Why is weight loss so slow?
rikkejanell2014
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today is day 25 of my weight loss Journey I have exercised every single day for 1-2 hours a day. I do cardio and weight training. starting w is 207 current weight is 198. I guess I just figured that I would lose way more than what I have so far. there are some days the scale doesn't move for a few days. and yes I log everything I eat and I stay in my calorie deficit every day. I heard about losing inches. I guess I just thought that with the 30 day workout challenge I would lose my weight loss at the beginning. after my 30 Day Workout challenge I'm going to go for 5 days a week working out my goal is to lose a total of 60 pounds.I would like to be 140 by November 2017.
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have you ever considered LCHF? I averaged nearly 4 pounds a week for the first 6 months and about 2.5 since then. That said...you are doing great4
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You've lost 9 lbs in 3.5 weeks. That's pretty quick! In fact, it is faster than the recommended rate of 2 lbs/week.18
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Hate to be the one to break it to you but it's only going to get slower.
As you slim down and your calorie deficit becomes smaller the losses will become slower. You are actually losing weight at a fairly fast pace right now. Enjoy it while it lasts.24 -
You're doing great!5
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The biggest issue you're facing is unrealistic expectations. 9 pounds lost in less than 4 weeks is pretty fast and it most likely won't continue at that pace indefinitely.15
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That's actually pretty fast. A good rate. Congrats!4
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It's not slow. Your expectations are off.14
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You're doing really well. It works differently for everyone but the biggest part is getting the habits ingrained and set which it seems like you've done. You'll have slow weeks where the scale doesn't budge and you'll have huge weeks where suddenly you're down several pounds. Keep up what you're doing!3
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Slow? That's fast.
Consider that it probably took you years to put the weight on. Expecting it to fall off instantly just isn't realistic.12 -
OP, do you understand the general math of weight loss?
Generally speaking, 3500 calories = one pound.
If you're eating 3500 calories less than you burn per week, you can expect to lose around one pound a week. That's a 500 calorie a day deficit.
If you're eating 1000 calories less than you burn a day, you can expect to lose around 2 pounds a week.
In the beginning of dieting, people often lose weight faster than this because they are losing a lot of water weight. After the initial water weight losses stop, weight loss patterns fall into this general "math" range. There might be slight deviations due to inaccuracies in logging.
It doesn't sound like you understand how the numbers work since you've been expecting to lose more, so I thought I'd explain this to you.
Hope this helps.13 -
You need more realistic expectations. That is actually quite fast, as cliché as it sounds, you didn't gain it overnight so you won't lose it overnight.11
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60lb by November is slightly over 1lb/week, which is tough but not unreasonable.
The rate at which you've lost so far is much faster than that, which will include rookie losses, so I personally wouldn't worry about it being too fast - it would be too fast if it continued.
You should be very pleased with your progress, and try to be a bit patient - there will probably be weeks at a time when the scale doesn't move (or moves in the wrong direction).5 -
I didnt weigh as much as you OP, but if you wanna talk slooooowww weight loss... It took me 2 years to lose the 30lbs that i needed to lose! You're doing great
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Drink more water. No, more. More, I said, MORE!4
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How long did it take you to gain it?
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That's great progress. Toward the end of my loss phase, I was happy with 1 pound a month.6
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2.5 lbs a week isn't slow. It's actually pretty fast. Now some of that loss is most likely water weight (everyone experiences a water weight drop at the beginning).
However, if you are wanting to lose mostly fat it's going to be slow. Your body can only use so much of it's fat stores a day (roughly around 30 calories per lb body fat if I remember correctly) and this is usually equals about 1% bodyweight loss per week (roughly around that anyway). If your deficit exceeds what is required for you to lose 1% bodyweight per week, your body will start to use lean body mass for fuel as well as fat. This means that along with burning fat, your body will burn muscle, organs, connective tissues, and other things that are not fat.
For sustainability the recommendations are:
0.5 lbs per week if you have less than 25 lbs to lose
1 lb per week if you have 25 - 50 lbs to lose
1.5 lbs per week if you have 50 - 75 lbs to lose
2 lbs per week if you have 75 + lbs to lose
The NIH recommends 1-2 lbs per week for safe healthy loss.
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I didnt weigh as much as you OP, but if you wanna talk slooooowww weight loss... It took me 2 years to lose the 30lbs that i needed to lose! You're doing great [/quote]
I am impressed with your perserverance Christine_72! Inspirational! I really needed to read this today.
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jadevalentine wrote: »
I am impressed with your perserverance Christine_72! Inspirational! I really needed to read this today.
I am a very impatient person, but also very determined and stubborn. Losing so slowly was annoying, and i could have done it quicker if i was stricter. But the time was gonna pass either way, and i was happy and not incredibly hungry all the way through, so i got there eventually, and without white knuckling it through every day
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How much did you think you could/should lose in a month? I would kill to lose almost 10 lbs in a month.1
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rikkejanell2014 wrote: »
Unless they are around 300+ lbs, I'm pretty sure that 15 lbs in a month is not going to be mostly fat.
For most to lose that amount in a month would mean not eating enough to meet minimum nutrition needs. It's a 3.4 lb per week loss. That's a 12,124 calorie deficit a week. 1732 calories under maintenance a day.4 -
rikkejanell2014 wrote: »
Others aren't in your body. Others may exaggerate or do unhealthy things.
All you can do is work with the body you have and do your best to get to your goal in a healthy way so that you are happy with the final result.5 -
rikkejanell2014 wrote: »
Comparison is the thief of joy. You're doing amazing. Don't let what anyone else may or may not be doing take away your happiness about your fabulous accomplishments.7 -
I guess my hopes were high because i kicked off with a 30 day work out challenge where I have to workout everyday for an hour for 30 days. I did not work out at all and I drink soda and ate fast food every single ate before this so I thought the major change would be a shock to my system and make me lose tons of weight.0
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shadow2soul wrote: »rikkejanell2014 wrote: »
Unless they are around 300+ lbs, I'm pretty sure that 15 lbs in a month is not going to be mostly fat.
Great point. This is something that often gets overlooked. Can you lose 15lbs in a month? Sure. Should you? Not without risk to health, and at the cost of muscle mass and risking nutritional deficiencies. Unless you are significantly overweight, which is not the case here.1 -
rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I guess my hopes were high because i kicked off with a 30 day work out challenge where I have to workout everyday for an hour for 30 days. I did not work out at all and I drink soda and ate fast food every single ate before this so I thought the major change would be a shock to my system and make me lose tons of weight.
Your system is not that clever.5 -
Well im excited to meet my goal.1
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