What am I doing wrong?

tusshay

I’ve been hard at it (hard for me) for 25 days now. Reduced calories by 700-500 and workout 5 days a week. Only down 4pounds
😔

TavistockToad

tusshay wrote: »

I’ve been hard at it (hard for me) for 25 days now. Reduced calories by 700-500 and workout 5 days a week. Only down 4pounds
😔

Only? 4lbs in less than 4 weeks sounds like a good rate of loss to me.

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kimny72

tusshay wrote: »

I’ve been hard at it (hard for me) for 25 days now. Reduced calories by 700-500 and workout 5 days a week. Only down 4pounds
😔

A 500 cal a day deficit will equal an average of about 1 lb per week. So you are pretty much on target. It's possible your logging is a bit off. But unless you have more than 50 or so lbs to lose, a 500 cal deficit to lose 1 lb per week is where you want to be anyway!

Check out these threads to see if perhaps you can tighten up your logging a little, and hang in there! Weight loss isn't linear, there are lots of variables and you're looking for a trend over weeks and months to be close to where you want it.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1

tusshay

Thank you for the insight. I guess I do need to look at it differently. It just feels like I’m working really hard and not seeing anything different. I know im doing all the right things but expectations might be too high. I probably am missing something on my logs here and there. I definitely don’t log my exercise because they just add those burnt calories right back into my daily intake and that makes me want to eat more. Will keep pushing. Thank you again

TavistockToad

tusshay wrote: »

Thank you for the insight. I guess I do need to look at it differently. It just feels like I’m working really hard and not seeing anything different. I know im doing all the right things but expectations might be too high. I probably am missing something on my logs here and there. I definitely don’t log my exercise because they just add those burnt calories right back into my daily intake and that makes me want to eat more. Will keep pushing. Thank you again

You're not on the biggest loser, normal healthy weight loss is 1-2lbs per week

tusshay

You’re right. I gotta keep that in mind.

intrigame23

That's actually fantastic! Sometimes thinking about loss as a marathon helps me.

RelCanonical

tusshay wrote: »

Thank you for the insight. I guess I do need to look at it differently. It just feels like I’m working really hard and not seeing anything different. I know im doing all the right things but expectations might be too high. I probably am missing something on my logs here and there. I definitely don’t log my exercise because they just add those burnt calories right back into my daily intake and that makes me want to eat more. Will keep pushing. Thank you again

Weight loss is horrifically slow for most people, me included. I like to focus on the good habits that lead to losing weight and better health (e.g. exercising, staying at the right calorie amount, accurate logging) rather than the weight itself because it's too slow to keep me going. Whereas with the other things, I know I'm doing good, it's in my control, and I can get my success endorphins from it. This only works if you've got a process that does actually work, but in your case, you do have that success so it could work for you to focus less on the weight and more on the habits. I basically weigh once a month on a day I feel skinny, just to check in, lol.

tusshay

Think I might jump on that once a month train! But only on a day I feel good about it. Any other day and that scale is hidden under something in the bathroom 😂
For me weight loss is a marathon. One I start and stop and then start again..... next year. The changes I’ve made, I’d like to keep this time.
I’ve even found sugar free chocolate that actually tastes pretty darn good !