Not losing weight

Rajani1996

It's been 6 days that I am stuck at same weight.....
I am under 1200 calories, trying my best at cardio.
I'm feeling hungrier, grumpier, and.... Heart broken.

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HellYeahItsKriss

6 days isn't even a week gone by yet. What are your stats?

estherdragonbat

Also, you should not be eating under 1200. You need to fuel that cardio!

malibu927

6 days without losing is fine, especially if you’re new to exercise. Have some patience and make sure you’re hitting 1200 calories and not coming in under.

spiffychick85

You are doing fine...the worst thing you could do is give up....it takes my body weeks (yes, freaking weeks) to drop water weight after I start a new exercise program. Stick with it

sksk1026

Minimum calorie allowance for women is 1200 calories. If you eat less than that, it's hard to be properly nourished. Also, if you're hungry and grumpy you won't be able to stick to your new eating plan. So eat more calories and include food you'd be happy eating for the rest of your life. You need a long-term attitude to this. If you earn calories from exercise, eat some of those back too. And 6 days in is too early to be worried about weight loss - your weight will fluctuate so you need to focus on creating a downward trend. Patience, grasshopper.

hist_doc

@Rajani1996, as others have noted, you need to be patient. I am 4.5 months postpartum and am working to get back to my prepregnancy weight--I'm 7 pounds above my pre-pregnancy weight so I need to keep logging consistent and tight.
Just FYI, over the past two weeks, I went from 158 (lowest so far), then back up to 161. Down again to 160, and up to 161. Finally today I weighed in at 157. It took two weeks to go from one low of 158 to the next low of 157.

sdolan91

New exercise = water retention
Give it time and keep at it, you'll happy with the results soon
edit: dont be scared to eat more food too.

the_prez3

6 days is far too short of a timeframe. This definitely requires a crockpot mentality, not a microwave. Also, 1200 calories is probably way too low especially considering the added activity of cardio. The scale is measuring total weight, not fat alone. More patience is required.