Doing everything right but not losing

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atasteofgrace
atasteofgrace Posts: 15 Member
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Hi there I've been doing this for about 3 weeks and am seeing no loss on the scale. I have been weighing my food on a scale and using a heart rate monitor for exercise calories. I usually eat them back or sometimes save them for a cheat meal. Your thoughts and insights would be great. I exercise 6x a week and log all my food. Thx again.
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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    Be more patient
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    Is the exercise new to you? New exercise causes the muscles to retain water to repair themselves. This water often masks any fat loss you've got going on.

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
  • atasteofgrace
    atasteofgrace Posts: 15 Member
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Be more patient
    So it's normal to not lose any weight in the first 3 weeks?

  • atasteofgrace
    atasteofgrace Posts: 15 Member
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    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Is the exercise new to you? New exercise causes the muscles to retain water to repair themselves. This water often masks any fat loss you've got going on.

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
    I had seen that online which is why I wanted to check with everyone here to get opinions. I had taken two months off of exercising completely and about 4 since doing this frequency. Do you think 3 weeks is normal for no weight loss and at some point it will just drop off? Seems crazy but plausible.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    atasteofgrace wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Is the exercise new to you? New exercise causes the muscles to retain water to repair themselves. This water often masks any fat loss you've got going on.

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
    I had seen that online which is why I wanted to check with everyone here to get opinions. I had taken two months off of exercising completely and about 4 since doing this frequency. Do you think 3 weeks is normal for no weight loss and at some point it will just drop off? Seems crazy but plausible.

    If you are certain you are creating a calorie deficit, yes.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    atasteofgrace wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Is the exercise new to you? New exercise causes the muscles to retain water to repair themselves. This water often masks any fat loss you've got going on.

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
    I had seen that online which is why I wanted to check with everyone here to get opinions. I had taken two months off of exercising completely and about 4 since doing this frequency. Do you think 3 weeks is normal for no weight loss and at some point it will just drop off? Seems crazy but plausible.

    If you are certain you are creating a calorie deficit, yes.

    which may require weighing your food on a food scale, not just cups and weights listed on packaging.
  • RunnerGrl1982
    RunnerGrl1982 Posts: 412 Member
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    atasteofgrace wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Is the exercise new to you? New exercise causes the muscles to retain water to repair themselves. This water often masks any fat loss you've got going on.

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
    I had seen that online which is why I wanted to check with everyone here to get opinions. I had taken two months off of exercising completely and about 4 since doing this frequency. Do you think 3 weeks is normal for no weight loss and at some point it will just drop off? Seems crazy but plausible.

    From my own personal experience of losing the 20lbs I set out to drop, I started seeing results in my clothes first before it ever registered on the scale. I think it was roughly 4-5 weeks of trusting the process before I first saw the scale move, but it did and it will for you as well. Weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint. :smile:
  • atasteofgrace
    atasteofgrace Posts: 15 Member
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    mbaker566 wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    atasteofgrace wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Is the exercise new to you? New exercise causes the muscles to retain water to repair themselves. This water often masks any fat loss you've got going on.

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
    I had seen that online which is why I wanted to check with everyone here to get opinions. I had taken two months off of exercising completely and about 4 since doing this frequency. Do you think 3 weeks is normal for no weight loss and at some point it will just drop off? Seems crazy but plausible.

    If you are certain you are creating a calorie deficit, yes.

    which may require weighing your food on a food scale, not just cups and weights listed on packaging.
    Yes I have an actual food scale that is what I meant when I said weighing, the other would be measuring.
  • atasteofgrace
    atasteofgrace Posts: 15 Member
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    RunnerGrl1982 wrote: »
    atasteofgrace wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Is the exercise new to you? New exercise causes the muscles to retain water to repair themselves. This water often masks any fat loss you've got going on.

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
    I had seen that online which is why I wanted to check with everyone here to get opinions. I had taken two months off of exercising completely and about 4 since doing this frequency. Do you think 3 weeks is normal for no weight loss and at some point it will just drop off? Seems crazy but plausible.

