Today's weigh-in :(
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You need to measure your body fat percentage not just weight, as said above you can lose 2lb of body fat and gain the same amount back in muscle so it will look like you've plateaued. A wise person once told me 'two women can weigh the same but the one with the lower body fat will be the smaller clothes size'. Since being told this I ignore the weight and stay focused on body fat, water and dress size
You've done great do far so keep up the good work x 0 -
Don't put so much faith in your sale. A woman's weight can fluculate everyday depending on how much water retention we have. Also, you are probably building lean muscle and losing inches instead of weight. You are also probably losing fat while building lean muscle. The weight will come off, but maybe you need to start taking measurements on yourself. I am sure the program you are doing is working, but just not reflecting on the scale the way you think it should. Instead of being a scale addict (which most of us are) try to focus on the way you feel, and the way your clothes are fitting you. Maybe only weight yourself once a month, and then maybe there will be more of a dramatic difference. Hang in there, and never give up on your dreams. Good luck!!!0
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Don't put so much faith in your sale. A woman's weight can fluculate everyday depending on how much water retention we have. Also, you are probably building lean muscle and losing inches instead of weight. You are also probably losing fat while building lean muscle. The weight will come off, but maybe you need to start taking measurements on yourself. I am sure the program you are doing is working, but just not reflecting on the scale the way you think it should. Instead of being a scale addict (which most of us are) try to focus on the way you feel, and the way your clothes are fitting you. Maybe only weight yourself once a month, and then maybe there will be more of a dramatic difference. Hang in there, and never give up on your dreams. Good luck!!!
No, if she's at a deficit and only doing cardio she's not building any muscle. The biking could help with strength in the legs, but I would debate any type of sizeable muscle gains.0 -
Thanks so much you guys! I feel a little bit less hopeless now! I took my measurements yesterday so now I have those to look back on. I tried to set my diary to public, so hopefully now you can see it. I don't usually log my water but I'll start doing that. I know I need to drink more water than I am right now. When I get home tonight, I'll respond to a few of your questions/suggestions! Thanks for taking the time to encourage me!0
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If it's around your TOM, stay away from the scale! I'm always up 5 whole lbs for the entire week before and 2-3 days after. That plus the increase in exercise is making you retain a whole lot of water. Weigh yourself again in a week and see how different that number is.0
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Also - Sodium makes you retain water. I looked at your diary and you had a couple of very high sodium days. I'm always up a pound or two after a restaurant meal (especially PF Chang's or Olive Garden - Yikes!). Focus on the fact that your clothes fit better and you are feeling good.
Drink more water, less sodium. Also, don't rely too heavily on the "calories earned" offered by the MFP database. They can be wildly inflated depending on your body type. If you're eating back a lot of those calories, you may be setting yourself back a little bit.
Don't give up! You know this works. Keep making adjustments as needed and listen to your body. It's a process, not a quick fix. It takes time and focus. But you are SO worth it!0 -
Don't give up - you are doing all the right things! In my experience with losing, I could go days/weeks with the scale hovering at the same number or even up a little. Then one day, suddenly I'm down 2-3 pounds. It'll happen.0
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THE SCALE IS A USELESS TOOL!!! As long as you are seeing changes in your body and your clothing fits better, then it's working. You will likely not see a loss every week. "Weight" fluctuates based on so many things that your scale does not measure. I'm sure in another week or so, that slight gain will be gone. Don't sweat it.
Second this. I weigh myself daily at exactly the same time of the day and I fluctuate 0-5 pounds in either direction on a regular basis. So dont worry its likely just water causing the fluctuation and as you change your body comp from less fat and more muscle the scale will go the wrong direction. So focus more on the body changes than anything else. Good luck!0 -
Weigh in for the next couple days. I predict the number goes down.
And I used to say I don't care what I weigh, as long as I wear a single digit pants size. If you're losing size, then you're doing what you should be!0 -
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start chugging the water. It will actually help with the water retention.0
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If it's around your TOM, stay away from the scale! I'm always up 5 whole lbs for the entire week before and 2-3 days after. That plus the increase in exercise is making you retain a whole lot of water. Weigh yourself again in a week and see how different that number is.
It was, I just thought I was going to be able to counteract the effects since I've been trying so hard. I'm really hoping that it's a big factor plus I haven't had a true rest day in a while. At this point, it's my routine to come home and work out and I'm not physically exhausted or anything so I guess I figured I didn't need a day off. Maybe I'll take tomorrow off and see if it helps. I'm also going to make a better effort to drink lots more water.
Thank you all, really! I was having a terrible time this morning and feeling so down, but I think I can handle it now. I don't mean to sound dramatic, I was just so disappointed.0 -
That is exactly happened to me 2 weeks back. With all the hard work and watching the food intake, the scale did not show any loss. The only difference between with the previous week was that I had salted Pistachios everyday (about 20). So I decided that it might be the salt in the nuts which must be causing the water retention. I stopped eating the nuts and I am back to loosing 2 to 2.5 lbs in a week. May be you may also want to look at your food dairy and see if there was anything that derailed the weight loss. Hope it helps. Good luck.0
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You are building muscle! If your endurance is improving and your clothes fit better, don't worry about the scale in the short term. You will fluctuate a bit. There is nothing else to it. Don't be discouraged and don't give up!!!!0
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Sounds like water weight. If your clothes are fitting better and your measurements are going down, you are on the right path. Water weight will go away in time. Just up your water intake for a few days.0
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Have you never heard the fact that muscle weighs more than fat. If you are building muscle you are shrinking and this is a good thing. Get a tape measure you will see inches dropping off your body and this is great progress. It is a wonderful thing to turn fat into muscle. If you were not staying on your diet it would be different you might be gaining fat but if you are doing what is right you are probably converting fat to muscle.
