weighed in and I'm so upset
Replies
-
and i can't drop my calories lower for the activity I do
gebeziseva wrote: »I have a decent amount of muscle, I train heavy...but I just want the scale to move down, I have been lifting for years, this year I started lifting heavier and supersetting my sets until burnout...my muscles are definitely bigger...
Your muscles can get more defined but you can't get havier (or stay the same weight) as a result if you are eating at a deficit because the extra weight has to come from somewhere. There is no magic involved and the only place extra weight can come from in either form, muscle or fat, is food. You have to be eating at maintenance if you are not losing.
Not true. Sorry.
Yes the weight has to come off from somewhere. However, muscle gain will only occur if enough protein is consumed. If someone goes on a stripping diet ( burning fat but eating loads of protein) they can still put muscle mass on and lose fat. I've worked with many body builders and they've lost pounds, yet gained mucsle.
To the person posting. If you increased your exercise, you may of gained some muscle mass, but lost some fat mass. This can cause it to look like you've not succeeded as you'd hoped. Also if your female, it's scientifically ( and just plain old true to all females, it's the men that need the science) proven that we gain pounds in the days leading up to our periods, and often during. So I don't even bother to weigh myself until it's 3 days post period end!1 -
and i can't drop my calories lower for the activity I dogebeziseva wrote: »I have a decent amount of muscle, I train heavy...but I just want the scale to move down, I have been lifting for years, this year I started lifting heavier and supersetting my sets until burnout...my muscles are definitely bigger...
Your muscles can get more defined but you can't get havier (or stay the same weight) as a result if you are eating at a deficit because the extra weight has to come from somewhere. There is no magic involved and the only place extra weight can come from in either form, muscle or fat, is food. You have to be eating at maintenance if you are not losing.
Not true. Sorry.
Yes the weight has to come off from somewhere. However, muscle gain will only occur if enough protein is consumed. If someone goes on a stripping diet ( burning fat but eating loads of protein) they can still put muscle mass on and lose fat. I've worked with many body builders and they've lost pounds, yet gained mucsle.
To the person posting. If you increased your exercise, you may of gained some muscle mass, but lost some fat mass. This can cause it to look like you've not succeeded as you'd hoped. Also if your female, it's scientifically ( and just plain old true to all females, it's the men that need the science) proven that we gain pounds days leading up to our periods, and often during. So I don't even bother to weigh myself until it's 3 days post period end!
She lowered her calories 2 weeks ago so no it's not muscle gains
4 -
since you are only trying to loose 10lbs, it will be slower and you shouldn't expect results over night - 2weeks is a very short time period - as reference - I'm eating just slightly below maintainance and losing .25-.5lb a week and have been doing that for close to 4mths and I'm down 10lbs2
-
I haven't done anything recently to change my work out, but I will see where I am holding next week sunday...im sure 1550 is a good number for me. I guess I started MFP the week before my period and now that I have it, it may be asking someyhing...i dunno. I always pick the perfect weeks to start0
-
deannalfisher wrote: »since you are only trying to loose 10lbs, it will be slower and you shouldn't expect results over night - 2weeks is a very short time period - as reference - I'm eating just slightly below maintainance and losing .25-.5lb a week and have been doing that for close to 4mths and I'm down 10lbs
just curious, what is your maintenance and what is the amount your eating?
I know my maintenance is around 1850-2200...im at 1550...i set it to lose 1 pound a week...0 -
my maintance is about 2150ish - I'm working with a RD and have a rhythm I follow that has a low of about 2100 and a high of 24000
-
deannalfisher wrote: »my maintance is about 2150ish - I'm working with a RD and have a rhythm I follow that has a low of about 2100 and a high of 2400
oh so you cycle! that's really good0 -
It can take a few weeks to see anything sometimes. It's annoying but life.0
-
I've been here for 10 months...stagnant.
Not on this lower calories and accurate measurements, right?
Here's the deal, you're at a healthy weight for your height and losing the last few pounds is VERY hard to do. My recommendation is to lower you cals to 1,400-1,500 (no "exercise cals") and give it 4 weeks or so before weighing in again.
I've been there and it took me getting MUCH more detailed with my tracking, much more strict with my exercise, and daily consistency to drop those last few pounds. I mean 100% compliance with every calorie every exercise every single day.
Try that and report back.3 -
P.S. I am your height and i maintain 16-1700 calories on non workout days and 2,000-ish on workout days. If I wanted to drop more weight it takes 1,400 calories consistently along with more cardio and increased daily output.2
-
rainbowbow wrote: »P.S. I am your height and i maintain 16-1700 calories on non workout days and 2,000-ish on workout days. If I wanted to drop more weight it takes 1,400 calories consistently along with more cardio and increased daily output.
You are right! I have not been at this calorie deficit for a long time, I know it takes time, I just thought I'd see something on the scale.
