Not lost a pound in 2 weeks
Jflowwers
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In fact, I have gone up one lb. Yes, I am measuring EVERYTHING on a scale. I am working out 6 days a week, and maintaining anywhere from a 500-1000 calorie deficit. I wear a fitbit but generally subtract 200 or so cals because I know it can be inaccurate. I have been drinking almost a gallon of water a day. Cardio/ weights/ yoga. 1200-1500 calories a day, and before you suggest this isn’t accurate, it is. I am measuring/ weighing everything I put in my mouth and only eating at home. Also, no booze. In the past I have lost on low carb but have tried to stick to the theory of cals in cals out and just keep my macros balanced. I am working with a trainer who even seemed a little baffled why I’m not losing. A little bit of complex carbs and fruits but mainly protien and veggies, good fats. I am beyond frustrated as I have 30 lbs or so to lose, and I am literally busting my butt ( I fell in yoga the other day)
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Water weight. 2 weeks isn't long enough to say it's not working25
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@TavistockToad water weight from what? I am eating nothing processed, hardly using salt, no booze, staying well hydrated.2
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@TavistockToad water weight from what? I am eating nothing processed, hardly using salt, no booze, staying well hydrated.
Hormones or increased exercise10 -
@TavistockToad so increased exercise is hindering my weight loss? Not sure what I can do about the hormones bit.1
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@TavistockToad water weight from what? I am eating nothing processed, hardly using salt, no booze, staying well hydrated.
It can be countless things from increased exercise to poor sleep.
ETA: I’ve been up two pounds for two weeks despite no changes. It fell off this morning.8 -
If you just started up all that exercise in a short period of time, likely it is your muscles holding onto water. Give it more time. Also start taking measurements and progress photos as well.7
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That sounds really not fun at all. You don't have to suffer that much to lose weight. It's all about small sustainable changes. As long as you are in a deficit over time, you will lose. However water weight can affect the scale sometimes. Maybe if you open up your diary others might be able to help if they see any issues with your logging or entries.16
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@TavistockToad so increased exercise is hindering my weight loss? Not sure what I can do about the hormones bit.
You don't need to do anything about either of them. Just be aware that both things can cause an increase in water weight and there for mask weight loss.12 -
@SusieBanyon I am using the scale for pretty much everything except for seasoning where I use measuring spoons.0
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@sardelsa measurements have been the same for a month. I feel like I am doing this for nothing. I have no social life. Not going out to bars/ dinners. I literally work out and cook/ meal prep.
You might want to look into a more sustainable method before you crash and binge, or are you happy with this no social life lifestyle?15 -
@TavistockToad shouldn’t my measurements be changing then? They haven’t changed at all.1
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@TavistockToad shouldn’t my measurements be changing then? They haven’t changed at all.
It's only been two weeks. You could be losing fat in areas that aren't being measured.8 -
@TavistockToad shouldn’t my measurements be changing then? They haven’t changed at all.
Possibly though I don't use measurements as I can never find the same spot twice so my results are all over the show.
How much weight have you lost in the last 4 week's?5 -
@TavistockToad I am not happy, but willing to sacrifice for now. I am on a leave from work and really want to utilize this time I have to reach my goal, in a sense it is my job.
@SusieBanyon I am eating very basic food. The most exotic I get is siracha or some avocado. The other day I “cheated” with a sweet potato and putting cream in my coffee.9 -
@TavistockToad I am not happy, but willing to sacrifice for now. I am on a leave from work and really want to utilize this time I have to reach my goal, in a sense it is my job.
@SusieBanyon I am eating very basic food. The most exotic I get is siracha or some avocado. The other day I “cheated” with a sweet potato and putting cream in my coffee.
Weight loss through punishing yourself will NOT work long term.29 -
@TavistockToad I have lost 4 lbs in about 5 weeks
@SusieBanyon I just mean “cheat” in reference to your exotic food question. These were splurge items for me. I have been trying avoid dairy and most starches as I find I get bloated.1 -
@TavistockToad I have lost 4 lbs in about 5 weeks
@SusieBanyon I just mean “cheat” in reference to your exotic food question. These were splurge items for me. I have been trying avoid dairy and most starches as I find I get bloated.
That's a great rate of loss, just keep doing what you're doing.
This isn't biggest loser, you shouldn't be trying to lose 5lbs a week.