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healthy lifestyle > numbers0
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Have you never heard the fact that muscle weighs more than fat. If you are building muscle you are shrinking and this is a good thing. Get a tape measure you will see inches dropping off your body and this is great progress. It is a wonderful thing to turn fat into muscle. If you were not staying on your diet it would be different you might be gaining fat but if you are doing what is right you are probably converting fat to muscle.
unless OP is on steroids she is not going to build muscle in a caloric deficit while biking and walking..just saying..
OP - are you logging everything you eat? Do you weight everything? Do you have food scale?0 -
You want results forget the biking and walking..
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got results biking and walking.
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yeah, this isn't true. A pound is a pound...1 lb of fat = 1 lb of muscle= 1 lb of feathers, they all weight a pound. Muscle's just more dense than fat, it takes up way less room in your body. Just keep it up, you're doing great. Consistency is key, you'll see it come off in no time
to hell with you and your logical mathematics!!!! LOL0 -
It depends on what you're using as your constant. If you have the same amount in inches of both fat and muscle, the muscle will weigh more.yeah, this isn't true. A pound is a pound...1 lb of fat = 1 lb of muscle= 1 lb of feathers, they all weight a pound. Muscle's just more dense than fat, it takes up way less room in your body.0 -
Yes this has happened to me! Last week. So frustrating! I need to weigh in again tomorrow and I'm afraid I'll get the same results BUT I do feel better. My clothes are fitting better. So I am not going to give up even if I have no good scale news tomorrow. Because I know if I drown my sorrows in a donut (because what's the point) and then continue to do the What Does It Matter slide, that I will end up with several more pounds to lose.
Keep at it! We can do this.0 -
I understand where you are. I have only lost 3 pounds in 9 months but I have lost 14 inches and my clothes are way to big. This is not a quick road if done to really keep the weight off. Exercise your patience and keep moving forward you will get to where you want and maintain it well if you open your mind and continue learning about how your body uses nutrition to function, effects of exercise, and calories and portion. Keep moving forward with your eye on the goal.0
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Your sodium intake was REALLY HIGH yesterday. You are retaining water. It takes 2 days to rid your body of water after excessive sodium intake. Try to keep it below 2,300, ideally under 1,500. The fact that you feel better and your clothes fit better is more important than the scale.0
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I feel better, my clothes fit better
This is all that matters!0 -
Your sodium intake was REALLY HIGH yesterday. You are retaining water. It takes 2 days to rid your body of water after excessive sodium intake. Try to keep it below 2,300, ideally under 1,500. The fact that you feel better and your clothes fit better is more important than the scale.
eh I think sodium intake is overrated...as long as you are under 2500 should be good to go ...IMO0 -
check your sodium intake - just did a quick search on your diary...drinking more water should fluch your system (literally)..0
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I peaked at your diary ..it could be some simple mistakes in food calculations some of the food seems a bit off calorie wise. That may have set you back some also you may have missed some days logging it can hinder things short term. A lot of the times when we use generic entries they are incorrect.0
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Yes this has happened to me! Last week. So frustrating! I need to weigh in again tomorrow and I'm afraid I'll get the same results BUT I do feel better. My clothes are fitting better. So I am not going to give up even if I have no good scale news tomorrow. Because I know if I drown my sorrows in a donut (because what's the point) and then continue to do the What Does It Matter slide, that I will end up with several more pounds to lose.
Keep at it! We can do this.
YEP!! DITTO, (above).^^^^^^ I had had the same "results" for over 5 weeks, then lost 4 pounds, then , same thing again for about 4 and 1/2 to 5 weeks, then 3 pound loss! I was, like you, frustrated and irritated, because, like you, had been going to the gym regularly, much more so than ever before, using dumbbells under water for tricep and bicep curls, water jogging, water "cross country skiing" with the water dumbbells, etc, for 1 hour daily 4 days per week. VERY frustrating to see the same weight show up, and I only weighed myself once per week. I KNEW , though, that I WAS losing inches, (even though hadn't taken my measurements at that time,) because clothes fitting so much better, and pants that had been tight were falling off, arms looked much better, etc, so my workouts and my body were getting results.Plus, when I really looked at it on the report page,over the past few months, I was actually losing approx 1 pound per week, on average, so a decent loss, with added muscle/toning. I understand, though, that it sure is nice to get that extra "vindication" at the scale for all the extra work!! I have come to the realization that the weight number, like my age, don't really matter. It is how I FEEL that matters, and if I was to throw my scale out today, I would still be working out and eating right, because I realized that the REAL vindication was in my health , feeling good about myself , both in how much I was accomplishing and how much better I was starting to look and feel! Best of luck in your journey, and realize that the scale is , as someone else said, just 1 small of very many ways to see your results!0
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