Why is my weight loss unsuccessful

chynaloveee1

I've been clean eating and working out for about 2 weeks but I see no changes. I stick to my diet religiously (egg whites for breakfast, 6oz of chicken, 5oz of veggies for dinner and lunch... drink only water and maybe a protein shake if I need it) ... I see a lot of people saying they see change fast and I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong. I stick to my 1200 calorie diet with high protein and low (non) carbs. I also do an hour of cardio everyday plus weight training. What can I do to start seeing results?

misskarne

Do you weigh those out accurately? Or do you rely on packaging? Those can be inaccurate.

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CattOfTheGarage

I agree with others you need to make sure your logging is accurate and that you are weighing your food and logging absolutely everything - condiments, butter, milk in tea/coffee, treats, cheeky tastes, binges you are ashamed of - everything.

And then you need to be aware that 2 weeks is not a long time, and you are probably retaining a lot of water as your muscles adapt to your new workout regime. That water will come off sooner or later and if you have lost fat you will see it.

chynaloveee1

I log and weigh everything expect my water... I even bring measuring cups and tools to measure them when I'm at work

chynaloveee1

I don't binge I log and measure condiments as well

SLLeask

How tall are you? What do you weigh? How much do you want to lose? Is your diary open? Just a few questions to maybe help people give you an answer. But to be honest, unless there is something medically wrong with you - you are simply taking in more than you are putting out. Either by underestimating your food intake or overestimating your exercise output. On the other hand, two weeks isn't very long to see much movement, carry on for a month and see where you are then before you change anything if your logging is spot on.

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chynaloveee1

When I say "tools" i mean the tbps, tsp, measuring cups, food scale... those things

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chynaloveee1

I'm 5', 279 pounds , and I would like to lose 80 pounds.. I believe my dairy is open

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chynaloveee1

I just opened it , I had google how to do it first

lemonychild

Great, if you're doing all that, keep going. However, We don't know your stats, we don't know how much you have to lose, we don't know your age and we don't know how long you have been on this exercise regimen. We don't know what is your definition of unsuccessful . Is it merely the fact that the scale is not moving fast enough for you, or is it not moving at all? Anyway, 2 weeks isn't sufficient for any kind of concrete data so if u continue on this path (and you're honest on your post) you will see progress

ladyreva78

I didn't look at everything, but...

The chicken breast alone is massively off.

6oz = 170g

100g chicken breast = 165kcals

so you're 6oz are a lot closer to 280kcals...

Be very careful with the database entries, most are user entered and can be quite off.

misskarne

chynaloveee1 wrote: »

I log and weigh everything expect my water... I even bring measuring cups and tools to measure them when I'm at work

No you don't. Not even close. There are loads of "cups", "1 pkg", "tsp", "2 bar" "16 crackers" - those are all inaccurate measurements. You could very easily be eating a heap more than you think you are.

lemonychild

At her weight, even with the inaccuracies she will see weight loss. She's eating too little anyway for her weight and exercise regimen:

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pitegny

One thing I noticed is that the calorie intake you log is often well under 1000 calories. Could it be that with all your exercise, your body may be getting so little fuel that it is in in starvation mode and actually hoarding the food and fat? Our starting weights were roughly the same, but I weigh carefully for the most part and try to stay right around 1200 calories. I actually raised my goal to 1300 calories so I wouldn't feel bad when going slightly over the 1200 mark. Most days I hit 1200 give or take 30 or so calories either way, with minimum exercise. Everyone is different, but that is working for me.

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chynaloveee1

@misskarne those are the "recommended serving size. So if it says 16 crackers for 160 cals, then I'll count out 16 crackers, lol 1pkg is the packet my protein powder comes in (one packet per use) and the granola bars come 2 in a pack "2 bar"

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chynaloveee1

@Look_Its_Kriss so I shouldn't go by the serving size?

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chynaloveee1

@Look_Its_Kriss as for the chicken I weigh it on my food scale when it's done cooking ... should I do it raw?

SierraFatToSkinny

Honest to God. Had the same thread and all the same comments.

It ended up I was drinking loads of water and had water retention (plus I was nearing my period.)

Let's be friends! I sent a request.

Btw, pro tip, if you spoon dry items into measuring cups it ends up being much more accurate. (Though scale is king, but I know what a pain in the *kitten* that is.)

Edit: I'm 270 and 5'8".

chynaloveee1

I try to make my cal goal but by the end of the day it's too much . I eat 3 meal a day a typically a snack, which is a lot for me because I'm use to eating just one big meal a day

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chynaloveee1

@SierraFatToSkinny I'm on my period right now lol

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SierraFatToSkinny

I've been eating 1800 to 2000 and backpacking on weekends.

I've lost 10 pounds in a month. I'm pretty sure I've lost more, but I'm retaining water again. Lol.