I am so frustrated!

jessiferrrb

fixed it for you.

ifbblinds wrote: »

personally i feel 1200 cal per day is very low. think longer term, your body can not sustain 1200cal a day thus once you reach your goal weight and start to slowly increase the cal you will gain weight (you need to look at your BMI index and rating to see how much caloried your body needs to operate each day). I feel if you were on higher cal like the 1800 you mentioned and seeing results than it may be that your body is in fact storing what you are eating as fat as you do not have adequate intake of protein, carbs,fats. A 600cal decrease is alot, I would look at working back up off 1600-1700cal per day and see how you go, dont forget the make up of that 1700cal is very critical, for instance you could in essence be eating 1700 of fast food each day, or you could be eating 1700cal of chicken, salad, tuna/fish, vegetables ect ect (see the difference) It may be you need to adjust your food types, variety, meal timings ect. Also females that have the 'rod' form of birth control will 9/10 times find it harder to lose weight, I would always recommend the removal of the rod and use of a pill provided that you do not have side effects form the pill form. When looking at weight lose it can take 2-3 weeks for your body to adjust to a new diet/nutritional plan so hang in there, also be aware the 2-3 days before your menstrual cycle and about 3-5 days after you may find is the hardest time to lose weight, this is because your bodies hormones are at peak and water retention is at peak.

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3bambi3

ifbblinds wrote: »

personally i feel 1200 cal per day is very low. think longer term, your body can not sustain 1200cal a day thus once you reach your goal weight and start to slowly increase the cal you will gain weight (you need to look at your BMI index and rating to see how much caloried your body needs to operate each day). I feel if you were on higher cal like the 1800 you mentioned and seeing results than it may be that your body is in fact storing what you are eating as fat as you do not have adequate intake of protein, carbs,fats. A 600cal decrease is alot, I would look at working back up off 1600-1700cal per day and see how you go, dont forget the make up of that 1700cal is very critical, for instance you could in essence be eating 1700 of fast food each day, or you could be eating 1700cal of chicken, salad, tuna/fish, vegetables ect ect (see the difference) It may be you need to adjust your food types, variety, meal timings ect. Also females that have the 'rod' form of birth control will 9/10 times find it harder to lose weight, I would always recommend the removal of the rod and use of a pill provided that you do not have side effects form the pill form. When looking at weight lose it can take 2-3 weeks for your body to adjust to a new diet/nutritional plan so hang in there, also be aware the 2-3 days before your menstrual cycle and about 3-5 days after you may find is the hardest time to lose weight, this is because your bodies hormones are at peak and water retention is at peak.

No. Your body cannot store fat if you are eating in a deficit.

And seriously, you are advising a woman to quit her current birth control and switch to the pill because...YOU think it's better for her? Wt actual f.

choklityum

And don't forget the obvious - muscle weighs more than fat! In that case, go by how your clothes are fitting, not the number on the scale. Good luck - you got this!

CharlieBeansmomTracey

choklityum wrote: »

And don't forget the obvious - muscle weighs more than fat! In that case, go by how your clothes are fitting, not the number on the scale. Good luck - you got this!

by volume it weighs more,but a lb of muscle is the same as a lb of fat. 1200 calories(a bigger deficit) in less than a week is also not going to result in muscle mass,to where the scale wont move.

Golbat

I have a hormonal IUD and I've lost almost 40 pounds so far. And I'm older and I have a bad thyroid. You can absolutely lose weight with a hormonal IUD, and IMO hormonal IUDs are awesome. I'm in my late 40s and I've used a lot of different kind of birth control - this has been the best by far for me. Don't switch birth control if it's working for you. There are so many bad side effects to birth control that if you've found one that isn't causing you trouble, keep it.

cashidy

Is it normal to lose weight and not inches?

Tacklewasher

cashidy wrote: »

Is it normal to lose weight and not inches?

For me it has seemed to somewhat go in spurts. So weight one week and inches the next. Over the longer term, both have gone down but my neck got bigger this last week for some reason.

I do find inches harder to measure though.

The other part is, unless you are measuring all over your body, you could be losing inches where you are not measuring. So you legs could shrink, weight go down and you not know your legs shrank.

deannalfisher

pa296171 wrote: »

the key is not to weigh yourself everyday, just go with the way you feel, I am sure you feel better after your runs and staying light on your food, if yes then keep doing what you are doing and forget about weight loss, one day after a month or so weigh yourself and look in the mirror and trust me you will see the difference and will be proud of what you would see.
Thanks,

I weigh myself everyday - there is nothing wrong withthat - in fact it helps me (and others) to identify trends that may influence weight fluctuations. too much sodium, weight is us, not enough sleep, weight it up, got 10k steps, weight is down - a number on the scale isn't the be-all end all - treat it like a data point

weighing only once or twice a month can be as mentally bad as weighing daily - what is you are 3 days out from your TOM and water retention - its not unusual to see weight jump 4-5lbs in that time period

deannalfisher

can you open your diary?

what kind of proportioned meals? (like lean cuisine type things)
you said you were using measuring cups - they can be widely inaccurate - I recommend buying a scale and weighing food by the serving size (typically g or oz)

fitmom4lifemfp

cashidy wrote: »

Is it normal to lose weight and not inches?

I really have to use the scale as my guide. I carry my "most recent" fat in my legs and thighs, and arms. My waist and hips show very little change in the tape measure until I start getting down closer to my goal weight (talking about losing 15-20 pounds here). Remember that we all store fat differently on our bodies...so it will come off in a different order (place) for you, than it will for someone else.

AnnPT77

cashidy wrote: »

Is it normal to lose weight and not inches?

Yes, at least temporarily. While losing, I found that while both my weight and measurements would gradually drop, they didn't stay in sync. Sometimes I'd drop some inches, later weight; sometimes weight, later inches.

Also, especially at first, it may take some multiple pounds of loss to see a difference in measurements: You can be losing fat from areas we don't conventionally measure (face, for example); or losing tiny bits from many places, such that you don't really see those 1/8 inch differences in each individual measurement.

Patience! Weight loss is a slow process (if one wants to preserve health, strength, and vitality while doing it, anyway). Over an extended time, those tiny changes day to day end up being a big deal.

If you get discouraged, go read some of the "Most Helpful Posts" in "Success Stories", and you'll see what folks achieve with persistence and patience. So worthwhile!

knittingdianne

There's a lot of helpful information in the responses. I needed to hear them too. Good luck to you. I'm sure that you will see progress soon.

cashidy

Thank you all! I finally am seeing progress as my sodium levels decrease and my exercise and gym time increases. I just need to realize it takes time.