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Frustrated. .

babyleonard5
babyleonard5 Posts: 41 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
I feel like I've been trying so hard at this and getting nowhere. My eating habits are drastically different than they used to be and I exercise every chance I get, and I follow the calorie goal.. yet my weight has been the same for like a week now. I've heard about how the weight "melts off" people who make big changes, but it's not happening with me. Ugh.. I need more motivation and/or advice.

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  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    edited July 2015
    One week? I would give it more time.

    Also you said your eating habits is different but you did not say less than before? CICO
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Patience
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Weight loss isn't linear. There will always be weeks where you don't lose or even gain. Keep going, and if you haven't lost in another 2-3 weeks, then you'll want to look into ways to tighten up your logging.
  • CynnamonSweets
    CynnamonSweets Posts: 47 Member
    What kind of workout are you doing?
  • itsthehumidity
    itsthehumidity Posts: 351 Member
    The problem is you don't know enough about the process. There is a fluid flux in the body that makes daily and weekly weigh-ins problematic. Fluids might make your overall weight stay the same even though you're really losing fat. If this continues to frustrate you, I recommend bi-weekly weigh-ins, under the same conditions every time.
  • babyleonard5
    babyleonard5 Posts: 41 Member
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    One week? I would give it more time.

    Also you said your eating habits is different but you did not say less than before? CICO

    I eat WAY less than I used to, cut out fast food, fried food, sugar (besides natural), cut pop and drink nothing but water. I used to eat anything I wanted, anytime I wanted and as much as I wanted.. now I stay under the calorie goal.
  • babyleonard5
    babyleonard5 Posts: 41 Member
    itsthehumidity wrote: »
    The problem is you don't know enough about the process. There is a fluid flux in the body that makes daily and weekly weigh-ins problematic. Fluids might make your overall weight stay the same even though you're really losing fat. If this continues to frustrate you, I recommend bi-weekly weigh-ins, under the same conditions every time.

    Thanks.. thats good to know
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