Frustrated

candice1970s

I am using an online fitness trainer who gave me a program (diet and exercise) to follow for about two weeks. I've been following it religiously and getting to the gym at least 6 days a week and haven't cheated on diet at all ur the scale isn't moving. I feel like I'm doing all this and getting no results

cmriverside

Welcome to the site.

Your food diary is set to "Private" - if you open it we may be able to help.
Here's a link to open it -

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

Scroll to the bottom and set it to "Public."

singingflutelady

ShowingProgress wrote: »

Probably muscle gain...muscle, while more compact, weighs more than fat so initially, you may see a gain or plateau.

Besides, scales are a notoriously inaccurate way to measure because of so many variables. Measure yourself with a tailor's tape or, what's even easier, comparative photos.

Muscle gain in 2 weeks? Sounds more like water retention.

Commander_Keen

Weigh yourself in one month. and see what it says

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.

Netdotnotes

I agree Candice1970s. I feel like I'm following all the rules, have stayed within 50 calories under or over my daily calories, met my other macros pretty closely, too, and this morning, two weeks in a row, no loss. Bummed. The first three weeks I lost 11 lbs so I'm not altogether unhappy but come on. I'd sure like to see some movement on the scale for all my efforts. Not sure if I should reduce my daily calorie total or what. Sure not ready to quit this yet.

singingflutelady

ShowingProgress wrote: »

singingflutelady wrote: »

ShowingProgress wrote: »

Probably muscle gain...muscle, while more compact, weighs more than fat so initially, you may see a gain or plateau.

Besides, scales are a notoriously inaccurate way to measure because of so many variables. Measure yourself with a tailor's tape or, what's even easier, comparative photos.

Muscle gain in 2 weeks? Sounds more like water retention.

Yeah, muscle gain...she said she's working out 6 days a week. You will start getting muscle...

At the very most in the most ideal situation a woman can maybe gains 0.5 lbs of muscle in 2 weeks and that's if she's lucky.

Hello_its_Dan

Talk to your trainer. The two of you should be working together towards your goals.

Your trainer should be forthcoming with their expectations as well as you giving them your expectations.

Otherwise it won't work.

mumblemagic