WORKED OUT HARD AND ATE CLEAN ALL WEEK AND DIDN'T LOSE A LB!!!

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  • aylajane
    aylajane Posts: 979 Member
    Were the "cheat meals" at restaurants or at home? If you didnt prepare them, especially if you ate out, more than likely you dramatically underestimated the calories and could easily have wiped out a deficit from the other 5 days (although I vote for BM/TOM/Water weight being the main reason). Restaurant plates are ALWAYS way higher than you think. even if they post their calories - every "cook" adds more butter, doesnt measure portion size, etc. if you ate bread while waiting for your meal, that adds up fast, etc.

  • sarahlifts
    sarahlifts Posts: 610 Member
    As long as you are weighing your food and tracking meticulously, give it time. come back in 24 weeks to celebrate your progress.
  • sarahlifts
    sarahlifts Posts: 610 Member
    SarahFromWalthamForest wrote: »
    You could have lost fat-weight but gained muscle-weight, that could be why the scale hasn't changed even though you've been working out.

    In a week?

    no muscle is hard to come by esp for women. I promise you this is not what happened.
  • Breeticus87
    Breeticus87 Posts: 114 Member
    SarahFromWalthamForest wrote: »
    You could have lost fat-weight but gained muscle-weight, that could be why the scale hasn't changed even though you've been working out.

    I agree with Sarah, that is why not only does MFP have weight trackers, but also waist, neck, and hips measurements. A lot of people think they are going nowhere when really they are making a lot of progress.
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    mburgess458 wrote: »
    I wish this site had a filter that would eliminate the post every time someone says a woman eating at a deficit might be putting on muscle... like how it substitutes kitten for curse words.

    Time of month and BM's are obviously the answer. You're putting food in your mouth and solid waste isn't leaving, do the math.

    this is the best idea ever!
  • oocdc2
    oocdc2 Posts: 1,361 Member
    There will be weeks like this, OP, when you do everything you can and your body just shrugs at you.
    Then there will be weeks when you don't do anything special and you lose 3 lbs.

    I would also like to give a vote to overall swelling due to exercise. I've been upping my game recently, and I've noticed my body is...bloating? Swelling? Just not happy with me? But I'm hoping it will adjust soon.
  • crooked_left_hook
    crooked_left_hook Posts: 364 Member
    simply_bubbz wrote: »
    Someone please tell me what is going on! I have been doing intense workouts 5 days this week Mon through Friday ate clean except I had a cheat meal last sat n Sunday but the calories were at maintenance so why didn't I lose this week?????? It's that time of the month but idk If that's affecting or not! I know I shouldn't be discouraged and shouldn't let the scale have this big of impact on me but it does!!!! What do y'all assume is going on? I didn't drink as much water this week, could that be a factor? I only had a BM once this week too could that have an effect?** I know weight lost isn't linear so please don't mention that lol I'm just looking to c what could be a factor for the scale because I definitely should have lost something

    One BM this week? I've totally pooped away 3-5 lbs! That alone could be the problem, it's likely a combination of all the things you listed. Increase but don't overdo the fiber, too much can have the opposite effect of what you are looking for. Increase your water and, my personal recommendation since you are working out quite a bit, is to take a magnesium supplement at night (without calcium, which can trigger constipation). Start with 250mg. I take 400mg per day and it keeps me regular, helps relax muscles, helps me sleep, and prevents muscle cramps in my feet.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    trogalicious wrote: »
    SarahFromWalthamForest wrote: »
    You could have lost fat-weight but gained muscle-weight, that could be why the scale hasn't changed even though you've been working out.

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    Where you been?

    just l-i-v-i-n.
  • kq1981
    kq1981 Posts: 1,098 Member
    mburgess458 wrote: »
    I wish this site had a filter that would eliminate the post every time someone says a woman eating at a deficit might be putting on muscle... like how it substitutes kitten for curse words.

    Time of month and BM's are obviously the answer. You're putting food in your mouth and solid waste isn't leaving, do the math.

    I also wish it had a filter for starvation mode. *slaps forehead*
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