    From my own personal experience of losing the 20lbs I set out to drop, I started seeing results in my clothes first before it ever registered on the scale. I think it was roughly 4-5 weeks of trusting the process before I first saw the scale move, but it did and it will for you as well. Weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint. :smile:
    So you were eating at a deficit and exercising? Did the scale drop a lot then to make up for lost time?
  • atasteofgrace
    atasteofgrace Posts: 15 Member
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    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    atasteofgrace wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Is the exercise new to you? New exercise causes the muscles to retain water to repair themselves. This water often masks any fat loss you've got going on.

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
    I had seen that online which is why I wanted to check with everyone here to get opinions. I had taken two months off of exercising completely and about 4 since doing this frequency. Do you think 3 weeks is normal for no weight loss and at some point it will just drop off? Seems crazy but plausible.

    If you are certain you are creating a calorie deficit, yes.


    Yes I'm certain I am weighing everything and using the heart rate monitor to calculate my burns. Speaking of which I'm going to do the Santa Monica Stairs now. So I hope it is all right and I lose soon! Thanks so much:)
  • atasteofgrace
    atasteofgrace Posts: 15 Member
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    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    atasteofgrace wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    atasteofgrace wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Is the exercise new to you? New exercise causes the muscles to retain water to repair themselves. This water often masks any fat loss you've got going on.

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
    I had seen that online which is why I wanted to check with everyone here to get opinions. I had taken two months off of exercising completely and about 4 since doing this frequency. Do you think 3 weeks is normal for no weight loss and at some point it will just drop off? Seems crazy but plausible.

    If you are certain you are creating a calorie deficit, yes.


    Yes I'm certain I am weighing everything and using the heart rate monitor to calculate my burns. Speaking of which I'm going to do the Santa Monica Stairs now. So I hope it is all right and I lose soon! Thanks so much:)

    Just a thought - are you eating back all of your exercise calories?

    You may try cutting it back to 50% if you don't see any loss soon.
    Okay I tried one week eating them back one week not but even if I eat them back I should still lose 1 lb a week.
  • RunnerGrl1982
    RunnerGrl1982 Posts: 412 Member
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    atasteofgrace wrote: »
    RunnerGrl1982 wrote: »
    atasteofgrace wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Is the exercise new to you? New exercise causes the muscles to retain water to repair themselves. This water often masks any fat loss you've got going on.

    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
    I had seen that online which is why I wanted to check with everyone here to get opinions. I had taken two months off of exercising completely and about 4 since doing this frequency. Do you think 3 weeks is normal for no weight loss and at some point it will just drop off? Seems crazy but plausible.

    From my own personal experience of losing the 20lbs I set out to drop, I started seeing results in my clothes first before it ever registered on the scale. I think it was roughly 4-5 weeks of trusting the process before I first saw the scale move, but it did and it will for you as well. Weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint. :smile:
    So you were eating at a deficit and exercising? Did the scale drop a lot then to make up for lost time?

    I did eat at deficit and exercise; however my exercise started out 3 days a week and ramped up to 5 eventually a couple months later. I averaged a loss of 3 pounds a month, which ended up being roughly .7lbs per week. My food deficit and exercise were split so I wouldn't have to drop my calorie intake too low and still fuel myself for my running (exercise of choice)

    The scale didn't drop a lot in the beginning honestly for me, but I lost consistently over 6-7 months in order to achieve my goal. It worked out really well for me, but everyone will see results differently.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    How much do you have to lose overall?
  • atasteofgrace
    atasteofgrace Posts: 15 Member
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    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    How much do you have to lose overall?
    40-50 lbs.

  • OhMsDiva
    OhMsDiva Posts: 1,073 Member
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    Im not a weight loss expert, but I think that if you have not loss anything after 3 weeks then you need to adjust what you are eating.
  • peeweecorrea
    peeweecorrea Posts: 2 Member
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    I feel the same. I feel like I’m not losing fast enough. So I just started using this app again to get an idea of my calorie intake so I know whether or not I’m in a deficit.

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