Not losing any weight

babymommafat3
babymommafat3 Posts: 4 Member
in Motivation and Support
I've been staying under in my calories, and working out everyday. And yet I've actually gained 2 lbs. I've lost weight with my work outs before, but now that I'm starting over I'm not seeing any progress. It's been a few years since I lost my initial 50 lbs, then gained 20 back last year. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

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  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    First: how long has it been since you've started. A week or two, that's normal and generally water retention. Water retention happens when you change diet and/or exercise, it's not fat so you'll loose that as quickly as you gained.

    Second: MFP is notorious for overestimating calories burned, it really is. Most people eat back 50-75% to stay on the safe side.

    You cannot out train a bad diet. 99% of the time, logging errors are the main culprit for unexpected and unwanted weight gains.

    More info is needed for anything else.
  • babymommafat3
    babymommafat3 Posts: 4 Member
    It's been 2 weeks since I've started back at my cardio. I have my calorie intake set at 1200.
  • shellyg889
    shellyg889 Posts: 4 Member
    :(
    I lost weight easily after my first baby by eating better. I had baby #2 last year and I can't seem to lose weight. Even staying under the calories, I'm still gaining like 5 pounds a month :(
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    babymommafat3 wrote: »
    It's been 2 weeks since I've started back at my cardio. I have my calorie intake set at 1200.

    Two weeks is a perfectly normal plateau, and also normal for water retention causing you to get heavier. It's not fat, so don't worry. Just be patient and continue eating at a deficit.
  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    I don't think you're doing anything wrong. Staying under - don't dial them down too far. It's going to take longer than 2 weeks. After major weight releasing then a rebound, restoring the metabolism takes time.

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/6-years-after-the-biggest-loser-metabolism-is-slower-and-weight-is-back-up/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989512/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27136388
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    shellyg889 wrote: »
    :(
    I lost weight easily after my first baby by eating better. I had baby #2 last year and I can't seem to lose weight. Even staying under the calories, I'm still gaining like 5 pounds a month :(

    That is thermodynamically impossible. If you are taking in fewer calories than you use, you will lose weight.

    How accurate are you logging?? Seriously, do you weigh everything that isn't a liquid? Measure every liquid? And then log correctly. I've seen people enter 1 serving of something without realizing that the package is actually 2 or 3 servings.

    Also, overestimating your physical activity can be a partial culprit. MFP tends to overestimate calories burned.

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