Weight loss trouble

oct131920

I am a mother of two and just got out of school an now a certified medical assistant. I have been struggling with my weight since I had my last son in 2013 I am 5'2 and 182lbs. I changed my diet to no meat and low carbs. Zumba twice a week and I have seen no change in my weight

diannethegeek

1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, 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.

oct131920

Great thanks!!!

GaleHawkins

The first six weeks after I started eating <50 grams of carbs daily I did NOT lose even one pound but did lose an inch in the waist and my fat jaws. I was eating like 2500 calories daily with a slow weight loss that stabilized at 200 down from max of 250. Time is on your side. Going very low carb is not a weight loss plan really but I found it was great for helping major health issues to resolve on their own without medical intervention. After two years of living in nutritional ketosis I am experimenting with 2 days of high carb (still no sugar or any form of any grains), 2 days of high protein then back to three days of LCHF then repeat each week for four weeks. The idea comes from Haylie Pomroy's book The FAST Metabolism Diet

pdxhak

I lose weight in chunks. I can go a couple of weeks without dropping weight but it eventually happens. Trust the process! Also be focused on your health the inches you lose instead of the scale. Good luck!