I was very hungry after lowering it this much, my body is just starting to get used to 1550, I'm going to give it another week and see...i know everything takes time, but working out and eating healthy is a lifestyle that I love, and not seeing movement on the scale and trying to get it to move is a job lol. Im getting over my period so I want to see where I am after...
are you very active? because I was maintaining at 1800-2000, I workout 6 days a week and have one off day.
0 -
I have to weigh daily. The reason is because weight fluctuations freak me out, I can completely mind *kitten* myself. So what I do is record the weight everyday then average it for the week. My weight varied within 4 pounds last week but the average was down .6 pounds from the average of the week before. If I would have weighed in on the high day after 2 weeks I would be the same. However if I weighed on the low day I'd be 3 pounds down. Edit to say I might even have weighed more.0
-
deannalfisher wrote: »my maintance is about 2150ish - I'm working with a RD and have a rhythm I follow that has a low of about 2100 and a high of 2400
oh so you cycle! that's really good
yep
my protein stays constant (130g a day); my carbs cycle between 294, 274 and 204, and my fat between 66 and 76g - its worked well for me - although taking that leap and trusting my RD was huge because I'm eating more than I used to1 -
I have to weigh daily. The reason is because weight fluctuations freak me out, I can completely mind *kitten* myself. So what I do is record the weight everyday then average it for the week. My weight varied within 4 pounds last week but the average was down .6 pounds from the average of the week before. If I would have weighed in on the high day after 2 weeks I would be the same. However if I weighed on the low day I'd be 3 pounds down. Edit to say I might even have weighed more.
how do I do that and track my average? I never weighed myself daily before only once a week0 -
there are apps you can use - personally, I just log it on my fitbit app and it sends the info to MFP - I'm sure it bugs ppl to get a status update of my weight every day...0
-
deannalfisher wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »my maintance is about 2150ish - I'm working with a RD and have a rhythm I follow that has a low of about 2100 and a high of 2400
oh so you cycle! that's really good
yep
my protein stays constant (130g a day); my carbs cycle between 294, 274 and 204, and my fat between 66 and 76g - its worked well for me - although taking that leap and trusting my RD was huge because I'm eating more than I used to
that's great! was your goal to lose slower? what made you go to a RD?0 -
I have to weigh daily. The reason is because weight fluctuations freak me out, I can completely mind *kitten* myself. So what I do is record the weight everyday then average it for the week. My weight varied within 4 pounds last week but the average was down .6 pounds from the average of the week before. If I would have weighed in on the high day after 2 weeks I would be the same. However if I weighed on the low day I'd be 3 pounds down. Edit to say I might even have weighed more.
Suggestion: Try using a weight trend app such as Happy Scale (iOS), Libra (Android) or Trendweight/Weightgrapher (web). Weigh daily, input the numbers and it calculates a moving average along with other relevant data.2 -
deannalfisher wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »my maintance is about 2150ish - I'm working with a RD and have a rhythm I follow that has a low of about 2100 and a high of 2400
oh so you cycle! that's really good
yep
my protein stays constant (130g a day); my carbs cycle between 294, 274 and 204, and my fat between 66 and 76g - its worked well for me - although taking that leap and trusting my RD was huge because I'm eating more than I used to
that's great! was your goal to lose slower? what made you go to a RD?
i wanted to focus on athletic performance - and had a random add pop up on my facebook for an online company with multiple RD's - so thought I would check out - and its been great so far - I really knuckled down the last 4 months (was a member for 6 before that but didn't really jump in)0 -
I have to weigh daily. The reason is because weight fluctuations freak me out, I can completely mind *kitten* myself. So what I do is record the weight everyday then average it for the week. My weight varied within 4 pounds last week but the average was down .6 pounds from the average of the week before. If I would have weighed in on the high day after 2 weeks I would be the same. However if I weighed on the low day I'd be 3 pounds down. Edit to say I might even have weighed more.
Suggestion: Try using a weight trend app such as Happy Scale (iOS), Libra (Android) or Trendweight/Weightgrapher (web). Weigh daily, input the numbers and it calculates a moving average along with other relevant data.
Thank you so much I will!0 -
deannalfisher wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »my maintance is about 2150ish - I'm working with a RD and have a rhythm I follow that has a low of about 2100 and a high of 2400
oh so you cycle! that's really good
yep
my protein stays constant (130g a day); my carbs cycle between 294, 274 and 204, and my fat between 66 and 76g - its worked well for me - although taking that leap and trusting my RD was huge because I'm eating more than I used to
that's great! was your goal to lose slower? what made you go to a RD?
i wanted to focus on athletic performance - and had a random add pop up on my facebook for an online company with multiple RD's - so thought I would check out - and its been great so far - I really knuckled down the last 4 months (was a member for 6 before that but didn't really jump in)
good for you that's great!
