115 days and only 18 pounds

catsdogsh

I'm not giving up but it's slow going this time. Between PCOS and diabetes, and having ruined my metabolism crash dieting countless times in my life. But I'm not giving up. Never give up.

LLT38

You've lost about 1 pound a week. That's a healthy weight loss pace. It sounds like your metabolism is working just fine. You may need to adjust your expectations if you are still thinking as though you are crash dieting.

pebble4321

Agreed, 18 pounds in 16 weeks sounds reasonable to me.

WBB55

A pound per week? That's awesome progress! Congratulations, it sounds like what you're doing is working.

RachelElser

yeah, no a lb a week is fantastic!! Keep it up! Instead of a crash diet, you sound like you are making small steady improvements to eat and be healthier!!

Seffell

I've lost 17lbs in 119 days and I consider this a great loss rate and I'm very proud. I don't have diabetes or PCOS.
This is not slow at all. You should feel proud and happy too

2011rocket3touring

Losing any faster and you body will probably cannibalize muscle tissue.

catsdogsh

Well that's at 1000 calories per day and 12 hours of strength training and cardio a week. And MFP set my calories way higher then my actual burn. Had to get hoopla of tests etc

catsdogsh

I just upped to 1600 we shall see what happens.

KorvapuustiPossu

Upping your calories will not speed up weight loss. Eating more is never ever solution to speed up weight loss. What's the hurry? You ARE losing weight at a good steady pace. However since you say you eat 1000 kcal I will assume you are guessing portion sizes and not using food scale. Tighten up your logging and figure out how much you are actually eating.

amdcp61

KorvapuustiPossu wrote: »

Eating more is never ever solution to speed up weight loss.

Actually, it is. Consuming only 1000 calories per day over an extended period, plus all the exercise getting logged, can make resting metabolism slow down because her body thinks it's starving. Every available calorie will be efficiently stored - as fat. Additionally, it will start burning all that nice lean muscle she's working so hard to build. Feeding the body enough to keep it going will preserve the lean muscle and up the burn rate.

dragon_girl26

amdcp61 wrote: »

KorvapuustiPossu wrote: »

Eating more is never ever solution to speed up weight loss.

Actually, it is. Consuming only 1000 calories per day over an extended period, plus all the exercise getting logged, can make resting metabolism slow down because her body thinks it's starving. Every available calorie will be efficiently stored - as fat. Additionally, it will start burning all that nice lean muscle she's working so hard to build. Feeding the body enough to keep it going will preserve the lean muscle and up the burn rate.

No, it isn't.

http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/starvation-mode

catsdogsh

No such thing as starvation mode. And yes everything weigh and measured. People have to stop thinking metobolic disorder doesn't exist. It's real folks

cerise_noir

Starvation mode, as some see it (as in, if your calories are too low your body will hold onto its fat stores) is a myth. If it wasn't a myth, no one would be able to waste away or starve to death.

Only measure out liquids. Weigh everything that is a solid or semi solid. Weigh pre packaged food, too as they can be off.

But, your weight loss rate is great! Keep it up!