Getting discouraged here
r0gu3
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So the app tells me each day (estimates) that i souks weigh XXX amount in so many weeks. I started marking them on my calendar, but I'm not close to meeting them. I'm keeping to my calories and running whenever i can but I'm very dismayed and discouraged. Any ideas what I can do to get closer to those weights?
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That prediction is based on a single day of data. You should just ignore it. It tells you straight up: "If every day was like this one . . . " but our days aren't identical. They're different.
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Don't take any notice of that. Weight loss isn't linear. Keep at it, be patient. You WILL see results0
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janejellyroll wrote: »That prediction is based on a single day of data. You should just ignore it. It tells you straight up: "If every day was like this one . . . " but our days aren't identical. They're different.
This ^ x 100
Are you, in fact, losing weight - even if it's not at that same pace?0 -
Ignore the computer dumb *kitten* prediction. Set your own achievable goals and live your own journey0
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All in all..About 20lbs since New Years...but i dropped the first 10 in a couple weeks...and it's been a battle since then0
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It's an app. Humans are not machines. We are extremely complex, and every one of us is different. There are 1,000 things that affect your weight loss. Ignore this prediction.they should eliminate it from the app, IMO.0
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Try a food scale, weigh out your portions accurately.0
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If you are losing but too slowly, you are probably not counting as accurately as you think you are. If you are still losing though, you are still more or less on track, do not panic.0
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strong_curves wrote: »Try a food scale, weigh out your portions accurately.
This, for sure. I agree with previous posters - totally ignore that 5 week projection. I know it's hard, but try not to worry about how quickly the pounds are coming off, as long as the number is moving in the right direction.0 -
You may want to measure yourself as well since you are exercising. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you are losing at a slower rate, you may be gaining muscle so the scale numbers go down slower.
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Ditto others - I ignore those "predictions".
I weigh and measure everything. At first it seems like a pain in the a** but it becomes second nature. Just put the scale on the counter. Good luck!
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Cool. Thanks guys. I KNOW i shouldn't rely on just the scale, but instead on how i feel & how clothes fit...but i still end up doing it anyways
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motherhippo wrote: »You may want to measure yourself as well since you are exercising. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you are losing at a slower rate, you may be gaining muscle so the scale numbers go down slower.
NO NO NO NO NO NO
For the love of all that's holy. Please stop this nonsense.
Someone eating at a caloric deficit and with cardio (running) as their only exercise is NOT going to build muscle - and ESPECIALLY not at such a rate that it would mask fat loss.0 -
My "you should weigh xxx in 5 weeks" messages have said everything from 2lbs less to 12lbs less. I ignore it. You will likely weigh an average of those numbers. Everyday isn't ever going to be the same unless you eat the same thing and do the same amount of exercise everyday. I don't know of anyone who does that.0
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Hi, are you limiting your sugars from any source be it nutrition bar, smoothie component, fruit juice, soft drinks. Then you should not eat any carbs out of a box, cereal, oatmeal, crackers, cookies. Then, limit your potatoes, rice, and pasta. Center on good protein with lots of good fats and some veggies. I know what you are thinking. Fats? Yes. It has been proven time and time again that eating a high fat diet instead of a high carb, low fat diet will help you lose weight. Fats will help you keep satiated. Remember to keep in your calorie range. Good Luck0
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I also lost a lot initially very quickly, but I expected that. Initially you're losing a lot of water weight, so it isn't going to continue at that pace forever.All in all..About 20lbs since New Years...but i dropped the first 10 in a couple weeks...and it's been a battle since then
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ihatetodietalways wrote: »Hi, are you limiting your sugars from any source be it nutrition bar, smoothie component, fruit juice, soft drinks. Then you should not eat any carbs out of a box, cereal, oatmeal, crackers, cookies. Then, limit your potatoes, rice, and pasta. Center on good protein with lots of good fats and some veggies. I know what you are thinking. Fats? Yes. It has been proven time and time again that eating a high fat diet instead of a high carb, low fat diet will help you lose weight. Fats will help you keep satiated. Remember to keep in your calorie range. Good Luck
What? No.