0 -
Thanks everyone for sharing the apps. You can also keep a chart of your weight everyday and then add all the days weight together, then divide by 7. The apps are cool though because they show you a line chart. It's fun to watch it go down.
0 -
I have to weigh daily. The reason is because weight fluctuations freak me out, I can completely mind *kitten* myself. So what I do is record the weight everyday then average it for the week. My weight varied within 4 pounds last week but the average was down .6 pounds from the average of the week before. If I would have weighed in on the high day after 2 weeks I would be the same. However if I weighed on the low day I'd be 3 pounds down. Edit to say I might even have weighed more.
Suggestion: Try using a weight trend app such as Happy Scale (iOS), Libra (Android) or Trendweight/Weightgrapher (web). Weigh daily, input the numbers and it calculates a moving average along with other relevant data.
Thank you so much I will!
and i put my weight in every day?1 -
-
I enter my weight on mfp on either Saturday or Sunday and a lot of the times I'm entering something more than I actually weighed that morning. But it's the average and that's what I do, lol.1
-
I've been doing mfp for 2 weeks now, measuring EVERYTHING by the gram, and i mean evetythibg!! I went from eating 1800-2000 to 1550 and i lost nothing!!! I don't understand!!! I should have lost some thing from that drop in calories...how am I ever going to get to my goal??? I can't lose 1 pound! I have been in the same place for 10 months..
How have your measurements changed?0 -
Hello_its_Dan wrote: »I've been doing mfp for 2 weeks now, measuring EVERYTHING by the gram, and i mean evetythibg!! I went from eating 1800-2000 to 1550 and i lost nothing!!! I don't understand!!! I should have lost some thing from that drop in calories...how am I ever going to get to my goal??? I can't lose 1 pound! I have been in the same place for 10 months..
How have your measurements changed?
like 2 cm in my thighs0 -
Hang in there! I've been stuck on the scale for several days now and it can be really frustrating! I think what the trackers are saying is true - we fluctuate daily and for a variety of reasons. Take a breath, I know this is hard (especially with kids!), but there is just no way you can alter your lifestyle this way and not see results eventually. It'll come!0
-
rainbowbow wrote: »P.S. I am your height and i maintain 16-1700 calories on non workout days and 2,000-ish on workout days. If I wanted to drop more weight it takes 1,400 calories consistently along with more cardio and increased daily output.
You are right! I have not been at this calorie deficit for a long time, I know it takes time, I just thought I'd see something on the scale.
I was very hungry after lowering it this much, my body is just starting to get used to 1550, I'm going to give it another week and see...i know everything takes time, but working out and eating healthy is a lifestyle that I love, and not seeing movement on the scale and trying to get it to move is a job lol. Im getting over my period so I want to see where I am after...
are you very active? because I was maintaining at 1800-2000, I workout 6 days a week and have one off day.
yes,i am a personal trainer and workout 5-6 days a week.0 -
and i can't drop my calories lower for the activity I dogebeziseva wrote: »I have a decent amount of muscle, I train heavy...but I just want the scale to move down, I have been lifting for years, this year I started lifting heavier and supersetting my sets until burnout...my muscles are definitely bigger...
Your muscles can get more defined but you can't get havier (or stay the same weight) as a result if you are eating at a deficit because the extra weight has to come from somewhere. There is no magic involved and the only place extra weight can come from in either form, muscle or fat, is food. You have to be eating at maintenance if you are not losing.
Not true. Sorry.
Yes the weight has to come off from somewhere. However, muscle gain will only occur if enough protein is consumed. If someone goes on a stripping diet ( burning fat but eating loads of protein) they can still put muscle mass on and lose fat. I've worked with many body builders and they've lost pounds, yet gained mucsle.
What I said is that you cannot get heavier while on a deficit and claim the gain is from muscle mass. I think my post was pretty clear.2 -
gebeziseva wrote: »and i can't drop my calories lower for the activity I dogebeziseva wrote: »I have a decent amount of muscle, I train heavy...but I just want the scale to move down, I have been lifting for years, this year I started lifting heavier and supersetting my sets until burnout...my muscles are definitely bigger...
Your muscles can get more defined but you can't get havier (or stay the same weight) as a result if you are eating at a deficit because the extra weight has to come from somewhere. There is no magic involved and the only place extra weight can come from in either form, muscle or fat, is food. You have to be eating at maintenance if you are not losing.
Not true. Sorry.
Yes the weight has to come off from somewhere. However, muscle gain will only occur if enough protein is consumed. If someone goes on a stripping diet ( burning fat but eating loads of protein) they can still put muscle mass on and lose fat. I've worked with many body builders and they've lost pounds, yet gained mucsle.
What I said is that you cannot get heavier while on a deficit and claim the gain is from muscle mass. I think my post was pretty clear.
I never claimed that I was getting heavier from muscle mass. I just stated I lift very heavy and have a substantial amount of muscle mass...
sry for the missunderstanding1
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.3K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 424 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions