Calorie deficit but not losing weight

ameliatbarr

Hey guys. I'm new to this and wanted to ask for some advice please.

I have a fitbit and average at 8k steps a day and tend to do 30 mins of cardio most days. I have been having a 1000 kcal deficit for the last 5 days and my weight has stayed exactly the same. I'm still consuming 1200/1500 kcals a day which I believe is a good amount. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong please?

RAinWA

It's only 5 days. You need to have patience.

Way too early to tell if you are doing anything right or wrong. If you go another month without losing, then it's time to take a look at what you are doing.

Hang in there!

malibu927

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear

hfox9707

Make sure you have a food scale to measure portions correctly for serving sizes.

SephiraAllen

Weight loss is weird. Sometimes, even when you are doing everything perfectly, the weight sticks around for a bit - mostly due to water weight fluctuations that can hide the losses. I've gone entire months where the scale barely moved, then dropped 5+ pounds in a single week, whenever my body decided to readjust itself finally. That's just the way it goes sometimes. Wouldn't worry too much about it after only a week, just keep at it and give it some time.

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ladyhusker39

What's wrong here is your expectations. It's only been 5 days. You're throwing some pretty crazy radical stuff at your body. Give it time to adjust. You'll have to have more confidence in the process than this or it's going to be a veeeeeery long road.

Hang in there.

LiftHeavyThings27105

Keep in mind that when you start doing "training" that you body is going to maintain "water weight" because it is under stress....

fb47

You're panicking after only 5 days?