too. I suck at using a measuring tape. Like completely fail. My thighs are .5 inches smaller than they were two months ago. However, pants that were tight two months ago I can no curtsy in. Use lots of different tools to track your progress: scale, tape measure, pictures, the fit of your clothes, fitness milestones, and how you feel day to day.
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