Weight hasn’t been going down

Ashlove5

It’s been like 2 weeks almost and my weight has stayed the same. I follow my calorie needs for the day to loose weight and the scale hasn’t been changing , it’s been 3 months since i been using my fitness pal and i have only lost 16 pounds. For the past month my weight loss has slowed down a lot and i wanna know if it’s because i eat carbs like pasta and bread ? But i heard it doesn’t really matter what you eat as long as you stay in calorie deficit. I do workout less now , than i did when i started. Idk what to do to fasten up my weight loss more i don’t wanna stay on this same weight i wanna see the scale going down. Should i stop eating carbs , or just become more active ?

Maxxitt

Losing 16# in three months is great progress. Stalling for a week or two is pretty common. Review your tracking practices - weighing all solid food and measuring all liquids - in case you've gotten a little loose there. If you are moving less, your calorie requirement for your deficit is also less. And if you weigh less, your calorie requirement has gotten smaller. If you haven't already, reset your data with your current weight, your current level of activity, and your desired weight loss. Also, if you are close to your goals, weight loss will be slower (because it's hard, and inadvisable in most cases, to maintain a steep deficit - you need sufficient nutrition after all).

Eating or not eating "carbs" is not the issue - it's the amount of calories-in. Some people decide to eat fewer carbs as a way of reducing calories (reduce portions of bread and starchy vegetables, for example) and some people decide to add daily activity, and some people make other adjustments. It's really up to you what will be the most livable option.

L1zardQueen

16 pounds? sounds good.

kimny72

How much weight do you have left to lose?

Regardless, 1 lb per week is kind of awesome. And a couple of weeks with no loss is perfectly normal.

natasor1

I agree with Maxxitt. I also don t know are you man or woman. In majority of women body carbs work differently than in man body. Women don t process carbs as man in that way, we use them more efficiently. Due to genetic adaptation women had to survive to bare child or milk feed babies even men could vanish, but women had to live to take care of next generations. This were going for many millions years while mankind was in the conditions of hunter/gatherer. You will be surprised, but women have longer GI tract and speed of food processing take longer for better absorbing any nutrients. Some dietitians suggest that women has to consume about 1/3 of carbs men can eat. It's very big difference what your calories are from proteins or fats or from carbs.
You may try to slowly reduce the amount of carbs a day. Try to forgive one portion of spaghetti a day, than one piece of bread a day. Don t do it quickly. Stretch the reduction of carbs for week. Experiment with your carbs intake. If you see any difference, you will know that the carbs theory is applicable to you.

Ashlove5

Maxxitt wrote: »

Losing 16# in three months is great progress. Stalling for a week or two is pretty common. Review your tracking practices - weighing all solid food and measuring all liquids - in case you've gotten a little loose there. If you are moving less, your calorie requirement for your deficit is also less. And if you weigh less, your calorie requirement has gotten smaller. If you haven't already, reset your data with your current weight, your current level of activity, and your desired weight loss. Also, if you are close to your goals, weight loss will be slower (because it's hard, and inadvisable in most cases, to maintain a steep deficit - you need sufficient nutrition after all).

Eating or not eating "carbs" is not the issue - it's the amount of calories-in. Some people decide to eat fewer carbs as a way of reducing calories (reduce portions of bread and starchy vegetables, for example) and some people decide to add daily activity, and some people make other adjustments. It's really up to you what will be the most livable
Thank you for the information !!

Ashlove5

kimny72 wrote: »

How much weight do you have left to lose?

Regardless, 1 lb per week is kind of awesome. And a couple of weeks with no loss is perfectly normal.

My problem is most of the weights were lost the first 2 month when i lost 2 pounds weekly or more , now it has slowed down to nothing. I have a lot to loose actually like 40 pounds and i just don’t want it to take years to see results you know. But thank you !

kimny72

ashsabiha wrote: »

kimny72 wrote: »

How much weight do you have left to lose?

Regardless, 1 lb per week is kind of awesome. And a couple of weeks with no loss is perfectly normal.

My problem is most of the weights were lost the first 2 month when i lost 2 pounds weekly or more , now it has slowed down to nothing. I have a lot to loose actually like 40 pounds and i just don’t want it to take years to see results you know. But thank you !

So if you have 40 lbs to go, 1 lb is kind of perfect, 1.5 lbs would probably be okay for a few more lbs. If you aren't averaging that pace, you might want to try to tighten up your logging. Use a food scale as often as possible, double check that the database entries you're using have the correct calories (most are user entered), and make sure you're not letting stuff slip through the cracks (like beverages, cooking oils, late night snacks, condiments, that sort of thing). It's really easy to let your portions and unlogged items to creep up without realizing it. Hang in there!

nooshi713

16 lbs in 3 months is a good rate of weight loss. Thats not nothing. Your expectations are unrealistic.

emilysusana

Just to give you an example of how 2 weeks of weight staying “the same” isn’t anything to worry about. Look at the period between 1/19 and 2/2... “the same.” Look at the period between 3/2 and 3/14 of so... “the same.” But yesterday and today, I’m heading downward again. Weight loss isn’t linear, it’s a bumpy road. Also, you can’t keep up the loss rate you had in the first month or so... none of us can. Stay the course and be patient!