So I have lost no weight in one week

goatelope

I just don’t get if. I left it for a few days as the feedback I got before was that I need to wait etc, which is fine, but here I am a week later, the exact same weight as when I started. I’ve rigorously logged all my food and drink. I started at 183.6 and now I’m 183.7

LyndaBSS

How old is your body scale? I just replaced my 20 y.o. one with a smart scale. For ha ha's, I use both every morning and the old one can be off by as much as a few pounds.

Do you use a food scale?

Panini911

are you weighing once a week? (nothing wrong with that just checking)? If you do, it could just be random that you caught those weights and it doesn't actually indicate no loss, just that at two given times those were the weight.

but weight loss is not linear regardless. it's NORMAL and to be expected that it will go up and down within a day and week. or stay stable.

Could be water fluctatuations:
http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/

ETA: it's only been two ish days since your other post (july 9th)? all the stuff there still applies.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/43920720#Comment_43920720

And you are still really not far from your surgery early this month.

goatelope

I just bought my digital bathroom scales last week and I also weigh all my food with a digital scale. So frustrated.

goatelope

I just thought that a week on from the first weigh in, I might get a general sense of what’s going on. But I’ve steadily put on the last couple of days and now weigh more than when I started. I get that weight loss isn’t linear, but this doesn’t feel encouraging at all. It seems like I am basically just not losing. In fact I have slightly gained.

quiksylver296

Panini911 wrote: »

Could be water fluctatuations:
http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/

Read this article. Then read it again.

LyndaBSS

You just had surgery? Your body is healing. Don't expect too much of it right now.

Did you know that stress can cause water retention?

kimny72

As all the responses in your previous threads have said - weight loss isn't linear, and having surgery causes water weight fluctuations.

Two days ago you thanked everyone for explaining typical weight fluctuations and looking at the long term, and how you understood now. What changed between now and then?

goatelope

I guess I just feel hopeless because I don’t see any change, either when I look in the mirror or when I step on the scale. I get the idea of fluctuation, but even with what people showed me it seems like there should be a general trajectory of losing. In my case there was for a couple of days but since then it’s gone up and up.

kimny72

goatelope wrote: »

I guess I just feel hopeless because I don’t see any change, either when I look in the mirror or when I step on the scale. I get the idea of fluctuation, but even with what people showed me it seems like there should be a general trajectory of losing. In my case there was for a couple of days but since then it’s gone up and up.

A general trajectory over WEEKS. Two more days does not make a long term trend.

goatelope

Thanks. I feel so bad about myself, and so desperate to lose some weight, just to feel like it’s possible for me

wmd1979

goatelope wrote: »

I guess I just feel hopeless because I don’t see any change, either when I look in the mirror or when I step on the scale. I get the idea of fluctuation, but even with what people showed me it seems like there should be a general trajectory of losing. In my case there was for a couple of days but since then it’s gone up and up.

Not a single person that has had success here achieved what they did in a week. If you want to have long term success then you need to be patient and stick to the plan. A lot of people fail because they are not rewarded with instant gratification and they give up too early.

LyndaBSS

You've received a wealth of information from many helpful members. You need to read it all again and let the information sink in. Really absorb it.

If the end result you hope for is a sustainable way of eating at a calorie deficit, which will result in weight loss, you need to remember to sit back, relax and breathe. ❤

kimny72

goatelope wrote: »

Thanks. I feel so bad about myself, and so desperate to lose some weight, just to feel like it’s possible for me

Is there someone you trust that you can talk to? Have you considered counseling? It is really common to get stuck in a mental rut of feeling bad about yourself and to need a little help to work your way out of it. You are looking for proof that what you are doing isn't working, but what needs to change first is in your mind. :flowerforyou:

annliz23

Be patient and keep at it mine sometimes stays the same too!

mintandchamomile

Do you have a good scale? It's really easy to put in incorrect data if we're not measuring our food. People who estimate instead of measure are usually off by several hundred calories a day.

I was feeling really frustrated before I bought my food scale. I felt like I was eating better but the scale wasn't moving. Once I started measuring I was shocked about how off I'd been on some things.

It can be so discouraging before you find what works. Good luck, and I hope you start to feel better and see the results you want soon!

goatelope

Yes, I have a good digital scale and weigh everything carefully. I seemed to lose, and then gain, which was strange. Trying to be patient and just hope that this works!

mintandchamomile wrote: »

Do you have a good scale? It's really easy to put in incorrect data if we're not measuring our food. People who estimate instead of measure are usually off by several hundred calories a day.

I was feeling really frustrated before I bought my food scale. I felt like I was eating better but the scale wasn't moving. Once I started measuring I was shocked about how off I'd been on some things.

It can be so discouraging before you find what works. Good luck, and I hope you start to feel better and see the results you want soon!

88olds

Keep trying. You’ll get it. There’s a significant calorie counting learning curve that doesn’t get much discussion. All the calorie and fitness gadgets give the impression that this is easy. The basic principle, taking in fewer calories than we use, is simple, but that doesn’t make doing it easy. None of us were born counting calories. We have to learn it. Just about everyone responding to you you says basically the same- give it more time and keep trying.

goatelope

Yes, and the weight fluctuations are really misleading! I think I have probably lost maybe 2 lbs in 2 weeks which is slower than I wanted but still progress.

kaygirl035

Sometimes your body holds on then you'll see a large drop. I've lost over 100 pounds and at times I see no change ,then 3-5 pounds. Salty foods make you retain water weight to, it is so frustrating to work hard and see no change to the scale, You can do it be patient!!!

goatelope

Yeah, and also when you realise that losing the weight is going to take tiiiiiiime.