OP should focus on her calorie intake. If she wants to limit carbs on top of that, more power to her. But weight loss is caused by calories in versus calories out.0 -
ihatetodietalways wrote: »Hi, are you limiting your sugars from any source be it nutrition bar, smoothie component, fruit juice, soft drinks. Then you should not eat any carbs out of a box, cereal, oatmeal, crackers, cookies. Then, limit your potatoes, rice, and pasta. Center on good protein with lots of good fats and some veggies. I know what you are thinking. Fats? Yes. It has been proven time and time again that eating a high fat diet instead of a high carb, low fat diet will help you lose weight. Fats will help you keep satiated. Remember to keep in your calorie range. Good Luck
No, calories in calories out is all that matters in terms of weight loss. Health-wise of course you don't want to eat a lot of sugar, but that has nothing but to do with weight loss.
Oatmeal is actually a great carb, I eat it once a week at least. Lots of incorrect info in this post.
No wonder you "hatetodiet", I would too if I was restricted that much...
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ihatetodietalways wrote: »Hi, are you limiting your sugars from any source be it nutrition bar, smoothie component, fruit juice, soft drinks. Then you should not eat any carbs out of a box, cereal, oatmeal, crackers, cookies. Then, limit your potatoes, rice, and pasta. Center on good protein with lots of good fats and some veggies. I know what you are thinking. Fats? Yes. It has been proven time and time again that eating a high fat diet instead of a high carb, low fat diet will help you lose weight. Fats will help you keep satiated. Remember to keep in your calorie range. Good Luck
Wat?
That sounds like what probably already happened - hence the 10 lb (mostly) water weight drop at first.0 -
motherhippo wrote: »You may want to measure yourself as well since you are exercising. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you are losing at a slower rate, you may be gaining muscle so the scale numbers go down slower.
I agree with this totally. Measurements show you have lost weight and inches too.0 -
Muscle weighs the same as fat, it is just more dense.0
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motherhippo wrote: »You may want to measure yourself as well since you are exercising. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you are losing at a slower rate, you may be gaining muscle so the scale numbers go down slower.
I agree with this totally. Measurements show you have lost weight and inches too.
If you are eating at a deficit, you aren't going to be adding muscle weight.0 -
motherhippo wrote: »You may want to measure yourself as well since you are exercising. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you are losing at a slower rate, you may be gaining muscle so the scale numbers go down slower.
I agree with this totally. Measurements show you have lost weight and inches too.
That would make two of you wrong.0 -
forgtmenot wrote: »Muscle weighs the same as fat, it is just more dense.
THANK YOU. Nothing drives me crazier than people who say muscle weighs more than fat. 1 lb of muscle and 1 lb of fat weigh the same. 1 lb. muscle is more dense, looks better, and ups your metabolism.0 -
I meant to quote the measuring part and nothing else. Oophs!0
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Here is what I meant to quote:motherhippo wrote: »You may want to measure yourself as well since you are exercising.I agree with this totally. Measurements show you have lost weight and inches too.
Now it reads what I meant it to read. My bad! As for the other bit of the quote I mistakenly added, a pound is a pound a kilo is a kilo a ton is a ton. No matter what it is, its still the same!!!0 -
Cool. Thanks guys. I KNOW i shouldn't rely on just the scale, but instead on how i feel & how clothes fit...but i still end up doing it anyways idky
If I only paid attention to how my clothes fit, I would think I'd lost no weight at all, but I've lost 10 pounds. There are no hard and fast rules. It's just what feels right to you. But patience is the key here. It took me three months to lose that 10 pounds. It's a serious grind. But I'm kind of glad it's slow. It's giving me plenty of time to really ingrain the changes I'm making and repair my relationship with food so that when I reach maintenance, I'll actually be able to maintain it and not gain it all back.0 -
forgtmenot wrote: »Muscle weighs the same as fat, it is just more dense.
THANK YOU. Nothing drives me crazier than people who say muscle weighs more than fat. 1 lb of muscle and 1 lb of fat weigh the same. 1 lb. muscle is more dense, looks better, and ups your metabolism.
Nothing drives me crazier than people who get upset when other people say muscle weighs more than fat. A pound of bowling ball and a pound of feathers weigh the same. So does a bowling ball weigh the same as a feather? AN EQUAL VOLUME of muscle weighs more than AN EQUAL VOLUME of fat.0
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