And weight loss isn't linear.21 -
You can gain 3-5 pounds with monthly hormonal fluctuations, so you may need 4-5 weeks to assess the impact of CI-CO, especially if your workout routine is increased in the last couple of weeks (inflammation response = water retention). How quickly/slowly food matter moves through your digestive system can also make a difference in scale weight. I suggest getting a trend weight app to smooth out the normal scale fluctuations into a running average so that you can see your total trend more easily. I am a pound and a half up today from two days ago, and if I was tracking weight with weekly weigh-ins, I could easily conclude I had gained fat. But my trend shows I am right on target for losing a half to three quarters of a pound per week.10
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@SusieBanyon I was concerned about the stall. Two weeks seems like a long time to see no change.1
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@TavistockToad I have lost 4 lbs in about 5 weeks
@SusieBanyon I just mean “cheat” in reference to your exotic food question. These were splurge items for me. I have been trying avoid dairy and most starches as I find I get bloated.
I think there may have been a misunderstanding. I'm pretty sure the anecdote about exotic food was to illustrate that sometimes things are labeled incorrectly. Perhaps the better question would be: How are you determining which MFP entry to use when you log your food? Have you double-checked each entry with the USDA database?
But you may be doing a great job with logging, if you've lost 4 lbs in 5 weeks. That's a good rate of loss with 30 lbs. to go.12 -
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Try to find something more sustainable.
Sriracha has calories and sodium, certainly in the quantities *I* consume it at.
Weigh and measure food; pick correct entries. A lot of entries are not correct. Verify them by and verify the packaging via USDA standard reference database.
However: weigh yourself daily (lots of data points) and use a weight trend app (<edit> which it sounded as if you were not, though we found out afterwards that you were!).
Compare your current weight to your weight at the same time during your cycle the previous month.
Account for your hormonal weight around your period, for many women that can be 3 and in some cases 5 or even 8 lbs.
You fell. Are you bruised? Any swelling?
Is swelling fat?
There are a lot of non fat reasons to "gain" weight.
There are a lot of non fat reasons why you may not see a loss of weight.
Unless your leave of absence is going to turn into a full year off work where you're going to make your 30 pound weight loss your work for the year.... that strategy is not likely to work out very well for you..
hey none of my business but I would reconsider your strategy and concentrate on living a happy life during which I am also losing some weight by making sustainable changes that I can keep to long-term...
The usual reaction to over restriction is lack of long-term adherence. Frankly because the whole thing becomes too hard.23 -
I had a phase a month or so ago where I had no changes greater than +/-200g for a solid 3 weeks. Immensely frustrating when I log everything meticulously, have been in a set exercise regime for a while, and there were no outstanding reasons why I shouldn't be losing. As I was getting really royally p*ssed off with it all, I read something on here that the food scale>bathroom scale. In other words, if you really are doing things right, the weight will come off - so keep the faith! Lo and behold I had a massive whoosh of about 2kg the following week.
Weight loss isn't linear, especially with all the lovely hormonal fluctuations that come with being female. Keep at it, and you will see results
Also, I think there is some connection between a highly aggressive rate of loss and increased production of cortisol? There are some highly intelligent scientific people on here who explain things like that beautifully!
Another thought - maybe you're being a bit hard on yourself. Your progress so far is great, and it's important to recognise your efforts. Go you!12 -
Ugh. Did you say 5 lb in a few weeks? Expectations....
Also if you've essentially gone low carb you have borrowed an initial excess weight loss that came from glycogen depletion and that will keep coming back every time you replenish your glycogen stores. In other words that excess initial loss was not fat. This can lead to a not uncommon situation where you see a stall or slow down a few weeks later.14 -
@PAV8888 I am using happy scale. I have lost 4 lbs in FIVE weeks, not a few. My weight has changed two pounds during the same time of my last cycle. I have not gone low carb, I keep them on the lower end of my micros. I am just generally avoiding refined sugar, diary and starches.8
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@PAV8888 I am using happy scale. I have lost 4 lbs in FIVE weeks, not a few. My weight has changed two pounds during the same time of my last cycle. I have not gone low carb, I keep them on the lower end of my micros. I am just generally avoiding refined sugar, diary and starches.
So you have lost **at least** 0.5lbs a week.
Happy scale can adjust how many days it uses for smoothing so you might see different results by adjusting that.
Look.
You can either continue to stress which at this point has become counterproductive. Or you could chill and realize that the process, putting in place a long-term process that will get you there in a sustainable manner, that process is more important than your daily result.
I can't help you on that mental leap other than to tell you that you would be much happier if you make it.
and that you WILL, actually, get to your end result if you do.
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Weight fluctuations are normal. My weight can change by as much as 4lb in a day depending on what time I weigh in. I think the biggest issue here is expectations.
I’ve had weeks where my weight jumped 4-6lb for no reason and then a few weeks later dropped it all plus 1-2lb more. You can’t control that. I still hit my goal.
The idea that you have to suffer to lose weight or that you have to see specific things on specific timelines to progress are not going to help you in this process14 -
@SusieBanyon I was concerned about the stall. Two weeks seems like a long time to see no change.
Nope, it's pretty normal11
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