stuck

srkbalta

I have been following the program for 2 weeks and am not loosing any weight. what can be the problem?

DeguelloTex

Lack of patience, probably.

You could also be eating too much.

It will take a lot more info to be able to give more specific answers.

diannethegeek

Setting your diary to public or giving us some more details might help get you more specific advice. Until then, these are my really general tips. Maybe something will help you out.

1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so since you last saw a drop on the scale, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.

2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.

3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.

4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.

5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.

6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.

7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.

8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.

9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.

melonaulait

Also remember - you didn't gain your extra weight in 2 weeks, so you won't lose it in 2 weeks either.

ShashayLee

All great advice in the above posts.
you have to weight & log your food accurately, that was my biggest issue at first. once i started doing that, i started to lose

CoffeeNCardio

For our visual learners. I really loved this graphic when I first started and wasn't seeing any progress:)

booksandchocolate12

DeguelloTex wrote: »

Lack of patience, probably.

You could also be eating too much.

It will take a lot more info to be able to give more specific answers.

+1.

TavistockToad

booksandchocolate12 wrote: »

DeguelloTex wrote: »

Lack of patience, probably.

You could also be eating too much.

It will take a lot more info to be able to give more specific answers.

+1.

+2

FitOldMomma

Great flow chart! One thing that sometimes stymies my weight loss is water weight. Days of high sodium intake, my scale will reflect that. A few days of staying in my limits and a little more water and ..whoosh!